David Obstler is the Chief Financial Officer at Datadog, leveraging over 30 years of experience to scale high-growth technology companies. A graduate of Yale University and Harvard Business School, his career includes multiple prior CFO roles and a foundation in investment banking. He also serves on the boards of several software companies, including Braze and Miro.
An incredible mentor, seven members of the finance team David led at RiskMetrics have gone on to become public market CFOs themselves.
David Obstler
Board Member at Temporal Technologies
New York, New York, United States
Overview
Topics They Care About
Scaling SaaS Companies
He has a long track record as a CFO for multiple high-growth software companies, specializing in scaling global go-to-market operations and financial infrastructure to support hypergrowth.
Product-Led Growth
He emphasizes the importance of strong product-market fit as the foundation for scaling and has noted his success in partnering with product-oriented founder CEOs.
Balanced Growth Strategy
Focuses on balancing rapid, R&D-fueled expansion with disciplined financial analysis and a clear path to cash flow profitability, a key part of his strategy at Datadog.
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Work History
9-2025
Board Member at Temporal Technologies
12-2023
Board Member, Audit Chair at OneTrust
9-2023
Board Member at Miro
8-2021
Board Advisor at Rokt
5-2021
Board Member, Audit Chair at Braze
10-2018
Chief Financial Officer at Datadog
9-2014 - 10-2018
Chief Financial Officer at TravelClick
11-2012 - 7-2014
CFO at OpenLink Financial
6-2010 - 9-2012
CFO at MSCI Inc.
1-2005 - 6-2010
CFO at RISKMETRICS GROUP (now part of MSCI)
1-2000 - 3-2004
Chief Financial Officer at Pinnacor(ex ScreamingMedia)
Education
1984 - 1986
Education details unavailable from Harvard Business School
1977 - 1981
Education details unavailable from Yale University
1971 - 1977
Education details unavailable from Gilman School
1984 - 1986
MBA from Harvard Business School
1977 - 1981
BA from Yale University
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Location : New York, New York, United States
Job Level : Leadership
Designation : Board Member at Temporal Technologies
