Smartsheet today announced the appointment of Josh Schauer as its Chief Financial Officer. Schauer joins Smartsheet with deep financial expertise, most recently having served as Chief Financial Officer at insightsoftware. Prior to insightsoftware, he held significant financial roles at Longview Solutions and Verisae. Schauer is responsible for building the operating model that delivers durable revenue growth for Smartsheet and ensures the company's financial strength.
Schauer joins from insightsoftware where he served as CFO.
Previously held financial roles at Longview Solutions and Verisae.
Smartsheet has 120,000 customers, global presence, and more than $1 billion in annual recurring revenue.
Recent executive additions include Robson Grieve as CMO, Toyan Espeut as CCO, Kelsi McDonald Harris as CBO, and Pratima Arora expanded as CPTO.
Schauer succeeds Kurt Shintaffer, who has been acting CFO since July 2025.
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Josh is joining Smartsheet at a pivotal moment. His financial expertise and tech industry background make him the ideal partner for the leadership team as the company transforms its business and invests boldly in enterprise AI to fuel its next phase of growth. Schauer's background leading financial operations will be central as Smartsheet accelerates its investments and development of its Enterprise AI-powered work platform. There are only a handful of enterprise software companies with 120,000 customers, a global and growing presence, and more than $1 billion in annual recurring revenue, and Smartsheet is positioned to build on that foundation and deliver sustained growth for customers in Enterprise AI.
The quality of high-caliber executives joining Smartsheet is a testament to the company's opportunity and growth potential. The best minds want to solve hard problems and work alongside other like-minded leaders. In addition to Schauer, the company recently added industry veteran Robson Grieve as its Chief Marketing Officer and Toyan Espeut as Chief Customer Officer. Kelsi McDonald Harris has taken on the role of Chief Business Officer, and Pratima Arora has expanded her remit as Chief Product and Technology Officer. Smartsheet has deep customer relationships, proven workflows, and contextual data about how work gets done, which is critical for making AI useful in the enterprise.
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