Michael Annessa

Michael Annessa has more than 15 years of experience building and leading finance teams for high-growth private equity-backed tech companies. As GuidePoint Security’s CFO, Michael oversees the accounting, financial planning and analysis, treasury, tax and business operations functions to continuously optimize the company’s financial performance.

Prior to joining GuidePoint, Michael served as the CFO of Apcela, a leader in cloud-optimized, software-defined enterprise networks, where he led a successful turnaround through cost optimization and operational improvements that resulted in EBITDA expansion. Prior to joining Apcela, Michael served as VP of Finance and Controller at Greensmith Energy, a leader in grid-scale energy storage technology. Michael joined when the company was in the start-up phase and was a key financial and operational executive that scaled the business to close its $170 million sale to Wärtsilä. Post-acquisition, Michael led the global integration of Greensmith into Wärtsilä.

Prior to Greensmith, Michael managed the finance function Presidio, overseeing accounting and financial reporting at the corporate level. While at Presidio, he supported buy-side M&A transactions, managed several large debt transactions and supported Presidio’s sale to new private equity investors. Michael began his public accounting career at Deloitte, where he served as a lead auditor on several large SEC filers in the financial services industry.

Michael holds a B.S. in accounting and an MBA from George Mason University. He is also a Certified Public Accountant (CPA.