Tucker Therese

About Tucker Therese

Therese Tucker is the founder of BlackLine, Inc., a U.S.-listed software company focused on accounting automation and financial close management. She founded BlackLine in 2001 and initially led the development of the company’s first products before driving a pivotal strategic shift to a SaaS/cloud business model in 2007. That move helped establish BlackLine as a leading platform for finance teams seeking stronger controls, greater visibility, and more efficient accounting operations. ([blackline.com](https://www.blackline.com/about/press-releases/2026/blacklines-founder-therese-tucker-honored-on-the-forbes-americas-greatest-innovators-list/?utm_source=openai)) Throughout her BlackLine career, Tucker has held several high-profile leadership roles, including Chief Executive Officer, Executive Chair, and, most recently, Co-CEO during 2023-2025. In October 2025, she transitioned into the Founder role while remaining engaged with the company and supporting major customers and transformation efforts. She also led BlackLine through its 2016 IPO, becoming one of the first female tech founders to take a venture-/private-equity-backed Los Angeles startup public. ([blackline.com](https://www.blackline.com/about/press-releases/2026/blacklines-founder-therese-tucker-honored-on-the-forbes-americas-greatest-innovators-list/?utm_source=openai)) Before BlackLine, Tucker served as Chief Technology Officer at SunGard Treasury Systems / SunGard Treasury and Trading Systems from 1997 to 2001. Publicly available sources also indicate earlier engineering experience in software and financial technology, but those details are not fully documented in the materials reviewed here, so it is best to stay general on that part of her background. ([investors.blackline.com](https://investors.blackline.com/static-files/f26b9d5f-6c74-420a-94bc-c31e8b87bbfb?utm_source=openai)) Tucker is widely recognized for building BlackLine from the ground up, steering its transition to the cloud, and scaling the company globally. Her career reflects a combination of product vision, operational discipline, and financial software expertise. She has also received repeated recognition in leadership and entrepreneurship rankings, underscoring her influence as a prominent U.S. enterprise software executive and a notable figure in corporate finance transformation. ([blackline.com](https://www.blackline.com/about/press-releases/2024/blackline-co-ceo-therese-tucker-takes-no-1-spot-on-the-software-report-2023-top-women-leaders-in-saas-list/?blaid=5584031&utm_source=openai))