Board of DirectorsMembers of our Board of Directors have guided the company based on their significant experience in board governance and disciplines that are key to operating a leading provider of software and technology-enabled financial regulatory and compliance solutions. Daniel N. LeibDFIN CEO; Board Member Read bio Richard L. CrandallChairman of the Board Read bio Luis Aguilar Read bio Charles Drucker Read bio Juliet Ellis Read bio Gary G. Greenfield Read bio Lois Martin Read bio Chandar Pattabhiram Read bio Daniel N. LeibDFIN CEO; Board Member Dan Leib has served as President and Chief Executive Officer, and a member of Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) board since DFIN became an independent public company in 2016. Dan has significant management experience, including strategy, mergers & acquisitions, treasury, investor relations, operations and international. Prior to DFIN becoming an independent public company, Dan was with predecessor company, RR Donnelley since 2004. Dan’s roles included Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President from 2011 until the spin-off. Prior to that, Dan held various positions of increasing responsibility including Group Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President of Finance, Mergers & Acquisition, Treasurer, and Vice President of Investor Relations.Prior to RR Donnelley, Dan was with Interpublic Group of Companies, Dun & Bradstreet, Sears and Andersen Consulting.Dan serves as an Independent Trustee of William Blair Mutual Funds. He graduated from New York University with a MBA and from University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana with a BS in Finance. Richard L. CrandallChairman of the Board Rick Crandall serves as an independent director and advisor to a number of companies ranging from large to small, public and private. In addition to his software-industry background, he has extensive experience in corporate governance and corporate strategy in several industries being affected by or creating game-changing technology.Rick brings to the DFIN board a former enterprise-software CEO that successfully executed a strategic transformation, extensive experience in board chairmanships, and a strategist with continuing expertise in enterprise software, cybersecurity and digital transformation.He was the founder of Comshare, Inc. originally as a pioneer of computer-timesharing services, the predecessor to today’s cloud computing. He took Comshare through one of the earliest public offerings in the tech industry, and then guided it through one of the few total strategic transformations to software products ranging from decision support to business intelligence and executive information systems. Comshare grew rapidly and expanded to 22 countries during Crandall’s 26 year run as CEO. He eventually sold the company to what is today INFOR.He is the founder and continuing CEO of the Enterprise Software CEO Roundtable (since 1994), the definitive group of CEOs of the enterprise software industry’s 50 firms with revenue ranging from $100 million to $5 billion. With gatherings twice yearly in New York City and Silicon Valley, the ESR keeps Crandall up-to-date with all of the key issues, opportunities and threats confronting the software industry at the CEO level.Rick is a cybersecurity expert and serves on the Board of the National Cybersecurity Center (Colorado Springs). The NCC collaborates with the private sector, military and federal agencies to research cyberthreats and educate the public and private sectors. He chairs the core Cyber Committee of the NCC Board and authored the NCC Cybersecurity Oversight Certification Course for executives and board members.He is Executive Chairman of Pelstar, LLC, manufacturer of the market- leading brand (Health o meter Professional ®) of medical equipment. Pelstar won Private Company Board of the Year Award for 2016, see: http://www.rickcrandall.net/private-company-boards-of-the-year-2016-named-pelstar/.From 1995 to 2003, Crandall helped Gideon Gartner create Giga Information Group, one of the nation’s premier technology research and advisory firms that went public in the late 1990’s. From 2002 – 2003 he was Chairman of Giga and he oversaw its sale to Forrester Research.For 13 years, he was “foreign country person” board member of Beacon Information Technology, one of Japan’s largest software companies, and assisted in its attempts to breakout beyond its local Japanese borders.Crandall was Chairman of Novell, Inc. in its later years. He oversaw the sale of Novell to a trio of private equity firms and simultaneously much of its patent library to a consortium of Microsoft, Apple Computer, Oracle and EMC.Crandall was the technology advisor to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce from 2003 to 2008. He served as Chairman of ITAA, the association for the computer software and services industry. He served on the ITAA Board for over 20 years and chaired its strategic planning committee for 12 years.In the year of the 25th anniversary of the birth of the software industry, Crandall was selected as “One of the 5 Leading Pioneers of the Computer Industry” (ref.: ICP Business Software Review). Crandall received the 1992 Outstanding Entrepreneur Award from the University of Michigan Business School and Harvard Business