Therese Tucker | |
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Born | 1961/1962(age 60–61) [1] |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | University of Illinois |
Occupation | Businesswoman |
Known for | Founder of BlackLine |
Title | Chairman and CEO, BlackLine |
Term | 2001- |
Spouse | Married |
Children | 2 |
Therese Tucker is an American businesswoman, the chairman, CEO and founder of BlackLine, an enterprise software company with a market cap of $2.17 billion as of 2018. [2]
She has a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Mathematics from the University of Illinois. [1]
Tucker's first job was with Hughes Aircraft as an engineer building fault detection firmware for surface ship sonar. [3]
Tucker was the chief technology officer (CTO) at SunGard Treasury Systems. [4] [1]
In 2001, Tucker founded BlackLine, an enterprise software company. [3] She took BlackLine public in 2016. Tucker served as chairman and CEO until she stepped down in August, 2020. [5] [6] [7] She currently serves as Founder and Executive Chair on the company's board of directors. [8]
Following the BlackLine IPO in October 2016, [2] her net worth was estimated at $140 million, based on her shareholding of about 13% in a company valued at $1.15 billion. [9] In February 2020, Forbes estimated her net worth at $370 million. [10]
Tucker is married, with two children, and her husband works as a hospital chaplain. [12] [13] [14]
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