# Daniel Kim

> Daniel Kim is the co-founder and founding CEO of AuditBoard, the audit, risk, and compliance software company renamed Optro in March 2026. A former PwC auditor and global audit leader at two public companies, he founded the business with childhood friend Jay Lee in 2014. Kim and Lee became board co-chairs when Scott Arnold was appointed CEO in July 2020. The company agreed to an acquisition by Hg valued at more than $3 billion in May 2024.

- **Role:** Co-founder of AuditBoard (now Optro); founding CEO (historical role)
- **Organizations:** AuditBoard (now Optro), PwC
- **Education:** University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), USC, Whitney High School
- **Known for:** Co-founded AuditBoard in 2014., Joint recipient with Jay Lee of the 2019 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Greater Los Angeles award in Emerging Business Software., Named an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2019 national finalist in the Emerging category with Jay Lee.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2014** — Began his career at PwC; worked in auditing for more than a decade and led global audit functions at two public companies.
- **2014** — Co-founded the business that began as SOXHUB with childhood friend Jay Lee.
- **2017** — SOXHUB announced the AuditBoard name on November 14.
- **2018** — AuditBoard announced a $40 million Series B led by Battery Ventures on August 15; Kim was identified as CEO.
- **2019** — Kim and Lee won the EY Greater Los Angeles Emerging Business Software award and became Emerging category national finalists.
- **2020** — Scott Arnold was appointed president and CEO on July 9; Kim and Lee became board co-chairs and advisers.
- **2024** — On May 23, AuditBoard announced an agreement to be acquired by Hg in a transaction valued at over $3 billion.

## Achievements

- Co-founded AuditBoard in 2014.
- Joint recipient with Jay Lee of the 2019 EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Greater Los Angeles award in Emerging Business Software.
- Named an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2019 national finalist in the Emerging category with Jay Lee.
- Led AuditBoard during its 2015-2018 revenue growth period of 16,682%, which earned No. 3 in Deloitte’s 2019 North American Technology Fast 500.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Company update: AuditBoard became Optro on March 9 under CEO Raul Villar Jr.; this is not a new operating appointment for Kim.
- **2025-10** — Company update: AuditBoard reported more than $300 million in annual recurring revenue on October 14.
- **2024-05** — Kim commented on the announced Hg acquisition agreement, returning to his founding goal of solving auditors’ challenges with software.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielkimab

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Last updated: 2026-10-23