John Gemetti

VP Corporate Controller & Chief Accounting Exec | CPA | SaaS IPO Readiness · SEC Reporting · Technical Accounting | 25+ Yrs Scaling Finance Orgs at High-Growth Tech

Santa Clara, California, United States

About

My Mission Statement: I build world-class accounting organizations that enable ambitious SaaS companies to scale reliably, operate with rigor, and achieve IPO readiness. I've spent over 25 years building and leading best-in-class accounting organizations across both public and private companies with the optimized mix of people, processes, and systems. I have an exceptional track record of managing process-improvement and automation initiatives in order to build accounting organizations that can scale with and support technology companies that have annual revenues anywhere from from $10M to >$20 billion. I am a problem solver who has a passion for collaboration - the ultimate "glue" employee - I have a team-first attitude and can comfortably say people love working for me as I enjoy mentoring and developing my team. We win together after all! QUALIFICATIONS: ► PUBLIC COMPANY READINESS - I've been through the entire IPO process and have readied multiple companies for eventual IPOs. ► HIGH PERFORMING TEAMS - I lead with a spirit of collaboration and transparent communication. I care deeply about the well-being of my team members, and cross functional partners. When we connect personally, we work better together. ► OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE - I have a passion for process improvement and am always for looking at ways to make things better, and I've led numerous projects to make my team's lives easier. ► ACCOUNTING CLOSE MANAGEMENT - There's always a way to shorten the close cycle, and I am an expert in figuring out how and executing projects to do do. ► BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS - My open communication style and desire to win together leads to efficient cross-functional collaboration. ►TECHNICAL ACCOUNTING - My Big 4 public accounting and leadership roles within public companies provided me with a strong background in financial reporting, technical accounting, and SOX. CORE COMPETENCIES: Team Leadership | Process Automation | Audit Management | M&A Integration | Financial Reporting | SEC Compliance | Technical Accounting | Business Strategy |Revenue Recognition | AI Transformation | Global Consolidations | Technology Industry Expertise | Cross-Functional Leadership | System Implementations

Experience

  • Menlo Security Inc. ()
    • Consultant
      Dec 2025 - Present · 8 mos

    • VP, Corporate Controller
      Aug 2024 - Nov 2025 · 1 yr 4 mos

      Secure your digital transformation on any browser and every device. Wherever your teams work, Menlo Security transforms any browser into a secure enterprise browser. Menlo Security protects your users and secures access to applications, delivering real-time phishing and malware protection while providing a frictionless user experience.

  • VP, Corporate Controller at Gigamon
    Jun 2021 - Apr 2024 · 2 yrs 11 mos

    There is a foundational visibility gap in today’s digital and hybrid infrastructure that leads to poor customer experience, security blind spots, and out-of-control costs. Gigamon provides the industry’s first elastic visibility and analytics fabric that closes this gap by enabling your cloud tools to see the network and your network tools to see the cloud. With visibility across their entire hybrid cloud network, organizations can improve customer experience, eliminate security blind spots, and reduce cost and complexity.

  • Vice President, Corporate Controller at Nauto
    Mar 2020 - May 2021 · 1 yr 3 mos

    Nauto is a privately held auto fleet safety management company that offers both hardware and SaaS components in their products. At Nauto, I oversaw all aspects of finance and accounting operations.

  • Vice President of Finance, Corporate Controller at Bright Machines
    Mar 2019 - Mar 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo

    Bright Machines is a privately held manufacturing as a service (“MaaS”) company that offers flexible robotics and various SaaS based software tools for factory process automation. At Bright Machines, I oversaw all aspects of accounting operations worldwide for 10 legal entities. I managed accounting teams in the U.S., Israel, Mexico, and China as well as third-party consultants responsible for accounting and regulatory compliance in several other countries.

  • Sumo Logic ()
    • Senior Director, Controller
      Mar 2018 - Mar 2019 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Oversaw all aspects of the accounting organization and scaled accounting operations for public company readiness. Led day-to-day general ledger activities including management of six direct reports and several indirect reports and international third-party consultants. Responsible for revenue recognition and COGS for a SaaS business. Oversaw month-end and quarter-end close process, including review of account reconciliations and financial statements, stock administration and system-improvement projects. Managed annual financial statement audits by PwC.

    • Controller
      Oct 2016 - Feb 2018 · 1 yr 5 mos

    • Assistant Controller
      Oct 2015 - Sep 2016 · 1 yr