Splunk Inc. announced Brian Roberts has been appointed as the Company's chief financial officer (CFO), effective immediately. Roberts will report to Splunk CEO, Gary Steele. Roberts brings 30 years of financial expertise, including at some of the most recognized brands in the technology and consumer industries such as Lyft, Microsoft and Walmart.

Throughout his career, Roberts has been at the forefront of innovation, helping lead financial operations and corporate development strategies for high-growth companies in the software, ecommerce, ridesharing and blockchain sectors. Roberts served as CFO for Ozone Networks Inc. (d/b/a OpenSea) from 2021 to 2022 as well as CFO of Lyft Inc. from 2014 to 2021. While at Lyft, he helped manage the organization through an over 70-fold increase in annual revenue.

From 2011 to 2014, Roberts served as Senior Vice President, Business Development and Strategy at Walmart Global eCommerce. Prior to Walmart, he served as Senior Managing Director at Evercore Inc. and led the corporate development organizations at Microsoft Corporation and Inktomi Corporation. Roberts holds a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.