Vice President and Corporate Controller

Bernie Blegen is Vice President and Corporate Controller and oversees all corporate accounting, financial reporting, compliance, internal reporting, M&A accounting and due diligence. Bernie works closely with the business planning and analysis teams, as well as Shutterfly’s manufacturing and operations organizations, to provide the analytical framework and financial metrics to enable informed business decisions.

Bernie has more than 25 years of experience in finance within the semiconductor, software and communication industries. Prior to joining Shutterfly, Bernie served as the vice president finance and corporate controller for Credence Systems, where he was responsible for corporate accounting, consolidations, FP&A, operational financial support, and credit and SEC reporting. Previously, he was senior director of finance for Xilinx, where he was responsible for financial management of the company’s 1,800 employee R&D and supply chain management functions.

Prior to Xilinx, he served as vice president and chief financial officer for Luminate, where he led all facets of the company’s financial, legal, IT, HR and administrative functions. Bernie’s financial operations expertise also encompasses roles as the vice president and corporate controller for Merant/Micro Focus and vice president of finance for Times Mirror Education Group.

Bernie serves as President of the Board for the Diabetes Society. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara and became a CPA in the State of California.