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Joan Nevins serves as Kalido's Chief Financial Officer, responsible for the company's overall financial discipline and business controls. She also oversees all general and administrative functions, including the human resources, information technology and facilities functions, while helping to lead overall corporate direction and growth strategy.
Prior to Kalido, Nevins was the CFO for Upromise, Inc., a venture-backed internet start-up operating a savings network to help Americans save for college. At Upromise, Inc., Nevins helped raise two rounds of venture capital, developed systems to manage the organization's rapid growth, and achieved additional critical cash flow for the young start-up by successfully restructuring corporate expenses.
Before her tenure at Upromise, Inc., Nevins held a number of CFO and other senior level positions in high technology companies, including Arbortext, Inc., WolfData, Inc. and most notably PictureTel Corporation. At PictureTel she raised over $150 million dollars to fund corporate growth. She also has a wealth of experience in raising and managing capital, effectively leading organizations through private placements, initial public offerings and secondary offerings, as well as navigating mergers and acquisitions.
Nevins received an MBA in finance from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania; an MS degree in accounting from Bentley College; and a BA in economics from Bates College. | 