# Michael Boese

> Michael Boese is the CEO of Specright, the first cloud-based Specification Data Management platform, appointed in April 2025. A seasoned enterprise software executive with 25+ years across Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP, Taleo, and multiple startup CEO roles, Boese brings a track record of scaling B2B SaaS companies through operational discipline and product innovation. Under his leadership, Specright is accelerating its mission to digitize product specifications across global supply chains, with $42M in total funding, $22.4M ARR, and ambitions to infuse AI across its platform to help manufacturers, retailers, and brands make better, more sustainable products.

- **Role:** CEO at Specright
- **Organizations:** Specright, Hearsay Systems, Plantt, Certent Corporation, Taleo, SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** MBA (Fuqua Scholar), Duke University, Fuqua School of Business, B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington
- **Known for:** Led Hearsay Systems to $125M+ acquisition by Yext, Co-founded Plantt, acquired by Monrovia, CEO of Certent Corporation for 6 years, achieving 25% 4-year CAGR

## Career timeline

- **early career** — Sales, strategy, and business development senior leadership roles at Oracle and PeopleSoft
- **mid career** — VP of Corporate Strategy at SAP, reporting to Office of the CEO
- **mid career** — SVP at Taleo, led Global Partner/Channel efforts, Public Sector sales, and 6 acquisitions including Vurv and Learn.com
- **2013-2019** — CEO of Certent Corporation, fintech equity management; drove 25% 4-year CAGR and 30%+ YoY client growth
- **2018-2019** — Co-founded Plantt, a SaaS garden goods marketplace; acquired by Monrovia
- **2020-2024** — CEO of Hearsay Systems, digital client engagement platform for financial services; company acquired by Yext for $125M+; grew headcount by 50%
- **2025** — Appointed CEO of Specright, effective April 2, 2025, succeeding founder Matthew Wright

## Achievements

- Led Hearsay Systems to $125M+ acquisition by Yext
- Co-founded Plantt, acquired by Monrovia
- CEO of Certent Corporation for 6 years, achieving 25% 4-year CAGR
- Led 6 acquisitions at Taleo including Vurv and Learn.com
- At Specright: $22.4M ARR (47.9% YoY growth) and 60K customers under his tenure
- Ranked #287 on Deloitte Technology Fast 500 (2024) under Specright
- Recognized as Gartner Representative Vendor in Packaging and Product Specification Management
- Gartner Cool Vendor in AI and Data Tools for Packaging (2025)

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — Appointed CEO of Specright, succeeding founder Matthew Wright who became Executive Chairman
- **2025-03** — Specright announced global EMEA expansion with new London office and new AI-driven platform capabilities including SpecGPT and Intelligent Document Processing
- **2024-12** — Specright ranked #287 on Deloitte Technology Fast 500; company reached $22.4M ARR and 60,000 customers

## Links

- Website: https://specright.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-boese-6b98b03
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/specrightInc

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Last updated: 2026-05-16