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Our Leadership
Striving to shape the future of audit, risk, and compliance.
AuditBoard is led by a dynamic team of executives with
deep expertise in the markets we serve and in delivering
world class SaaS experiences to customers.
Our leadership team is composed of savvy business leaders; audit, risk, and compliance
experts; and proven technology veterans. Their customer-centric and service-oriented
mindset has helped AuditBoard deliver award-winning, innovative technology and
customer success that has resulted in industry-leading growth.
Scott Arnold
President & CEO
Scott Arnold is president and CEO of AuditBoard. An industry veteran with a track record of successfully leading private and public software companies through multiple stages of growth, Scott leverages his enterprise software experience and proven strategy and leadership skills to drive the vision, scale, and success of AuditBoard. Prior to joining AuditBoard, Scott was president of Shutterfly Enterprise where he successfully grew the business to over $230 million in revenues. Before joining Shutterfly Enterprise, Arnold served as president and CEO of AppSense, leading the enterprise software provider through a successful exit to a large strategic partner. Prior to AppSense, Arnold served in CEO and COO roles at MarketTools and Borland Software, both leading enterprise software organizations. Arnold began his professional career at McKinsey where he spent 13 years working with some of the worlds largest technology clients and helped build the firm’s practice in Silicon Valley.
EXPERIENCE- Executive leader at enterprise software firms Shutterfly Enterprise, AppSense, MarketTools, and Borland
- Serves on the Board of Directors of CalAmp and on Duke's Pratt School of Engineering Board of Visitors
- MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business and a degree in Electrical Engineering from Duke University
Daniel Kim
CO-FOUNDER
Daniel Kim is co-founder of AuditBoard. Prior to founding AuditBoard, Daniel was the Global Head of Audit at two multi-billion-dollar companies, where he was responsible for all global audit and compliance programs. After more than a decade as a corporate auditor, Daniel recognized the absence of modern technology in his industry, and founded AuditBoard with former auditor Jay Lee to transform the way Audit, Risk, and Compliance teams manage work and deliver organizational value. Under Daniel’s product vision and leadership, AuditBoard has experienced rapid growth becoming the third fastest-growing company in North America as noted in Deloitte's 2019 Technology Fast 500™ program.
EXPERIENCE- 2019 EY Entrepreneur of the Year
- Chief Audit Executive at two Fortune 500 companies
- Auditor at PriceWaterhouseCoopers in the Risk Assurance practice
- Masters in Accounting from the University of Southern California, B.A. in Economics & Computing from UCLA
Jay Lee
CO-FOUNDER
Jay Lee is co-founder of AuditBoard. In 2014, Jay joined Daniel Kim in founding AuditBoard to redefine how Audit does its work and solve a significant problem in the market. Prior to AuditBoard, Jay advised SOX and audit teams as an auditor at Ernst & Young. He later developed financial management acumen in the financial investment market at Platinum Equity and CounterPoint Capital Partners, as well as senior leadership and operational skills as SVP and CFO of Tomich Brothers Seafoods. Today, Jay has worked with companies around the world — from pre-IPO businesses to corporations at the top of the Fortune list — to digitally transform how they automate, collaborate, and report on risk.
EXPERIENCE- 2019 EY Entrepreneur of the Year
- Mergers and Acquisitions at Platinum Equity and CounterPoint Capital Partners
- SVP and CFO of Tomich Brothers Seafoods
- Auditor at Ernst & Young
- Licensed CPA in the State of California, Masters in Accounting from the University of Virginia, B.A. in Business Administration from the University of Southern California
Kevin Jhangiani
Chief Technology Officer
Kevin Jhangiani brings his passion for integrating Product, Engineering, and Design to create audit management and productivity software that users love as CTO for AuditBoard. He joined AuditBoard during its conception, and has built a modern world-class solution for the needs of today's corporate audit, risk, and compliance teams.
EXPERIENCE- Over the course of 5 years as AuditBoard's CTO, developed expertise in audit that has shaped the purpose-built platform that is redefining an industry
- Built a scalable enterprise e-commerce platform to support sales, fulfillment, shipping and warehousing of product, spanning industries from high fashion to electronics as CTO at CommercePack
- M.S. in Biomedical Engineering from UCLA and a B.A. in Computational & Systems Biology (Cybernetics) from UCLA
Rajiv Makhijani
Senior Vice President of Product
As SVP of Product, Rajiv Makhijani leads product strategy, driving AuditBoard's long-term roadmap and vision for automating audit, compliance, and risk management. Rajiv's experience spans engineering, compliance, and product strategy with over 10 years in product development at technology companies such as Hulu and Google. Rajiv's mission is to leverage next-generation technology to deliver best-in-class product and user experience, and drive the industry forward.
