Vertex, Inc. announced the appointment of Chirag Patel as Chief Strategy Officer (CSO). In this role, he will focus on the advancement of the Company?s strategy across an expanded global market for tax technology solutions and collaborate closely with the Vertex executive team to accelerate the next phase of growth. Patel joins Vertex from Ernst & Young (EY) where he was the leader of EY Foundry, a corporate venturing unit responsible for building new software businesses in relevant markets.

Prior to that position, Patel co-founded and acted as managing director at Highnote Foundry, a venture capital and venture development firm. Additionally, he?s held various leadership roles at IBM, Merrill Lynch Capital Markets and Oracle Consulting. Throughout his career, Patel has established himself as a proven leader with a successful track record for developing and executing growth strategies for both global 1,000 companies and startups.

As a three-time CEO of enterprise SaaS companies in the consumer digital, healthcare and financial services industry, he brings with him a wealth of knowledge, expertise and entrepreneurship.