“Despite the macroeconomic challenges the world is facing currently, it’s a tremendously exciting time of growth for Cayuse, and John’s addition to our executive team will play a critical role in strategically shaping and executing against our long-term vision,” said CEO Matt McLellan. “We’re thrilled to have his industry insight and financial management experience as we continue to support our rapidly growing customer base in driving bottom-line impact and serve even more research organizations worldwide. He brings an impressive tenure of successful leadership at research-focused software companies through exponential business growth, and we’re excited for him to do the same at Cayuse.”
“The future of research is connectedness – people, processes, and systems – and with Cayuse offering the industry’s only truly full, cloud-native end-to-end research suite combined with its unmatched support model, the pieces are all here for exponential growth,” Starr said. “I’m thrilled to be joining this great company and look forward to bringing my passion for serving research organizations and equipping them with tools to help them succeed, which is exactly what Cayuse has done since 1994. I’m looking forward to helping the company scale, keep our customers happy and seeing quantifiable value, and bring new innovations to market.”
Starr brings decades of experience in all facets of financial management at companies ranging from large publicly traded enterprises to private equity and venture-backed investments. Prior to Cayuse, he was CFO of Forte Research Systems, a market leader in clinical trial management software, and Emmi Solutions, a leading patient engagement technology platform. He also previously held leadership positions at Orius Corp and AT&T. He began his finance career at Deloitte, in its audit and advisory services practice.
About Cayuse
Cayuse provides an integrated, cloud-native research administration suite that improves collaboration between researchers and administrators, while simplifying and bringing the needed reporting to every stage of the research lifecycle, including pre-award, post-award, compliance, and facility management. The Cayuse community of customers includes academic institutions such as UCLA, the University of North Carolina, Ohio State, and NYU, along with pharmaceutical and biotech companies like Eli Lilly, as well as hospitals, government agencies, and non-profit organizations. Cayuse is also a proud supporter of the Technology Association of Oregon and PDX Women in Tech, as well as a partner in the PSU/PDX Cooperative Education Program (PCEP) for Computer Science students.
Contact
Adam Mertz, VP of Marketing
971-288-5008
adam.mertz@cayuse.com