School Alumni groups.He currently serves on the Boards of several game-changing technology companies including:Actv8.me – a digital customer-engagement software platform for the media and retail industries.Virun – a heavily-patented nutraceutical formulations company using chemistry and biology to create difficult-to-formulate ingredients so they can be incorporated into finished specialty foods.Rick is also a member of the Advisory Board for the Wharton Executive Education Program, Boards That Lead governance initiative.Crandall attended the University of Michigan where he received a BS Electrical Engineering, BS Math and a Masters in Industrial Engineering, 1966.He is a New York City native and now lives in Aspen, CO where he is an avid mountain climber (to date having summited all of Colorado’s 58 “fourteeners,” ref: http://rickcrandall.net/wp/climb-stories/), cyclist and skier. Rick’s recently published book entitled The Dog Who Took Me Up a Mountain has been a top-ranked memoir about leadership, overcoming challenges using mountain climbing as a metaphor for business. He is married to Pamela Clavette Levy. Luis Aguilar Luis Aguilar is an expert in corporate governance with a unique background in compliance, as general counsel to a major investment management firm and in governmental regulation and oversight of public companies. He has been named a Board Leadership Fellow by the National Association of Corporate Directors, which is recognized as the Gold Standard Director Credential demonstrating a commitment to the highest standard of boardroom excellence.Luis brings to the DFIN board, in addition to an extensive board governance background, a board member who is ideally relevant to the company’s offerings, namely his expertise in the Global Capital Markets and Global Investment Management Markets.Most recently, he served as a Commissioner at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. He was originally appointed by President George W. Bush in 2008 and was reappointed by President Barack Obama in 2011. Luis served in this role until the end of 2015 and became the eighth longest-serving Commissioner in SEC history. In the SEC’s more than 80-year history, he has been one of only three Commissioners to have been nominated by two U.S. Presidents from two different political parties.At the SEC, Luis had a major impact on improving transparency and accountability. Luis also focused on improving the Commission's lack of data or analytics regarding the markets it was tasked with regulating. During his tenure, the Commission created several new offices to specifically address this concern, including the Center for Risk and Quantitative Analytics.Prior to becoming Commissioner, Luis served as the General Counsel, Head of Compliance, Executive Vice President, and Corporate Secretary of Invesco Inc., with responsibility for all legal and compliance matters regarding Invesco Institutional (Invesco is an Atlanta-based global investment management firm with more than $790 billion assets under management); and Partner of several prominent national law firms, including McKenna Long & Aldridge, LLP (subsequently merged with Dentons US LLP); Alston & Bird LLP; Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP; and Powell Goldstein Frazer & Murphy LLP (subsequently merged with Bryan Cave LLP).He began his legal career as an attorney at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Charles Drucker Charles Drucker is the former Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Worldpay, Inc., a global leader in integrated omni-commerce payments that processes more than 40 billion credit and debit card transactions annually. He was also chairman of the company’s board of directors.Worldpay, Inc. was formed in early 2018, when Cincinnati-based Vantiv, Inc. acquired Worldpay Group plc, a London-based leader in global eCommerce and technology-led payment solutions.Charles previously served as CEO of Vantiv; he joined Vantiv in 2004 and led its separation from Fifth Third Bancorp in 2009. Charles took Vantiv public through a well-received initial public offering in 2012. Through visionary leadership and strategic acquisitions, Charles built Worldpay into the No. 1 global acquirer (Nilson Report).His entire 35-year career has been in the financial services industry. Prior to his appointment as Vantiv CEO, Charles was President of Fifth Third Processing Solutions; the division later became Vantiv. He also previously led Fifth Third’s Investment Advisors division, which included Private Bank, Securities Retail Brokerage, Asset Management and Institutional Services.Preceding Fifth Third, Charles was with First Data Corporation and Wells Fargo. Juliet Ellis Juliet Ellis is the former Chief Investment Officer of US Growth Equities for Invesco, Inc. In that role, which she held from 2008 – 2019, she was responsible for overseeing the allocation and management of over $30 billion in assets across nine fund strategies. Juliet was a highly-ranked equity analyst and portfolio manager for nearly her entire career and her funds have been recognized by independent industry research firms as top performers against their peers and investment benchmarks.Juliet brings powerful and experienced perspectives on shareholder priorities, capital allocation and shareholder communication, among