Roman Telerman

Finance Executive · Software & SaaS

Roman Telerman

Chief Financial Officer, Black Duck Software

Cleveland, Ohio

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Roman Telerman

About

Roman Telerman is the Chief Financial Officer of Black Duck Software, a role he assumed in late 2025. He leads the company's finance organization as it pursues its next phase of strategic growth, backed by Francisco Partners and Clearlake Capital.

Before Black Duck, Roman spent fifteen years at MRI Software, serving as Vice President of Finance from 2010 and as Chief Financial Officer from 2020 to 2025. His work centers on software and SaaS finance, scaling private equity-backed software companies, and putting AI to work in finance and accounting. He holds a BA in Finance and a Master of Accountancy from Cleveland State University and is based in Cleveland, Ohio.

Software & SaaS Finance Scaling PE-Backed Companies AI in Finance & Accounting Strategic Growth

Experience

  1. 2025 – Present
    Chief Financial Officer · Black Duck Software

    Appointed CFO to drive strategic growth, as announced by Black Duck on December 3, 2025.

  2. 2020 – 2025
    Chief Financial Officer · MRI Software

    Promoted to CFO of the Cleveland-based real estate software company, announced April 23, 2020.

  3. 2010 – 2020
    Vice President of Finance · MRI Software

    Led finance through a decade of growth at MRI Software.

  4. Earlier
    KeyBank

    Began his career in financial services at KeyBank.

Cleveland State University

Master of Accountancy

Cleveland State University

BA, Finance

Certified Public Accountant

Ohio CPA (inactive status)

In the News

Black Duck

Black Duck Appoints Roman Telerman as Chief Financial Officer to Drive Strategic Growth

December 3, 2025 · Press release
Black Duck

Black Duck Leadership Team

Company leadership page
CFO Brew

Why AI skills are becoming a must-have in accounting roles

April 6, 2026 · Quoted
CFO Brew

CFOs expect AI to boost high-value tasks, study says

March 11, 2026 · Quoted
MRI Software

MRI Software Announces Two Key Executive Appointments

April 23, 2020 · Press release
Crain's Cleveland Business

MRI Software names Roman Telerman chief financial officer

April 2020

Speaking & Insights

Coming soon. Talks, panels, podcasts, and articles on software finance, scaling PE-backed companies, and AI in finance and accounting will be listed here.

Connect

For professional inquiries, speaking requests, or media, the best way to reach Roman is via LinkedIn.

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