At CFO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Columbia based CFO’ operating in the Consulting space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.

Curtis Buser
Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of The Carlyle Group
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About The Carlyle Group: The Carlyle Group is a global private equity firm that caters to early and later stage companies.

Michael Krone
SVP & Chief Financial Officer of Deltek
Michael Krone is the SVP & Chief Financial Officer at Deltek.
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About Deltek, Heart Health: Deltek is an enterprise software and information solutions provider for professional services firms and government contractors.

Jeff Ash
Chief Financial Officer of Welocalize
Jeff Ash is Welocalize’s Chief Financial Officer. Having spent more than two decades in a variety of financial and operational roles with both Fortune 500 companies and technology startups, Jeff was attracted to Welocalize because of its focus on customer service and dynamic, innovative culture. Looking for a company where he could do things differently, he quickly realized that Welocalize would be a perfect fit. Jeff started his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and six years focused on the technology and communications industries. He went on to serve in financial positions with TeleCorp PCS (subsequently a part of AT&T Wireless) and AOL-Time Warner. In 2007, Jeff became the CFO of BabyCenter, the largest global online resource for new and expecting parents with local sites in over 20 countries. Three years later he took on the CFO spot at Six Apart, one of the first and largest platforms for blogging and content distribution online. When the company merged with VideoEgg in 2012 to form Say Media, Jeff became the new company’s Senior Vice President, Operations, responsible for global advertising content production and advertising operations. As CFO at Welocalize, he’s responsible for leading the charge toward profitable and sustainable growth, instituting efficient and effective accounting and overseeing the financial, HR and other administrative operations of the company. Jeff received his MBA from William & Mary and a BBA in Accounting from the University of Georgia. He has three children and lives in Frederick, MD. While most of his free time is spent keeping up with his energetic family, he is also an avid reader and rabid Georgia Bulldog fan.
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About Welocalize: Welocalize provides translation supply chain management solutions that deliver market-ready, translated content.

Brian O’Neill
Chief Financial Officer of DeepMile Networks
Brian R. O’Neill joined DeepMile as Chief Financial Officer in June 2011. Prior to DeepMile, he served as Finance Manager at the CoStar Group, Inc., a $1 billion information and marketing services company. At CoStar he held responsibilities in Investor Relations and Financial Planning & Analysis, and played a key role in the company’s mergers and acquisitions. Prior to joining CoStar, Mr. O’Neill worked in Forensics accounting at KPMG and Arthur Andersen. He earned an MBA from the University of Maryland and a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Richmond.
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About DeepMile Networks: Social media and other analytics

Cara McVie
Partner and CFO of Bully Pulpit Interactive
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About Bully Pulpit Interactive: Bully Pulpit Interactive was founded by the digital marketers of the Obama Presidential campaign to help clients in the public and private

Eric Crowe
Chief Financial Officer of BRMi
Eric is the Chief Financial Officer of BRMI with over 15 years of results driven senior financial and operations management experience within small corporations and multimillion dollar divisions of global billion dollar corporations.Eric has extensive experience and demonstrated success in streamlining business operations that drive growth and increased efficiency and bottom-line results. As a proven leader in organizational change, he has led the evaluation and integration of several M&A opportunities while focusing on financial and operational results. He has served in mid to senior level management positions for Innoviss, Incorporated, subsidiaries of ManTech International and the business operations group for various divisions within Affiliated Computer Services, Government Solutions Group.Eric has a Master’s of Business Administration from Webster University and a Bachelors of Science in Business from Shepherd University.
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About BRMi: Battle Resource Management, Inc. is a professional services, technology and change management consulting firm.

Michael M Halloran
Chief Financial Officer of Audigy Group
Michael M. Halloran joined Audigy Group as Chief Financial Officer in late 2014. Prior to this he was with Action Target from March 2011 as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He has also served as Corporate Controller at Otix Global, Inc., from April 1999, subsequently promoted to Vice President in December 2002 and then Chief Financial Officer in July 2006. Halloran began his career at Ernst & Young in their New York Metro region, where he worked from 1985 to 1994, rising to Senior Audit Manager. From 1994 to 1999, he held various senior positions at C.R. Bard, a large medical device company, based in New Jersey. Halloran has earned a Certified Public Accountant licensure and a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, with a concentration in Accounting, from State University of New York at Oswego.
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About Audigy Group: Audigy Group helps private practice audiologists and hearing professionals.

Mark Simione
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial & Administrative Officer, and Treasurer of Noblis
As Senior Vice President, Chief Financial and Administrative Officer and Treasurer, Simione is responsible for all of the financial, operating and administrative activities within the corporation. He also serves as the trustee of the Noblis pension plan. Prior to working at Noblis, Simione was with The MITRE Corporation where he held several management positions. Simione serves on the Board of Trustees for Noblis and on the Board of Directors for AllCom Global Services. He is a current member and former president of the Board of Trustees of United Cerebral Palsy of Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia. He is a member of the CFA Institute, the Washington Society of Investment Analysts, and The Association for Corporate Growth. Simione holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.
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About Noblis: Noblis is a nonprofit science, tech strategy organization that works in the public interest to help clients solve most complex problems.

Ronnie Wahi
CFO of Econveyance
Ronnie joined econveyance in early 2014 bringing with him over 20 Years of experience in the software sector. His background in technology has varied from consulting to establishing businesses in the industry. He has a proven track record of success, realizing and delivering financial and management goals. Ronnie holds a BSc in computing science, and is also a Chartered Professional Accountant with significant management and operational expertise. He is responsible for development and execution of the company’s strategic financial plan for stable growth and efficient operations.
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About Econveyance: The largest and fastest growing network of conveyance professionals.

Bart Kane
Portfolio CFO of The CFO Center Limited
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About The CFO Center Limited: The CFO Centre Group is now the Global No.1 provider of part-time FD and CFO services.