other strengths, to the DFIN Board.Prior to joining Invesco, she served as a Portfolio Manager for JPMorgan Chase & Co. and its predecessors and as a financial consultant for Merrill Lynch & Company.Juliet attended Indiana University where she graduated Cum Laude with a BA in Economics and Political Science in 1981.During her career, Juliet emerged as one of the industry’s top portfolio managers in small-cap equities and received accolades including a four-star Morningstar rating (out of five), a Lipper ranking in the top third of small-cap growth strategies across multiple time horizons and ranking in the 37th percentile among her core peer group. Gary G. Greenfield Since 2020, Gary G. Greenfield has served as Executive Advisor at Court Square Capital Partners, a NYC-based Private Equity firm where he was previously a Partner for seven years. Court Square Capital focuses on US-based middle-market companies within the business services, general industrial, healthcare, and technology and telecommunications industries. Known for his expertise and success in turning around struggling companies, Gary brings 40-plus years of technology experience (nearly 20 of those as the CEO).In addition to his CEO experience, Gary brings to DFIN eight years of experience working with PE firms that specialize primarily in the technology sector, serving as an operating partner of Francisco Partners and investment partner at Court Square Capital.Prior to joining Court Square Capital, he served as CEO of Avid Technology, Inc. from 2007 until 2013. Avid developed and sold software solutions to the broadcast and entertainment industry. Gary was recruited to Avid to put the company back on solid footing after many of its customers and investors believed the company had grown too quickly through acquisitions and failed to continue to support its current customer base with quality and innovative products. Within 20 months, Gary improved gross margins and reduced operating expenses for the company and had repaired customer relationships with major media companies.Gary is also credited with turning around Merant plc in 2001, Peregrine Systems in 2003 and GXS in 2007. Merant was formed through the merger of Intersolv, where Gary had served as CEO, and Micro Focus. Lois Martin Lois Martin is currently Chief Financial Officer at Mortenson Companies. She is a seasoned financial expert, recognized as a transformational executive leader and independent board member with a proven track record of creating shareholder value in public and private companies across multiple industries with varying capital structures.With 30 years of financial experience, Lois brings to DFIN public-company financial expertise and board service, with unique background in corporate restructurings and insight into the challenges and successes of capital restructurings, including spin-offs.She was previously CFO at Ceridian Corp., Capella Education Co. (NASDAQ: CPLA), and Deluxe Corp (NYSE: DLX). She is not only a financial expert, but relevant to DFIN’s short history, she has overseen business transformations, executing capital restructurings and separation and spin-offs of businesses. She led the IPO of Capella and eFunds from Deluxe. Lois is experienced with the successful strategic turnarounds of companies, along with evaluation and execution of acquisitions and divestitures within existing businesses.Lois previously served on the board of Raven Industries (NASDAQ: RAVN) and has prior board service at ADC Telecommunications (NASDAQ: ADCT) and MTS Systems (NASDAQ: MTSC).Lois began her career in public accounting with PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC). Lois has been recognized as Outstanding Director of the Year by Twin Cities Magazine. Chandar Pattabhiram Chandar Pattabhiram is Chief Go-to-Market Officer for Workato, a leading AI-driven enterprise orchestration platform provider. He is responsible for strategic GTM and transformation initiatives, all aspects of marketing, field readiness, and North American channel partnerships.Prior to Workato, Chandar was Chief Marketing Officer at Coupa Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:COUP) where he was responsible for worldwide marketing including go-to- market strategy, product and segment marketing, growth marketing, and corporate/brand marketing. Before that, Chandar was Chief Marketing Officer at Merkato where he drove the positioning of Marketo as a leader in marketing automation. He began his career at Compucom Systems, joined Andersen Consulting (Now Accenture) where he worked on a myriad of management consulting projects across IT strategy and business process reengineering and eventually went on to serve in senior marketing leadership roles at Badgeville Inc., and Sequoia-backed startup Cast Iron Systems, Inc. (acquired by IBM in 2010).Chandar received his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from PSG College of Technology in India and, his master’s degree in management information systems from University of Texas. He is on the Board of Directors for BlueShift, an AI platform for consumer engagement. Executive LeadershipThese leaders set the overall strategy and direction of the company. Jons BeschChief Operations & Production Officer See team Read bio Global Operations Andrea AktanSVP, Operations Strategy & Global