Linda Rose, COO

K. Linda Rose, COO and Co-founder, of ThompsonRose has 20 years experience in public and private accounting. Since 1990 she has served as founder and CEO of Rose Business Solutions, a leader in the selection and implementation of financial application packages. Rose Business Solutions is a leading value-added reseller in the Great Plains, Solomon, Epicor and Sage channels. The company has implemented hundreds of installations for small and medium size businesses spanning a variety of industries.

Linda also serves as founder and CEO of RoseASP.com, a full-service application service provider founded to provide high quality deployment of enterprise financial applications, customer relationship management, human resources, asset management and enterprise reporting.

Linda started her career at Arthur Andersen & Co. with positions in both San Diego and World Headquarters in Chicago. She has a Master’s in Taxation and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting with a minor in Spanish. She is a graduate of San Diego State University where she graduated with Honors. She was certified by the California State Board of Accountancy as a CPA in 1988. She has also served as a member of the Great Plains Advisory Board.

Linda often contributes her expertise as a speaker addressing finance and accounting subjects and serves on various advisory boards. She is involved with many local organizations such as The San Diego Venture Group and San Diego Software & Internet Council.