EXPERIENCE- Built out AuditBoard's engineering team and compliance program as VP of Engineering and Security
- Led Product Development & Strategy as Director of Engineering at ActivityHero, and launched new mobile product platforms and international experiences at Hulu
- B.S. in Computer Science from UCLA
Tina Yeh
Vice President of Finance & Operations
AuditBoard's VP of Finance and Operations, Tina Yeh, is responsible for financial management strategy including overseeing operations, finance, accounting, and scaling business processes. After starting her career as an auditor, Tina’s experience has spanned various functions at high-growth software companies, specifically Cornerstone OnDemand and AuditBoard.
EXPERIENCE- Built the accounting and finance functions in previous roles as AuditBoard’s Director of Operations and Director of Accounting and Finance; established scalable processes in the Accounting function at Cornerstone OnDemand
- Started career as an auditor in the Assurance function at PricewaterhouseCoopers
- B.S. in Accounting at Loyola Marymount University
Steve W. Martin
Senior Vice President of Sales
Steve W. Martin is SVP of Sales at AuditBoard, where he is responsible for global sales and business development partnerships. A Silicon Valley technology sales expert, he has worked with hundreds of high-tech companies including Google, PayPal, Salesforce, Oracle, and IBM. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California Marshall School of Business MBA Program.
EXPERIENCE- Author of seven books on complex sales strategy and thirty-five Harvard Business Review articles
- Noted researcher who has studied hundreds of technology sales organizations and interviewed thousands of B2B technology buyers
- B.S. in Administration from California State University, Northridge
John Reese
Senior Vice President of Marketing
As AuditBoard's SVP of Marketing, John Reese is responsible for all aspects of AuditBoard marketing, including market strategy, brand awareness, customer acquisition, and product marketing. He brings more than 20 years of experience scaling enterprise B2B technology firms, from early stage to IPO and beyond.
EXPERIENCE- Drove rapid growth of Mavenlink as SVP of Marketing
- Led marketing and sales development at Velocify (acquired by Ellie Mae) and HireRight through successful 2007 IPO
- MBA from Pepperdine University and B.S. in Business (Marketing) from Arizona State University
Hayes Kim
Senior Vice President of Engineering
A seasoned product and technology leader, Hayes Kim is responsible for growing and scaling the next-generation audit, risk, and compliance SaaS platform and leading the cloud, security, and information technology teams as AuditBoard’s SVP of Engineering. Hayes brings over 20 years of product and development experience across SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS spanning from startup to the enterprise.
EXPERIENCE- Grew the product & technology stack to one of the largest networks in the world as VP of Engineering and an early member at EdgeCast Networks (acquired by Verizon)
- Authored six patents, several of which have helped define industry best practices for online video, content delivery, and web security
- B.A. from UCLA in Economics and Computing
Greg Aimone
Vice President of Customer Success
A customer-focused expert with over 20 years of caring for customers in the enterprise software space, Greg Aimone leads AuditBoard's efforts in building customers for life as AuditBoard's Vice President of Customer Success. Greg brings expertise in developing programs to ensure client success and best practices insight across industries in the areas of Success, Support, Education, and Retention.
EXPERIENCE- Drove client services for product organizations at CrownPeak, Framework and Zipongo
- Managed delivery services for pure professional services companies including Acquity Group, Xpedior, and Accenture’s FOUNDATION products
- B.S. in Computer Science from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Brett Luis
Vice President of CAS Onboarding
A seasoned internal controls and consulting leader with over 20 years of professional services experience, Brett Luis leads the Onboarding function within our Client Advisory Services team as AuditBoard’s Vice President, CAS Onboarding. Brett brings extensive assurance, security, compliance, process improvement and internal audit experience in diverse industries across South Africa, Canada, and the U.S. to continue to build a best in class onboarding process and experience for our clients.
EXPERIENCE- IT Lead Partner at CNM LLP, where he helped build out and diversify the IT Services Practice
- Risk Advisory Services consulting Director at KPMG LLP for over 14 years
- B.Comm from University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Adrine Semerjian
Vice President of People
As the leader of AuditBoard's People function, Adrine Semerjian lays the foundation for people and talent programs that enable the business to scale and employees to flourish. She brings nearly 15 years of HR and Management experience with a breadth of expertise in Employee Relations, Performance Management, Talent Acquisition, Employee Engagement, and policy and process design/enhancement.
EXPERIENCE- Built out Employee Experience programs at high-growth Saas/Tech start-up ServiceTitan
- HR Business Partner support and Operations leadership at Murad (a Unilever Prestige company), Smashbox Cosmetics (an Estee Lauder company), and Nordstrom
- MBA from the University of Phoenix and B.A in Business Management from California State University, Northridge