James Gerber

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CFO and Growth and Strategic Partnerships @ Presage Technologies
Chevy Chase Village, MD, US
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Fort Myers, Florida, United States, United States
About James Gerber

James Gerber is a mission driven executive with three decades of C-Suite, financial regulatory, advisory and growth phase experience spanning multiple industries and with global reach. He works at strategic and tactical levels – as a business partner for the CEO, the senior management team and the Board of Directors – all focused on delivering outsized results. He has raised over $350 million in new capital, completed 15 M&A transactions and is a recognized thought leader in finance, insurance and cybersecurity. He has built and matured exceptional teams and brought innovation, integrity and energy to taking on the largest of enterprise challenges.James is presently CFO of SimSpace, a global cybersecurity provider of classified and unclassified training platforms for national cyber defenders and major global corporations seeking high levels of cyber readiness and protection, enabling teams and industries, and allowing them to evaluate and hone the combined application of their technologies, people and processes for cyber success.STRATEGIC CFO: ALL STAGES OF GROWTH | PUBLIC | PRIVATE | PRIVATE EQUITY • Experience leading the strategic planning process for six companies, covering the public and private sectors• Highly influential in strategic execution, including driving M&A activity• Executive and Audit Committees / Aerospace EngineerCAPITAL RAISES• Three successful private equity turns as CFO at Lakeland Holdings, LLC • Led Series A through C rounds at both IronNet and SimSpace, taking one public• Drove high valuations raising $146 million with less than 20% dilutionACCELERATES P&L: ALL STAGES OF GROWTH• Quadrupled earnings at Lakeland Holdings, and led global growth through an unprecedented 9 year period• Led 25% growth CAGR for Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to over $50b in AUM• Doubled Trinity Industry revenuesCYBERSECURITY• CFO for SimSpace, a global cybersecurity provider of classified and unclassified training platforms for national cyber defenders and major global corporations focusing on high levels of cyber readiness • CFO for IronNet Cybersecurity, negotiating the first threat sharing agreements in the electric utility industry• CISSP Cybersecurity accreditedBOARD DIRECTOR• Active member NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors)• Board experience with the Washington National Cathedral and Tudor Place Foundations, Princeton University, and the Center for Information Technology Policy• International Board experience • Available for select Board engagements

