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Daniel Kim

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Chief Financial Officer at Synthesia
📍 London, England, United Kingdom

Daniel Kim is the Chief Financial Officer at the AI video platform, Synthesia. He specializes in scaling high-growth SaaS companies, with deep expertise in cybersecurity from his leadership roles at Tessian and Lookout. He holds a Bachelor of Science from Purdue University and has successfully led multiple M&A transactions.

He is a founding member of The F Suite, a community for CFOs in high-growth tech. He has shown a strong interest in the importance of human-centric skills like empathy and persuasion, believing them to be key differentiators in an era of increasing AI and automation.

During his time at Purdue, he conducted research for the Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS), the world’s first cybersecurity research center.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Chief Financial Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
London, England, United Kingdom
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AI in Enterprise
As CFO of Synthesia, he is at the forefront of using AI to change how enterprises communicate and create video content.
Cybersecurity Finance
Has extensive experience leading finance, strategy, and go-to-market operations for enterprise SaaS cybersecurity companies like Tessian and Lookout.
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Career

Work history

2-2025
Chief Financial Officer
Synthesia
3-2023
Founding Member
The F Suite
6-2020 - 7-2024
Advisor
Payference
5-2022 - 6-2024
Chief Financial Officer
Tessian
1-2017 - 4-2022
Vice President of Finance & Accounting
Lookout
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Education
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
Purdue University
Succeeding as a Strategic CFO
Harvard Business School Executive Education
Post-baccalaureate Accounting (CAAP)
Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business
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