Smartsheet Inc. announced the appointment of Katie Rooney to its board of directors. Rooney, Global Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Alight with over 22 years? experience in finance and capital markets, brings a depth and breadth of operating experience and excellence to Smartsheet.

Rooney?s appointment comes as Smartsheet is entering its next phase of growth after recently becoming the first company in the Collaborative Work Management industry to reach $1 billion in annualized recurring revenue. Coinciding with Rooney?s appointment, Brent Frei and Elena Gomez will be retiring from the Smartsheet board of directors effective June 18, 2024. As co-founder of Smartsheet, Frei played a core role in the inception and pre-IPO growth of the company.

Gomez joined the Smartsheet board in advance of its IPO, and in her over six years of service on the board?s audit committee, five years as committee chair, her critical guidance and insight have helped shape the company?s growth strategy. About Katie Rooney: Katie Rooney is an experienced CFO, with global experience in finance, operations, business strategy, and investment banking. She is the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Alight, a leading cloud-based human capital technology and services provider.

Prior to Alight, Rooney served in a broad range of senior finance leadership roles at Aon. As the CFO for Aon Hewitt, she helped lead the carve-out of Alight from Aon to The Blackstone Group. She served as the CFO for Aon Hewitt?s Outsourcing division and Global Head of Financial Planning and Analysis.

Rooney also led corporate finance, corporate M&A, and financial risk management activities within Treasury at Aon. She worked as the COO, Global Finance and Shared Services, leading key global initiatives to drive corporate profitability and shareholder value creation. Prior to joining Aon, Rooney was a Vice President, Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley accountable for primary and secondary coverage of numerous medical technology companies.

She serves on the Board of Trustees for Window to The World Communications Inc., owner of WTTW and WFMT, Chicago?s public broadcasting television and radio station. Katie holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in finance from the University of Michigan.