About

David Obstler has served as a member of the Braze board of directors since May 2021. He is the Chief Financial Officer of Datadog, Inc., a position he has held since November 2018. Prior to that, Mr. Obstler held Chief Financial Officer positions at a number of other companies, including TravelClick, Inc., a hospitality technology company, from September 2014 to October 2018; OpenLink Financial LLC, a financial services software provider, from November 2012 to July 2014; MSCI Inc., a financial index and investment management software company, from June 2010 to September 2012; and Risk Metrics Group, Inc., a risk management and corporate governance service provider, from January 2005 to June 2010. Earlier in his career, he held various investment banking positions at J.P. Morgan, Lehman Brothers and Goldman Sachs. Mr. Obstler received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and his B.A. from Yale University. The board believes he is qualified to serve because of his financial expertise, management experience and extensive experience in the technology industry.

Roles

Braze, Inc.
Director · Current role
2021–present
Datadog, Inc.
Chief Financial Officer
November 2018 - present
TravelClick, Inc.
Chief Financial Officer · Hospitality technology company.
September 2014 - October 2018
OpenLink Financial LLC
Chief Financial Officer · Financial services software provider.
November 2012 - July 2014
MSCI Inc.
Chief Financial Officer · Financial index and investment management software company.
June 2010 - September 2012
Risk Metrics Group, Inc.
Chief Financial Officer · Risk management and corporate governance service provider.
January 2005 - June 2010
J.P. Morgan / Lehman Brothers / Goldman Sachs
Various investment banking positions · Earlier in his career.
TravelClick
Chief Financial Officer
MSCI
Chief Financial Officer
RiskMetrics Group
Chief Financial Officer
OpenLink Financial
Chief Financial Officer

External Roles

Datadog
Chief Financial Officer

Also at Braze, Inc.

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