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President and CFO at CircleCI
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

Chitra Balasubramanian is the Chief Financial Officer at CircleCI, leveraging a strong background in finance and business analytics. An MBA from UCLA Anderson and a CPA (inactive), colleagues describe her as "incredibly smart and strategic," with expertise in guiding financial strategy for technology companies.

She demonstrates a passion for technology history through her role as a Board of Trustees Member at the Computer History Museum. Chitra also shows a commitment to community engagement, celebrating partnerships with local organizations like the Oakland Soul sports team.

She applies her financial acumen to preserve technological history as a board member of the Computer History Museum.

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Experience
26 Years
Current Role
President and CFO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
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Priorities

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Financial Metrics
She publicly discusses aligning financial metrics with engineering and DevOps goals to demonstrate business value and drive efficient growth.
AI Applications
Actively promotes CircleCI's new capabilities that help developers build and validate AI-enabled applications, indicating a focus on this key technology trend.
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Career

Work history

8-2026
President and CFO
CircleCI
6-2019 - 7-2026
Chief Financial Officer
CircleCI
3-2017 - 5-2019
VP and Head of Finance/G&A
CircleCI
5-2016
Board of Trustees Member
Computer History Museum
7-2015 - 2-2017
Chief Financial Officer (Head of Finance)
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In the press

Media appearances

Building Trust and Credibility with Chitra Balasubramanian, CFO at CircleCI. Featured in Spotify
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CircleCI CFO Chitra Balasubramanian – Interview. Featured in YouTube
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Education
MBA
UCLA Anderson School of Management
BA
University of California, Berkeley
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