James Gerber's Current Company Details
Presage Technologies

Presage Technologies

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CFO and Growth and Strategic Partnerships
Chevy Chase Village, MD, US
James Gerber Work Experience Details
  • Presage Technologies
    Cfo And Growth And Strategic Partnerships
    Presage Technologies
    Chevy Chase Village, Md, Us
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  • Vallaris Advisors
    Managing Director
    Vallaris Advisors Sep 2009 - Present
    Vallaris Advisors brings key insights to corporate and institutional leaders, insurers and Boards of Directors on leading edge issues in cybersecurity, retirement security and investment security. Its most recent focus areas have been in the implementation of the new Cyber Regulations by the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
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  • Washington National Cathedral
    Finance, Audit And Retirement Committees (Chair)
    Washington National Cathedral 2009 - Present
    Washington, Dc, Us
    Finance, Audit and Retirement Committees (Chair)
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  • Simspace
    Chief Financial Officer
    Simspace Sep 2022 - Oct 2024
    Boston, Massachusetts, Us
    SimSpace is the premier provider of classified and unclassified, high fidelity cyber ranges and training platforms for the United States' national cyber defenders, major corporations and other national institutions around the globe seeking high states of cyber readiness and protection. Its ranges are used to build, validate and assure high levels of cyber capabilities for individuals, teams, enterprises and sectors, allowing them to evaluate and hone the combined capabilities of their technologies, people and processes, particularly for their effectiveness to withstand the kinds of severe, AI-assisted attacks that have become increasing distruptive to critical organizations around the globe.
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  • Ironnet Cybersecurity
    Cfo
    Ironnet Cybersecurity Jul 2016 - Sep 2022
    Vienna, Virginia, Us
    Was with IronNet Cybersecurity in its early growth years growing at 40%+ annually, as it established itself as a leading edge provider of nation-state grade, integrated cyber security platforms and services with specialties in advanced behavioral threat detection, efficient hunt and rapid mitigation as well as leading edge, real-time capabilities in sector-wide collective defense.
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  • Worldstrides
    Cfo / Advisor
    Worldstrides Feb 2007 - Jun 2016
    Charlottesville, Virginia, Us
    WorldStrides is the segment-defining global leader in education services, serving nearly 400,000 students a year at all age levels and specialities from 6th grade to Executive MBAs. Through nine years as the CFO of this fast growing, private equity owned services company, global responsibilities included finance, tax and treasury functions, strategic planning, advocacy, intellectual property management, general counsel/compliance, M&A, information technology and security, business analytics and customer service call center operations.Accomplishments:• Quadrupled earnings yielding a six fold increase in value for private equity investors over nine years with the company -- growing it from two divisions domestically to six with global reach and completing two successful liquidity events;• Sustained double digit compound top line growth over the last five years;• Steered rebranding and communications, using newly crafted customer aspirational themes;• Developed sophisticated business analysis capability focused on optimizing sales and individual customer behaviors driving strong organic growth and well as improving operational efficiencies with savings of over $4m/year;• Established green field operations in China and completed the acquisition and integration of twelve domestic and international businesses, including in the UK, Australia, and Asia; • Directed intellectual property capture and successful legal defenses with a perfect win record;• Directed legal compliance the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and China; and• Coordinated strategic five year plans and rolling three year operational and financial forecasts for the company and for the Board as a key member of the executive team.
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  • Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
    Cfo
    Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Apr 2005 - Feb 2007
    Washington, District Of Columbia, Us
    Financial ServicesAs the Chief Financial Officer for this multi-billion dollar systemic risk insurer of the private defined benefit pensions system in the United States and financial regulator, growing at over 25% per year, quickly engaged in shaping regulatory, investment and operational policies across four Federal agencies. Presented agency policy before industry groups, tightened and refocused overall financial services activities, increased accountability and influenced pension legislation and public accounting practices. Responsibilities included financial control and operations, public reporting, performance monitoring, customer service improvement, investment management, financial systems and policies, internal audit and information systems improvement. Within two years:• Directed the investment portfolio is it grew from $32 billion to over $50 billion AUM;• Revised and integrated the strategic planning/budgeting process with management objectives;• Redesigned agency financial systems to a customized Oracle environment in record time and on budget;• Integrated SOX 404 compliance with daily operating procedures to reduce time and costs;• Advised on special case negotiations (United, Delta/Northwest, US Air, GMAC, Delphi, Oneida);• Coordinated with SEC and IRS staff on compliance actions and with FASB on new standards;• Participated in shaping key language in the Pension Protection Act and other regulatory actions of the Department of Treasury, the IRS, and the Departments of Labor and Commerce;• Received special recognition for progressive financial management from the inspector general; and• Nominated to succeed the outgoing Executive Director. Nominated as well to succeed the outgoing CFO at the Department of Labor.
