# Mike Gianoni

> Mike Gianoni is the Charleston-based president, CEO and vice chairman of Blackbaud. An electrical engineer by training, he moved through software and financial technology leadership at DST Systems, CheckFree and Fiserv before joining Blackbaud in January 2014. He chairs Teradata’s board and co-chaired the Generosity Commission with Jane Wales. His community interests include animal welfare, veterans’ initiatives and sailing.

- **Role:** President, CEO and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors at Blackbaud
- **Organizations:** Blackbaud, Teradata, Generosity Commission (former co-chair), Fiserv (former executive), CheckFree (former executive), DST Systems (former senior vice president), International African American Museum (former board member)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Associate degree in electrical engineering, Waterbury State Technical College, Bachelor’s degree with a business concentration, Charter Oak State College, Master of Business Administration, University of New Haven, Honorary doctorate, University of New Haven
- **Known for:** Led Blackbaud’s modernization toward cloud-based software., Co-chaired the Generosity Commission, whose September 2024 report presented nine recommendations on giving and volunteering., Appointed Teradata nonexecutive chairman in February 2020.

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Worked at Canberra Industries, U.S. Design Corporation, Wang Laboratories, Sequent Computer Systems and Applications Systems Group.
- **1994-2005** — Senior vice president at DST Systems; led divisions and platform development.
- **2006-2007** — Executive vice president and general manager of CheckFree Investment Services, according to Blackbaud’s 2024 proxy.
- **2007** — Became president of Fiserv Investment Services following the CheckFree acquisition.
- **2010-2013** — Executive vice president and group president of Fiserv’s Financial Institutions Group.
- **2014** — Started as Blackbaud president, CEO and director on January 13.
- **2015** — Joined Teradata’s board.
- **2020** — Appointed nonexecutive chairman of Teradata in February.
- **2021** — Generosity Commission launched; Gianoni co-chaired with Jane Wales. Blackbaud formally adopted remote-first work in November.
- **2024** — Became Blackbaud vice chairman in January; Generosity Commission final report published in September.
- **2026** — Led Blackbaud during its September announcement of the Lantern fundraising language model with Databricks; selected capabilities planned for 2027.

## Achievements

- Led Blackbaud’s modernization toward cloud-based software.
- Co-chaired the Generosity Commission, whose September 2024 report presented nine recommendations on giving and volunteering.
- Appointed Teradata nonexecutive chairman in February 2020.
- Named to The SaaS Report’s Top 50 SaaS CEOs list in 2017.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Blackbaud announced Lantern at bbcon on September 29, developed with Databricks; select Raiser’s Edge NXT and Agents for Good capabilities are planned for 2027.
- **2026-05** — Published a LinkedIn article titled From Insight to Action: What Social Impact Practitioners Should Expect from AI Now.
- **2026-03** — Published the LinkedIn article Social Impact’s Agentic Opportunity.
- **2025-06** — Discussed technology, employee volunteering and corporate purpose in a CECP interview republished by Blackbaud on June 25.

## Links

- Website: https://mike-gianoni.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikegianoni
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/MikeGianoni
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MikeGianoni
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mike.gianoni

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Last updated: 2026-10-23