Procurement Marcel DefreitasSVP, Professional Services Kathleen SheltonSVP, Operations Group Dennis SiglinVP, Operations Current RoleJons Besch is the Chief Operations & Production Officer at DFIN. His team is responsible for Professional Services across our C&CM client offerings as well as Global Operations for DFIN. The team drives value for shareholders, clients, and employees by simplifying and standardizing processes; applying technology to improve outcomes and ensuring that metrics are in place to make informed decisions.Past RolesJons previously led Operations for the financial services and global outsourcing offerings of R.R. Donnelley (RRD), after having held various roles in engineering, sales, client services, operations and execution management for RRD.BackgroundJons received a Bachelor of Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and earned a Master of Business Administration from DePaul University. Craig ClayPresident of Global Capital Markets See team Read bio Global Capital Markets David BirchVP, International Alexander HootonVP, Venue North America Rocco LaCivitaSVP, Active Disclosure Sales Molly McGregorSVP, Marketing & Sales Enablement Current RoleCraig Clay is the president of Global Capital Markets (GCM) at DFIN, the leading provider of solutions to public and private companies subject to SEC reporting requirements and the number one SEC filer in the U.S.Past RolesPrior to his current role, he served as senior vice president at R.R. Donnelley (RRD) where he headed the GCM and Legal Process Outsourcing business. Before joining RRD, Craig was a leading financial analyst at American Eurocopter, a subsidiary of Aerospatiale.BackgroundCraig received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Baylor University and earned a Master of Business Administration from Southern Methodist University. Craig serves as a trustee for Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City. Most recent articles DFIN's Software Success Continues in Third Quarter Venue Results Deliver as Software Solutions Drive DFIN’s Q2 Growth FDTA Forum 2024 Highlights a New Era of Financial Reporting DFIN Q1 Earnings: Software Growth Suggests a Recovery of M&A and IPO Activity May Be Underway How to Think About AI When You’re Planning an IPO Eric FosterChief Information Officer See team Read bio Information Technology Mahesh BommireddyDirector, IT Dannie CombsSVP, Chief Information Security Officer Aravinda KilaruVP, IT Infrastructure Chad KohlVP, IT Katherine RiceVP, IT Infrastructure Support Desi SendaydiegoVP, IT Corporate Technology Current RoleEric Foster is the Chief Information Officer at DFIN, responsible for all aspects of delivering technology and productivity solutions to support DFIN’s business operations and transformation initiatives.Past RolesPrior to joining DFIN, Eric was CIO for Univar, a global chemical and ingredients distributor. Eric was also CIO for Baxalta, a biopharmaceutical company, and held technology leadership positions at Baxter Healthcare, Publicis Groupe and Heller Financial. He started his career at Accenture.BackgroundEric received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering from the University of Illinois. Dave GardellaChief Financial Officer See team Read bio Finance Brandon BenkendorfSVP – GCM CFO Sanja BurklowSVP – GIC CFO Michael KingSVP, Finance Shared Services Sarah McKayVP, Internal Audit Shreedevi NiyogiVP, SaaS Pricing Stephen SchnauferVP, Tax Kami TurnerSVP, Controller and Chief Acct Current RoleDavid Gardella is the Chief Financial Officer of DFIN, responsible for overseeing the financial operations of the company, including financial planning, pricing, investor relations, tax and audit.Past RolesPrior to being appointed CFO, Dave held various roles in financial management and financial planning and analysis for R.R. Donnelley. He served as Senior Vice President of Investor Relations, and Mergers and Acquisitions; as Vice President of Investor Relations; and as Vice President of Corporate Finance.BackgroundDave received a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Illinois and earned a Master of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business. Eric JohnsonPresident of Global Investment Companies See team Read bio Global Investment Companies Timothy HargesheimerVP, Marketing Ted HersheySVP, Solution Development Noah RogersSVP, Sales Robert WilsonSVP, GIC Sales International Current RoleEric Johnson is the President of the Global Investment Companies business for DFIN, the number one filer for investment companies’ regulatory documents and leading provider of regulatory disclosure and shareholder communications for mutual funds and investment-insurance companies. Eric leads sales strategy and market segment execution for the Investment Companies business on a global basis. His responsibilities include business development, market positioning, and driving revenue growth.Past RolesEric has served the financial service industry for more than 25 years, beginning his career at Ernst & Young. Throughout his career, he has demonstrated leadership, relentless focus on results, and a passion for driving innovative technology solutions. His passion outside of work involves youth sports organizations where he serves on local community boards on a volunteer basis.BackgroundEric received a BA