# René Lacerte

> René Lacerte is the founder and CEO of BILL and co-founder of PayCycle. A fourth-generation entrepreneur with experience at Price Waterhouse and Intuit, he builds financial software for small and midsize businesses and the accountants who serve them.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at BILL
- **Organizations:** BILL, PayCycle, Intuit, Certa Data Corporation, Price Waterhouse
- **Education:** B.A. in Economics (described as quantitative economics in BILL’s leadership biography), Stanford University, M.S. in Industrial Engineering, Stanford University
- **Known for:** Co-founded PayCycle, which served more than 85,000 small businesses when acquired by Intuit., Founded BILL and led it through its 2019 IPO., Recognized by Accounting Today among its Top 100 Most Influential People.

## Career timeline

- **Before 1994** — Worked at Price Waterhouse and his parents’ payroll company, Certa Data Corporation.
- **1994–1999** — Worked at Intuit, including bill payment and payroll product initiatives.
- **1999** — Co-founded PayCycle with Martin Gates.
- **2006** — Founded BILL; CEO and board member since April.
- **2009** — Intuit completed its approximately $170 million acquisition of PayCycle.
- **2017** — EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Northern California winner and national finalist.
- **2018** — Selected for Goldman Sachs’ 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs.
- **2019** — BILL became publicly traded.
- **2021** — BILL acquired Divvy and Invoice2go.
- **2022** — BILL acquired Finmark.
- **2026** — Announced an AI native restructuring at BILL.

## Achievements

- Co-founded PayCycle, which served more than 85,000 small businesses when acquired by Intuit.
- Founded BILL and led it through its 2019 IPO.
- Recognized by Accounting Today among its Top 100 Most Influential People.
- BILL reported $1.6532 billion in fiscal 2026 revenue under his leadership.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — BILL introduced risk intelligence, AI controls and AI-assisted onboarding on October 19; it reported 175,000 businesses had used one or more AI capabilities.
- **2026-08** — BILL reported FY2026 revenue of $1.6532 billion and a net loss of $11.2 million.
- **2026-05** — Lacerte announced a transition to an AI native company and a planned workforce reduction of up to 30% by fiscal Q4 end.
- **2026-05** — BILL announced executive appointments and organizational changes on May 26.

## Links

- Website: https://www.bill.com/leadership/rene-lacerte
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/renelacerte
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/rlacerte

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