HONOREE

Kyle Beilman

Chief Financial Officer

Dave

Kyle Beilman is the chief financial officer at Dave, one of the leading U.S. neobanks and a pioneer in financial services, overseeing the strategic finance, accounting, investor relations, corporate development, accounting, business operations, and member success functions. As one of Dave’s first employees in 2017, he was responsible for building the teams responsible for many of the company’s key operational functions that have enabled it to scale.

Additionally, under his leadership Dave has raised more than $500 million in equity and debt capital, including taking the company public in January 2022. Today, Dave serves more than eight million customers in the U.S., using AI to provide best-in-class banking and credit services at a fraction of the cost of incumbent banks. Under Beilman’s fiscal stewardship, Dave is one of the fastest growing and most beloved financial brands, having saved its members more than a collective $1 billion in overdraft fees.

Dave uses disruptive technology to provide best-in-class banking services to millions of members at a fraction of the cost compared to incumbents. The anchor of the banking value proposition, ExtraCash, provides up to $500 of short-term, interest-free advances to members within minutes of joining. The speed to value, access, and pricing of ExtraCash compared to traditional overdraft fees sets them apart from incumbents and is a key to their strategy to efficiently acquire transacting Dave debit card members.

Prior to this position, Beilman worked in corporate strategy at Red Bull. Before that he worked in investment banking at Centerview Partners from August 2013 to January 2016 and Moelis & Company from May 2012 to August 2013 and May 2011 to August 2011. He has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Southern California–Marshall School of Business, where he graduated summa cum laude.

Public Company: Small and Midsize - Finalists

Steven B. Binder

Chief Financial Officer

MannKind

Steve Binder has been the chief financial officer at MannKind since July 2017. Before joining he served as vice president and CFO of the International Group of Stryker Corporation.

When Binder joined MannKind in July 2017, the company was on the brink of bankruptcy. Over the next two years, he led multiple capital raises, exchanged stock for debt to keep the senior secured lender at bay and finally negotiated a new senior secured debt structure with a new lender. In addition, the company took steps to develop a dry powder inhaled version of the drug Tyvaso. The company has gone from near death in 2017 to a growth story–four sources of growing revenue and a burgeoning pipeline of exciting product candidates.

Scott Burrows

Chief Financial Officer

Arcutis Biotherapeutics, Inc.

Scott Burrows has served as the CFO of Arcutis Biotherapeutics for the past two years and as vice president of finance for the two years prior. His industry experience of capital finance, FP&A, commercial finance, treasury, and investor relations allow him to ensure Arcutis makes sound investment decisions.

Under Burrows’ leadership, Arcutis has conducted a successful initial public offering at a price of $17 per share and raised additional financing in venture capital before going public, amounting to more than $160 million. Since the IPO, he and his team have secured over $220 million in 2020 through a public offering of common stock, secured $225 million in non-dilutive debt financing in 2021, and recently raised an additional $173 million through a public offering of common stock.

Darrell Cross

Chief Financial Officer

MarVista Entertainment

Darrell Cross is a media and entertainment executive with a broad finance and accounting background in domestic and international business across various industries including technology and telecommunications but primarily in entertainment for the past 20 years. For the past six years, as the CFO of MarVista Entertainment he has been responsible for the financial operations of a content studio with more than 2,500 hours of content and producing more than 100 movies/episodes per year.

Cross was a key executive leading sale (with the CEO and COO) of MarVista to Fox Corporation that was completed in December 2021 at a valuation in excess of $100 million. MarVista has continued to expand its external business by increasing its roster of third-party buyers and other outside partners, including foreign media companies.

Evan Masyr

Chief Financial Officer & EVP

Salem Media Group, Inc.

Evan Masyr has been with Salem Media Group, Inc. for more than 23 years and has served as the chief financial officer since July 2007. Over that time period he has been actively involved with transitioning the company from a pure play radio operator to a multimedia corporation, with approximately 30% of its revenue now coming from digital sources.

During his time at Salem, Masyr has been involved with raising $1.8 billion in capital ($1.1 billion raised as CFO). He manages a team of approximately 50 professionals, encompassing accounts payable, payroll, staff accounting, SEC reporting, investor relations, finance, treasury, risk management, internal audit, and radio traffic. Over the years, he has instituted many operational efficiencies and cost savings initiatives.

Burt Podbere

Chief Financial Officer

CrowdStrike

Burt Podbere has been chief financial officer of CrowdStrike for nearly eight years. His efforts have been key in helping to build CrowdStrike as a financially explosive organization, from high-growth startup to one that is globally recognized as a trusted leader in cybersecurity.

Podbere is an experienced financial leader with more than 20 years in the tech industry. Throughout his tenure at CrowdStrike, he has been an integral leader and helped grow the company, expanding into different key markets successfully by attracting a powerhouse bench of key investors and retaining them over time. Podbere was instrumental in the organization’s massive IPO in 2019–the largest in cybersecurity history at the time–and led the company to be the successful, profitable public company it is today.