in Accounting and Finance from Gettysburg College and his Masters of Management in Business Administration from Penn State University. Most recent articles Investment Companies 2025 Outlook Investment Companies 2022 Outlook Floyd StrimlingChief Product Officer See team Read bio Product Engineering Chris BenesSVP, Cloud Operations Joshua DuncanSVP, Product Management Padma DuvvuriSVP, GIC Product Management Stephen RylanderSVP, Software Engineering Current RoleFloyd Strimling is the Chief Product Officer of DFIN, where he is responsible for Product Engineering, Product Management, and Cloud Operations. He oversees efforts to build high-value solutions for customers using the appropriate technology and delivery methods.Past RolesPrior to joining DFIN, Floyd headed Customer Engagement and Strategy in the Office of the Chief Technology Officer at SAP, where he focused on the SAP Cloud Platform. Prior to that, he served in executive roles with Zenoss, a developer of hybrid IT monitoring and analytics software, and AlterPoint, a developer of open network management software.BackgroundFloyd received his Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from DePaul University. Jodi SweeneyChief Client Experience Officer See team Read bio Software Services Mike FergusonSVP, Service Delivery Paul MaloneySVP, GIC Service Delivery – EMEA and APAC Peter WrideSVP, Professional Services Current RoleJodi Sweeney serves as the Chief Client Experience Officer at DFIN, where she leads the client experience across all software offerings. In this role, she is responsible for ensuring that clients enjoy an exceptional and consistent journey through their lifecycle with DFIN—from initial implementation to ongoing and service and support. Under Jodi's leadership, her team focuses on delivering an outstanding experience that builds lasting relationships and drives customer satisfaction.Past RolesWith more than 25 years of experience in transforming service organizations and leading customer-centric teams, Jodi has an impressive track record of driving growth strategies, building high-performing teams, and delivering measurable results. Prior to joining DFIN, Jodi held leadership roles at Salesforce, where she led the Professional Services, Customer Support, and Customer Success teams. Her previous experience includes executive leadership positions at ClickSoftware, Avid, and GTECH Corporations, where she spearheaded significant transformations in customer service and experience.BackgroundJodi's expertise spans across service transformation, customer success, and operational excellence. She holds an MBA from Northeastern University and is known for her strategic vision, commitment to excellence, and her ability to foster an environment where both customers and teams thrive. Leah TrzcinskiChief Legal & Compliance Officer, General Counsel See team Read bio Legal Amy BraunSVP, Legal Jolecia MarignyVP, EHS Current RoleLeah Trzcinski is the Chief Legal and Compliance Officer at DFIN, where she leads a team advising commercial transactions, M&A, litigation, employment law, regulatory compliance, governance, ESG, insurance, and health and safety matters. She serves as Corporate Secretary.Past RolesPrior to joining DFIN, Leah served as Deputy Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary at Morningstar. She began her career as an investment banker at Bank of America. After earning her master’s and law degrees, she began practicing at Shearman & Sterling in New York City. Leah left private practice to join Dow Inc. and served in a variety of roles supporting M&A, finance, and other corporate transactions.BackgroundLeah received a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, a Master’s degree from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and a Juris Doctor from New York University School of Law. Kirk WilliamsChief People & Administrative Officer See team Read bio Human Resources Craig ChristiansonSVP, Talent Acquisition and Total Rewards Karen ClantonVP, Corporate Communications Krista JenkinsVP, HR Business Partner Courtney JorgensenSVP, Talent Development and HR Business Partner George KolliasVP, Human Resources, International Robin ReesSVP, Sales Compensation and HR Business Partner Current RoleKirk Williams is the chief people & administrative officer of DFIN.Past RolesPrior to joining DFIN, he served as the chief human resources officer for James Hardie Building Products, leading global transformational initiatives. Before his work at James Hardie Industries he served as vice president of human resources at Archer Daniels Midland Company and vice president of global employee and labor relations at American Express.BackgroundKirk received a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations, cum laude, from Kent State University and completed his Juris Doctor, with honors, as well as a certificate in labor and employment law at Chicago Kent College of Law. Discover more about DFIN About UsDiscover who we are, what we do, and what we value. Learn more CareersDiscover the benefits of working at DFIN and explore available opportunities. Learn more InvestorsView our stock information, news releases, SEC filings, and more. Learn more DEIDiscover the power in our collective genius. Learn more ESGDiscover how we uphold ESG standards in all that we do. Learn more