Tammy Coley — Chief Strategy Officer at BlackLine

Ms. Tammy Coley has been Chief Strategy Officer at BlackLine, Inc. since October 2017. Ms. Coley is a leading provider of financial controls and automation software solutions that enable Continuous Accounting. She has appointed veteran Finance and Accounting (F&A) executive. She served as executive director of Enterprise Accounting and Internal Controls Governance at leading broadband communications company and long-time BlackLine customer Cox Communications, Ms. Coley has deep industry and product experience to BlackLine. She is a visionary accounting leader with a deep understanding of how accounting processes intersect with modern technology. In her new role, she helps direct BlackLine's strategic vision as the financial automation software provider continues to help customers transform their F&A operations through the use of BlackLine's cloud software tools. More importantly, her background as a customer herself ensures that, even as BlackLine continues to grow, the customer experience remains the company's core focus. She joined Cox Communications in 2003 and was responsible for overseeing the accounting and internal controls governance functions across the organization. During her tenure, she also led the initiative to shift Cox's compliance function to an enterprise-wide internal controls governance function incorporating the 2013 updates to the COSO framework. Prior to Cox, she began her career in public accounting with Ernst & Young. In 1991, she joined Sloan Financial Group as controller. During her 12 years at Sloan, she held progressive positions in several areas, including Accounting, Financial Planning & Analysis, Human Resources and Information Technology. She also is a Certified Public Accountant. She earned a bachelor's degree in Business Administration with an Accounting concentration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.