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  • Trinity Industries
    Evp, Rail Products Business Group
    Trinity Industries Oct 2001 - Apr 2005
    Dallas, Texas, Us
    The Rail Products Business Group is the largest and most established group within Trinity Industries doubling in size and operating on three continents. As the first Group CFO of this division following its merger with the privately held Thrall Car Manufacturing Company, responsibilities included strategic planning and acquisitions, controls and forecasting, international treasury and tax management, SEC reporting, and information systems development. • Completed post-merger finance integration of 82 plants (12 international) in five lines of business;• Improved investor reporting and quarterly conference call support including added focus on backlog growth, cash flow measures and primary business drivers;• Initiated a further $40 million expansion in Mexico-based tank car production;• Implemented numerous job and department controls/forecasting procedures to improve financial and operations visibility, find and retain cost savings, and increase staff efficiencies;• Revised foreign exchange forecasting and hedging procedures saving $1.2 million in the first year;• Coordinated in house production and lease fleet composition and development;• Steered the group’s conversion to multi-currency Oracle GL and outsourced AP/AR;• Implemented core Oracle tools for collection of key statistics and product/customer KPIs as well as web-based executive front ends for quick access to the financial and statistical information;• Completed primary Sarbanes-Oxley 404 controls implementation ten months early;• Introduced customer service methods to the company’s continuous improvement programs;• Developed and trained domestic and international finance staff; and• Supervised group-wide ERP upgrades and web consolidations.
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  • Thrall Car Manufacturing (Duchossois Group)
    Vp Finance
    Thrall Car Manufacturing (Duchossois Group) 1997 - 2005
    Thrall Car Manufacturing was the premier manufacturer of freight rail cars in the United States specializing in automobile carriers, grain cars, plastic pellet cars, coal cars and a number of other specialty freight cars. Thrall operated four plans in Illinois and Georgia, expanded to the United Kingdom in 1997 (exclusive supply contract) and further to continental and eastern Europe in 2000 (with the acquisition of CKD Vagonka in the Czech Republic). Thrall was acquired by Trinity Industries in 2001.Prior to its merger with Trinity Industries, led privately held, mid-market Thrall Car to record profits of $70 million. Responsibilities grew to include strategic and business planning, acquisitions, accounting and financial reporting. During a fast paced, multi-year growth phase: • Established highly profitable UK operations, moving first of the primary US players into Europe.• Supported a further $150 million expansion into Eastern Europe, Czech Republic. • Coordinated and gained approval for the multi-country tax structure for the European operations.• Streamlined activity based cost analysis and expanded 20%+ margin product lines.• Led annual strategic and R&D/capital planning sessions with the senior management team.
  • American Passenger Rail Car Company/Morrison Knudsen
    Cfo
    American Passenger Rail Car Company/Morrison Knudsen 1994 - 1997
    As the first CFO of this MBO spin-off from Morrison Knudsen, responsibilities included establishing new treasury, legal, benefits and risk management functions on top of previous responsibilities managing financial reporting, estimating, information systems and control. Within the first two years:• Secured the $210 mm in debt and equity financing needed to spin off the new private company;• Worked with operations to reduce losses on existing contracts by $20 mm and with sales and engineering to secure new work consistently producing 15%+ gross margins;• Handled bank and investor relations with regular meetings and conference calls; and• Completed the sale to a strategic acquirer and coordinated the financial and administrative integration for what continues today as the primary US operation of France-based GEC Alsthom.
  • Texas Tgv
    Vp - Finance And Treasurer
    Texas Tgv 1992 - 1994
    As the senior finance and marketing officer seconded to this history-making, high speed rail joint venture was responsible for $8.4 billion of long range capital and market planning, strategic partner development, advocacy campaigns defining this new product entrant, finance and accounting, legal, treasury and investor relations:• Developed primary sales and operational relationships with major airline partners (American and Delta) as well as an innovative market positioning strategy that added 40% to the likely addressable market;• Researched legislative histories to identify trust fund, large scale public-private development arrangements, right of way acquisition and advance funding methods;• Successfully pressed the introduction and passage of favorable legislation in Washington and actively worked with state and local political leaders in each of the major Texas metro areas;• Coordinated financing-grade ridership studies and wide-scale customer preference surveys;• Developed the moving microcell and long haul fiber aspects of the company's business plan;• Modified capital and route plans saving $1.2 billion in project outlays and financing costs;• Controlled expenditures that reached $12 million per year;• Handled overall corporate legal, treasury, and outside audit matters; and• Represented the company before US and European investors in a successful $200 million IPO.
  • Morrison Knudsen Co Inc
    Asst To The President
