# Reed Overfelt

> Reed Overfelt is the Chief Executive Officer of Black Tiger, an AI-powered master data management and governance platform. He is a career enterprise-software operator with roots at Microsoft, later leading growth at Aurea Software, running Redwood Software as Group CEO, and steering ventures including FEV Tutor and GAN Integrity. He argues, publicly and often, that master data is the foundation of enterprise AI.

- **Role:** CEO at Black Tiger
- **Organizations:** Black Tiger, FEV Tutor (former), Redwood Software (former), Aurea Software (former), GAN Integrity (former), Alpine Investors (former), Microsoft (former)
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** University of Montana, Fellow, Presidential Management Fellowship
- **Known for:** Scaled multiple enterprise software companies as CEO or Chief Growth Officer, Two-time keynote speaker at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (2012, 2013), Led Redwood Software's global operations serving 8,000+ customers

## Career timeline

- **1991** — Presidential Management Fellow
- **1997-2007** — General Manager, Microsoft
- **2012** — Keynote speaker, Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference
- **2013** — Keynote speaker, Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference
- **2017-2020** — Chief Growth Officer, Aurea Software
- **2021-2022** — Group CEO, Redwood Software
- **2023-2024** — CEO, FEV Tutor
- **2025** — Named CEO of Black Tiger

## Achievements

- Scaled multiple enterprise software companies as CEO or Chief Growth Officer
- Two-time keynote speaker at the Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference (2012, 2013)
- Led Redwood Software's global operations serving 8,000+ customers
- Presidential Management Fellow (1991)

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — Published thought leadership on how enterprise leaders should adapt to AI-driven change.
- **2025-08** — Wrote on meeting regulator and board expectations for enterprise data governance.
- **2025-07** — Published 'AI Is Only As Good As Your Master Data,' framing MDM as the AI unlock.

## Links

- Website: https://site.reedoverfelt.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reedoverfelt/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/reedoverfelt
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reed.overfelt/

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Last updated: 2026-07-08