Jim Tholen

About Jim Tholen

Jim is a Managing Partner at True North Advisory, which he co-founded with Mike Tessler, Scott Hoffpauir, Dino Di Palma, and Andy Miller We help disruptive entrepreneurs and other technology CxO\'s achieve their companies\' strategic potential.Jim served as CFO at BroadSoft from 2007 through Cisco’s February 2018 acquisition of BroadSoft. Mr. Tholen helped lead BroadSoft’s global growth, and its 2010 IPO, subsequent financings, acquisitions, and ultimately the company’s sale to Cisco. After Cisco’s acquisition, Jim joined Cisco as the Vice President of Integration, helping lead BroadSoft’s integration into Cisco.Prior to BroadSoft, Jim has held diverse executive leadership positions with several public and private companies across a variety of technology industries. He served as CFO and COO at NetSec, Inc, a managed security services company acquired by Verizon Business, and as CFO of CareerBuilder, Inc. He is a reformed investment banker, having worked in the technology investment banking group at Morgan Stanley. He is or has on the Board of Directors of Clarabridge, Intrado,and Spectra Logic. He also serves as a Representative on the Economic Advisory Commission for Fairfax County, Virginia.

Experience

1. Member Board of Directors

   Spectra Logic

   Jan 1995 — Present

Education

• Davidson College

  BA Economics

  1977 — 1981

• Yale School of Management

  MBA

  1984 — 1986

Skills

• Mergers
• Executive Management
• Start-Ups
• Venture Capital
• Saas
• Business Development
• Due Diligence
• Financial Modeling
• Strategic Planning
• Business Strategy