    Morrison Knudsen Co Inc 1989 - 1992
    Morrison Knudsen Corporation was a 90 year old diversified company known for its heavy construction, telecommunications infrastructure and industrial development projects that included Hoover Dam and numerous major projects domestically and internationally. After being recruited by the Chairman to return in an operational / project finance capacity:• Participated with teams executing strategic acquisitions, joint ventures, and corporate organizational changes;• Led the market and financial teams for the successful bid for the franchise to develop 200-mph high-speed rail routes in Texas; and• Prepared expert witnesses and testified under oath for two days on marketing and financial issues in contested case administrative hearings before the State of Texas leading up to the franchise award.
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  • Sony
    Executive Exchange, Office Of The Chairman
    Sony Jun 1988 - Aug 1988
    Tokyo, Jp
    Sony Corporation is one of the most recognizable names in consumer electronics, reputed for its innovations and leadership. As one of the first five students selected for a newly formed exchange program sponsored by Sony's Chairman:• Hosted by Sony senior executives responsible for major R&D, manufacturing and headquarters operations with special focus on lessons learned from new product and process introductions;• Supported the team negotiating with Philips to establish the CD-I multi-media international technical standards – predecessor to current DVD standards; • Developed US marketing plans for Sony's engineering workstation product line; and• Learned workable Japanese living in the Shinagawa district in Tokyo.
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  • Hk Ferguson Engineering Company
    Senior Cim Engineer
    Hk Ferguson Engineering Company 1985 - 1987
    Recruited to Morrison Knudsen's primary process engineering business and, with a former executive of Science Applications Inc., founded its Automated Systems Division to focus on the application and use of leading edge distributed computer, database, and communications systems for industrial and general business customers. In a two year assignment before leaving to enter business school:• Researched and designed and executed the first two phases of a program to upgrade the voice, video, and data communications capabilities of the rapidly expanding $5 billion, 26-site Howard Hughes Medical Institute; and• Developed the first $20 mm in backlog for the division and grew initial staff to ten.
  • Ge
    Factory Automation Systems Engineer
    Ge 1982 - 1985
    Boston, Ma, Us
    Industrial Electronics Business GroupRobotics and Vision Systems DivisionIntelligent Platforms DivisionCorporate R&D Center (Schenectady, NY)Software Engineering ProgramClient Assignment (Sikorsky Aircraft, Stratford, CT)Client Assignment (Hughes Aerospace - Hybrid Microcircuits Division)Electronics Automation Applications Center (GE Center of Excellence)
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  • Princeton University
    Computer Graphics Lab Advisor
    Princeton University Sep 1980 - Jun 1982
    Princeton, Nj, Us
    Invited by faculty overseeing the University's Interactive Computer Graphics Lab, provided technical and programming assistance to graduate and undergraduate users and oversaw the care of $300,000 in computer graphics and processing equipment.Undergraduate thesis demonstrated coding for and use of 3-D graphics and nesting logic to optimize the configuration of flat mirrored components for solar energy collectors and other capabilities to feed dimensional and key properties information to mechanical, thermal, and fluid dynamic design analysis programs.
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  • Saic
    Summer Associate - Author
    Saic Jun 1981 - Aug 1981
    Reston, Va, Us
    Science Applications International Corporation is a leading provider of information technology, systems integration and eSolutions to commercial and government customers. During the summer of 1981 and working in the Energy Technology and Engineering Group:• Researched, and was later invited as a co-author of, a published study on developments in industrial robotics and their use in Japan from 1960-1980;• Organized an industry conference on the same subject; and• Consulted during my senior year.
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  • Smithsonian Institution
    Summer Intern
    Smithsonian Institution Jun 1980 - Aug 1980
    Washington, Dc, Us
    The National Air and Space Museum is one of the iconic museums in the world, reputed for its innovative and engaging galleries educating visitors from around the globe on one of the most exciting phases of recent US history and exploration.• Redesigned curricular content and visitor flows for the satellite communications gallery;• Worked on curatorial and topics planning for an exhibit on solar energy technologies and their applications; and• Consulted during my junior year.
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  • Nasa - National Aeronautics And Space Administration
    Summer Intern
    Nasa - National Aeronautics And Space Administration Jun 1979 - Aug 1979
    Washington, Dc, Us
    • Researched and produced the forecast portion of the briefing book on potential future satellite communications requirements through 2000, including consideration of terrestrial alternatives.• This internal report was used to support the inter-government negotiations on geosynchronous orbit bandwidth allocations at the 1979 World Administrative Radio Conference that immediately followed my assignment
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James Gerber Education Details

  • Harvard Business School
    Harvard Business School
    Finance And Operations
  • Princeton University
    Princeton University
    Mechancial And Aerospace Engineering

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James Gerber attended Harvard Business School, Princeton University.

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