CHARLES F. KANE

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Tech Score: 23/100

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Software Technology Evidence

3 mention(s) identify CHARLES F. KANE as having software/technology expertise.

Company Filing Date Evidence Reason
PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORP /MA 2020-03-27 Mr. Kane served as Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Global BPO Services Corp., a special purpose acquisition corporation, from July 2007 until March 2008, and as Chief Financial Officer of Global BPO from August 2007 until March 2008. Prior to joining Global BPO, he served as Chief Financial Officer of RSA Security Inc., a provider of e-security solutions, from May 2006 until RSA was acquired by EMC Corporation in October 2006. From July 2003 until May 2006, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Aspen Technology, Inc. (NYSE: AZPN), a publicly-traded provider of supply chain management software and professional services. Has experience as CFO of RSA Security Inc., a provider of e-security solutions, and Aspen Technology, Inc., a supply chain management software company, indicating familiarity with software and technology.
PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORP /MA 2021-04-14 Mr. Kane served as Chief Financial Officer of RSA Security Inc., a provider of e-security solutions, from May 2006 until RSA was acquired by EMC Corporation in October 2006. From July 2003 until May 2006, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Aspen Technology, Inc. (NYSE: AZPN), a publicly traded provider of supply chain management software and professional services. Has been CFO of RSA Security Inc., a provider of e-security solutions, and Aspen Technology, Inc., a supply chain management software company, indicating familiarity with software and cybersecurity.
PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORP /MA 2024-03-27 Mr. Kane is currently Senior Lecturer, Global Economics and Management and Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management at the MIT Sloan Graduate Business School of Management... He served as Chief Financial Officer of RSA Security Inc., a provider of e-security solutions. Mr. Kane has been a Senior Lecturer at MIT Sloan in Technological Innovation and served as CFO of RSA Security Inc., a provider of e-security solutions, indicating technical expertise in software and cybersecurity.

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Filing Date Source Excerpt
2013-05-07 Mr. Kane provides a high level of expertise and leadership experience in the areas of finance, accounting, audit oversight and risk analysis derived from his experience as the chief financial officer of publicly-traded technology companies.
2014-03-28 Mr. Kane provides a high level of expertise and leadership experience in the areas of finance, accounting, audit oversight and risk analysis derived from his experience as the chief financial officer of publicly-traded technology companies.
2015-03-26 Mr. Kane is currently a Director and Strategic Advisor of One Laptop Per Child, a non-profit organization that provides computing and internet access for students in the developing world, for whom he served as President and Chief Operating Officer from 2008 until 2009. Mr. Kane served as Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Global BPO Services Corp., a special purpose acquisition corporation, from July 2007 until March 2008, and as Chief Financial Officer of Global BPO from August 2007 until March 2008. Prior to joining Global BPO, he served as Chief Financial Officer of RSA Security Inc., a provider of e-security solutions, from May 2006 until RSA was acquired by EMC Corporation in October 2006.
2016-04-15 Mr. Kane is currently a Director and Strategic Advisor of One Laptop Per Child, a non-profit organization that provides computing and internet access for students in the developing world, for whom he served as President and Chief Operating Officer from 2008 until 2009. Mr. Kane served as Chief Financial Officer of RSA Security Inc., a provider of e-security solutions, and Aspen Technology, Inc., a provider of supply chain management software.
2017-05-12 As our Audit Committee financial expert and Chairman of the Audit Committee, Mr. Kane provides a high level of expertise and leadership experience in the areas of finance, accounting, audit oversight and risk analysis derived from his experience as the chief financial officer of publicly-traded technology companies.
2018-04-17 Mr. Kane served as Chief Financial Officer of RSA Security Inc., a provider of e-security solutions, and Aspen Technology, Inc., a publicly-traded provider of supply chain management software and professional services.
2019-03-29 Charles F. Kane, Adjunct Professor of International Finance, MIT Sloan Graduate Business School of Management
2020-03-27 Mr. Kane served as Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Global BPO Services Corp., a special purpose acquisition corporation, from July 2007 until March 2008, and as Chief Financial Officer of Global BPO from August 2007 until March 2008. Prior to joining Global BPO, he served as Chief Financial Officer of RSA Security Inc., a provider of e-security solutions, from May 2006 until RSA was acquired by EMC Corporation in October 2006. From July 2003 until May 2006, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Aspen Technology, Inc. (NYSE: AZPN), a publicly-traded provider of supply chain management software and professional services.
2021-04-14 Mr. Kane served as Chief Financial Officer of RSA Security Inc., a provider of e-security solutions, from May 2006 until RSA was acquired by EMC Corporation in October 2006. From July 2003 until May 2006, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Aspen Technology, Inc. (NYSE: AZPN), a publicly traded provider of supply chain management software and professional services.
2022-04-13 Mr. Kane is currently an adjunct professor of International Finance at the MIT Sloan Graduate Business School of Management. He served as Chief Financial Officer of RSA Security Inc., a provider of e-security solutions, and Aspen Technology, Inc., a provider of supply chain management software and professional services.
2023-03-29 Mr. Kane is currently Senior Lecturer, Global Economics and Management and Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management at the MIT Sloan Graduate Business School of Management. Since November 2006, Mr. Kane has also been a Director and Strategic Advisor of One Laptop Per Child, a non-profit organization that provides computing and internet access for students in the developing world, for which he served as President and Chief Operating Officer from 2008 until 2009. Mr. Kane served as Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Global BPO Services Corp., a special purpose acquisition corporation, from July 2007 until March 2008, and as Chief Financial Officer of Global BPO from August 2007 until March 2008. Prior to joining Global BPO, he served as Chief Financial Officer of RSA Security Inc., a provider of e-security solutions, from May 2006 until RSA was acquired by EMC Corporation in October 2006. From July 2003 until May 2006, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Aspen Technology, Inc., a publicly traded provider of supply chain management software and professional services.
2024-03-27 Mr. Kane is currently Senior Lecturer, Global Economics and Management and Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management at the MIT Sloan Graduate Business School of Management... He served as Chief Financial Officer of RSA Security Inc., a provider of e-security solutions.
2025-03-26 Listed as a director nominee without specific technical background details.

Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-08-30