Über Bullhorn

Art Papas is the founder and CEO of Bullhorn, Inc., a global leader in developing software for HR consultants, staffing agencies and recruiters. Art was the original software architect of Bullhorn’s flagship product, the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system, which now helps over 10,000 companies around the world run their day-to-day business. In 2014, Art was named EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award Winner in New England by Ernst & Young named Art. Prior to his career at Bullhorn, Art worked as a software engineer at Thomson Reuters. Art holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Tufts University. Art is currently part of the Tufts Computer Science External Advisory Board.

As President and COO, Matt leads Bullhorn’s research and development department. He also manages the work of the product management team, the Bullhorn product strategy as well as global customer service and support. Since joining Bullhorn in 2004, Matt has taken on a number of leadership roles within the company, overseeing the growth of various technical and service teams, such as Vice President of Professional Services. Prior to Bullhorn, Matt worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers as a Systems Process Assurance expert for companies such as Fidelity and State Street Global Advisors. Matt holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a specialization in Finance from Boston University’s School of Management.

As Bullhorn’s Chief Revenue Officer, Mike is responsible for driving Bullhorn’s growth. Mike was one of the first 15 employees of Bullhorn Inc. in Boston. In 2010 Mike moved to London in 2010 to expand the international team. During his six-year residency in London, Mike led regional expansion into Germany, the Netherlands, Singapore and Australia. Over the past ten years, Mike has provided cloud-based software solutions for the industry in over 50 different countries. Born and raised in the Boston area, Mike is a huge sports fan. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Management from Babson College.

Peter Linas is the Chief Corporate Development Officer, overseeing Bullhorn’s international operations across EMEA and APAC and Bullhorn’s M&A strategy, including building relationships with potential acquisition opportunities globally.

Peter joined Bullhorn in 2009 and was responsible for its highly successful UK launch, followed by successfully scaling the business internationally. Before taking on the launch of Bullhorn in the UK, Peter spent 20 years working in the recruitment industry and held several board positions before moving into the technology space.

Brian Sylvester is Bullhorn’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and has over 15 years of finance leadership experience. Brian leads Bullhorn’s Finance, Accounting and Legal functions. Before Brian became CFO, he worked for Bullhorn for three years in various positions in finance and accounting. Prior to Bullhorn, Brian was a corporate controller at Pegasystems, a global provider of business process management software, where he led the finance organization through a 2.5x growth epoch. Brian began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the Technology Audit practice. Brian is a Massachusetts CPA, holds a Master’s of Science in Accounting from Boston College and a Bachelor’s of Science in Accounting from Bryant University.

Kelley Morse is the Chief People Officer, responsible for leading the global human resources organization, including talent acquisition, HR business partners, people operations, compensation, learning and development, analytics, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and ensuring the organization maintains its strong culture as it grows. Prior to joining the team, Kelley spent her career partnering with business leaders to build out people programs and teams at high-growth startups, including ConcertAI and Flywire. She has an MBA from Suffolk University and a BA in Communications from Gustavus Adolphus College.

As Chief Marketing Officer, Jonathan Bedard drives positioning, messaging, and go to market strategy for Bullhorn’s overall portfolio of products. He brings a broad range of skills and experiences across business development, sales, marketing, and strategy at industry leading and high growth organizations to help drive growth. Jonathan previously led enterprise strategy & operations, product marketing and customer marketing teams at athenahealth, which grew from $400M to $1.4B in revenue over the course of his tenure. Jonathan has a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Colgate University where he was a Fulbright Scholarship recipient.