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Sift appoints Chief Financial Officer Steve Love
The AI-powered anti-fraud platform that delivers digital trust for leading global companies, Sift appoints CFO, Steve Love. Love has more than 30 years of financial leadership experience at high-growth SaaS and enterprise software companies, and has extensive experience leading IPOs, fundraisings, M&A transactions and building world-class finance and analytics teams. He will lead financial operations as Sift accelerates its growth trajectory and expands its market presence.
Love was most recently CFO at digital insights platform Heap, where he led the company through its acquisition by ContentSquare. He previously served as CFO at cloud communications provider Dialpad, as well as real estate investment platform Juniper Square, Mblox (acquired by Stitch), Evolv (acquired by Cornerstone on Demand). Previously, he was a finance executive at public companies Informatica and Portal Software.
“Steve’s proven track record of improving efficiency, accountability and ratings during rapid growth phases of businesses made him the ideal leader to join our executive team,” said Kris Nagel, CEO of Sift. “His analytical rigor and ability to pinpoint critical business drivers will be invaluable as we continue our growth and enable our customers to grow fearlessly.”
“Sift has incredible technology, a large and diverse customer base, and clear industry recognition – all factors that made my decision to join Sift an easy one,” said Love. “The company is approaching an exciting inflection point as it continues to expand its market share and has a bright future ahead.”
Love began his career at Ernst & Young LLP, supporting public and private software and biotechnology companies. She holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting and a master’s degree in accounting from the USC Marshall School of Business. Love’s companies have been recognized with numerous industry awards, including Forbes Cloud 100, Deloitte Technology Fast 500, Snowflake Partner of the Year, and IT World Awards Digital Marketing Analytics and Optimization Gold Globe.
Sift’s momentum continues to increase in 2024, as the company was named to Fast Company’s prestigious Most Innovative Companies list and earned the No. 1 ranking. 1 in G2’s Spring Grid Report for fraud detection and risk-based authentication. Earlier this year, the company announced it had amassed 40 patents granted or permitted by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and hired longtime Cisco executive Raviv Levi as chief product officer.