Eric Tan

Eric Tan

Chief Digital & Technology Officer at Goodwin

GoodwinUnited States

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Experience28+ Years
LevelCXO

Executive Overview

Eric Tan is a technology and security executive recognized for driving transformation across regulated industries from FinTech to Public Safety to Legal. As Chief Digital & Technology Officer at Goodwin, an AmLaw 25 global law firm, he leads the firm’s digital strategy, modern platform development, and responsible AI adoption to enable smarter, more secure collaboration between lawyers and clients. Prior to Goodwin, Eric was CIO & CSO at Flock Safety, where he built the technology, security, Trust & Safety, and Data Privacy teams while modernizing Flock's platform. He chaired the company's Responsible AI & Risk Committee and led compliance across Criminal Justice, National Defense, and ISO standards. During his tenure, Flock grew into one of the most trusted public safety technology companies in the U.S., reaching a valuation of $7.5 billion. Earlier, as CIO & SVP at Coupa Software, a $7 Trillion spend platform where Eric scaled the company from ~$80M to ~$1B ARR, guided it through its IPO, and integrated more than a dozen acquisitions before its $8B sale to Thoma Bravo. At PwC, he founded the Cloud Computing practice and advised Fortune 500 and regulated organizations on digital transformation and cybersecurity. Eric has been recognized by The Wall Street Journal as a “Technology Decision Maker,” is a member of CNBC’s Technology Executive Council, and serves on the board of Prevention Now, a nonprofit using AI and data to disrupt human trafficking.

Career Timeline

Professional employment history
  • GoodwinCurrent
    Sep 2025–Present· 1 yr
    • Chief Digital and Technology OfficerCurrent
      Sep 2025–Present
  • Apr 2023–Aug 2025· 2 yrs 4 mos
    • CIO & Chief Security Officer
      Apr 2023–Aug 2025
  • 2017–Apr 2023· 6 yrs 3 mos
    • CIO & SVP Technology
      2017–Apr 2023
  • 2004–2017· 13 yrs
    • Director
      2004–2017
  • 2000–2004· 4 yrs
    • Manager, Information Technology
      2000–2004
  • 1998–2000· 2 yrs
    • Director, Finance
      1998–2000

Education

Master in Business Systems

Monash University

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