Robert Carlson

Chief Financial Officer Vantaca

Last Reviewed: September 27, 2026

Executive Summary

Robert Carlson is Chief Financial Officer of Vantaca, the Wilmington, North Carolina company that makes software for firms managing homeowners’ and community associations. He joined in 2022 and reports to Chief Executive Officer Ben Currin. His background is finance inside growing software companies: before Vantaca he held finance leadership roles at Benefitfocus, then a publicly listed benefits software company, and at Stack Sports, which was private equity backed. He began in finance at Amazon and as an analyst at the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Since he joined, Vantaca has raised a minority growth investment at a $1.25 billion valuation.

Career Highlights

• Chief Financial Officer of Vantaca since 2022, reporting to CEO Ben Currin.
• CFO during Vantaca’s minority growth investment of more than $300 million, led by Cove Hill Partners at a $1.25 billion valuation and announced in October 2025.
• Held finance leadership roles at Benefitfocus (BNFT) and Stack Sports, building finance teams during periods of rapid growth.
• Worked in finance at Amazon early in his career.
• Served as an analyst at the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Professional Journey

Carlson earned a BA in economics at the University of Kansas and later an MBA at Penn State’s Smeal College of Business. Early in his career he worked as an analyst at the Federal Bureau of Investigation and then in finance at Amazon.

He then moved into finance leadership at software companies. Vantaca names two, Benefitfocus (BNFT) and Stack Sports, and describes them as public market and private equity-backed software companies. At both, Vantaca says, he built finance teams while the businesses were growing quickly. His titles at those companies are not published.

Vantaca announced him as Chief Financial Officer in October 2022, reporting to CEO Ben Currin. The same post announced other senior appointments and referred to a recent growth investment from JMI Equity. Vantaca sells community management software to companies that run homeowners’ and community associations.

Since he joined, the company has positioned itself around AI, and its leadership team now includes a Head of AI Enablement and the founder of HOAi. In October 2025 it announced a minority growth investment of more than $300 million led by Cove Hill Partners at a $1.25 billion valuation, with JMI Equity staying on as an investor. The company says it serves more than 500 management companies representing six million households. Carlson is still listed as Chief Financial Officer.

Education

University of Kansas

BA, Economics

Penn State University, Smeal College of Business

MBA