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Bahar Tarhan

Finance Coach

VP Finance, ex-Sun Microsystems, ex-Microsoft, ex-Oracle

About

As a Global Finance leader with 34+years of experience, I have spent my career building and scaling finance functions within Fortune 500 companies including Oracle, Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, Hyatt, and Deloitte. I have built and led teams of all sizes supporting go-to-market businesses as well as large and complex corporate global organizations.


My career has spanned senior leadership roles at Sun Microsystems, Microsoft, and Oracle, where I led finance organizations at the country level, across regional businesses, and within global FP&A, and built operating models that elevated financial planning, decision-making velocity, transformation, and organizational alignment.


At Microsoft, I served as CFO of the Device Partner Solution Sales Division, where I orchestrated cross-functional alignment that unlocked a $0.5B incremental revenue opportunity. At Oracle, I led three VP Finance roles and centralized FP&A and Reporting & Analytics to drive faster, smarter decision-making across the organization.


I am known as a people-first transformation leader who is brought in when a team needs clarity, when a function needs to scale, or when a culture needs to evolve to support the next chapter. My greatest strength is seeing both the system and the human dynamics underneath it. I mobilize teams by fostering trust, building capability, and helping leaders step into their full potential with confidence.


As a coach, I work with finance professionals who want to elevate their executive presence, strengthen strategic decision-making, and lead with authenticity and impact. Whether you're stepping into a new role, navigating organizational complexity, or ready to lead beyond the numbers, I help you articulate your value with clarity and show up with courage. My coaching style is direct and challenging, but always grounded in support — I bring high energy, positivity, and a willingness to share perspective when you need it most.

Outside of work, you will find me energized by movement, learning, connection, baking, and spending time with my family. I bring presence, curiosity, optimism, and authenticity to every coaching relationship.


I look forward to partnering with you as you step into the next and most powerful version of yourself.

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