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 Los Angeles based CFO’ operating in the Financial Services 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.
Virginia Schmitt
Partner, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer of B Capital Group
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About B Capital Group: B Capital Group is a venture capital firm that backs global entrepreneurs in the field of information technology.
Hadas Sparfeld
COO & CFO of Group 11
Hadas is Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Group 11. She is responsible for all of the firm’s day-to-day operations and also oversees Group 11’s financial activities, including financial reporting, accounting, forecasting and budgeting, as well as tracking financial performance of portfolio companies.
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About Group 11: Group 11 is a venture capital firm focused on financial technology companies.
Susan Gentile
Chief Financial and Administrative Officer of H.I.G. Capital
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About H.I.G. Capital: H.I.G. Capital is a global private equity and alternative assets investment firm with $42 billion of equity capital under management.
Zev Wexler
CFO and COO of Core Innovation Capital
Zev Wexler is the COO and CFO at Core Innovation Capital.
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About Core Innovation Capital: Core Innovation Capital is a venture capital firm investing in companies committed to empowering small businesses.
Bryan Wolff
CFO/COO of Staircase
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About BBQ Holdings, Staircase: Staircase is an API marketplace for residential mortgage.
Scott Griffiths
CFO, Marketing of Farmers Insurance Group
Scott Griffiths is the CFO of Marketing for Farmers Insurance, a $19B enterprise. He joined Farmers Insurance in 2008 and provides financial leadership for the Enterprise’s marketing resources, covering TV, radio, digital, sponsorships, customer research, internal and external communications, and innovation. Griffiths began his career in auditing at KPMG in the UK, qualifying as a Chartered Accountant. Moving to the US in 2001, he briefly worked in public accounting, obtaining his CPA license, before joining Countrywide Financial. He went on to hold several leadership roles at Countrywide Financial in both the Global Markets and Correspondent Lending Divisions. Griffiths is on the Board of Directors on the Boys & Girls Club of the West Valley and in 2016 was the recipient of the Corporate Caring for Kids Award. Education: B.A. (Hons), Sheffield University, United Kingdom; ACA, Institute of Chartered Accountancy of England and Wales; CPA, American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
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About Farmers Insurance Group: Farmers Insurance Group is an insurer group of automobiles, homes, and small businesses.
Ben Dusastre
Co-founder & CFO of ProducePay
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About ProducePay, ProducePay, UCLA Anderson School of Management: ProducePay is an agriculture fin-tech start-up providing financing, analytics, and marketplace tools for the fresh produce market.
Peter Rivera
Chief Financial Officer & Chief Compliance Officer of Shamrock Capital Advisors
Peter Rivera is the Chief Financial Officer & Chief Compliance Officer at Shamrock Capital Advisors, LLC.
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About Shamrock Capital Advisors: Shamrock Capital Advisors is a private equity firm investing in the media, entertainment, and communications sectors.
Douglas J. Goddard
Chief Financial Officer of Hope Bancorp, Inc.
Douglas J. Goddard is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hope Bancorp, Inc. Previously, he was promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hope Bancorp, Inc. and Bank of Hope, formerly known as BBCN Bancorp, Inc. and BBCN Bank, on April 1, 2013, after having served as Deputy Chief Financial Officer since November 2011. Mr. Goddard has more than 30 years of experience in financial management in the commercial banking sector. Prior to the formation of BBCN, he served as Interim Chief Financial Officer of Center Financial Corporation, one of the predecessor companies of BBCN, beginning in June 2010. From 1997 through 2009, Mr. Goddard served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the former First Federal Bank of California, which was placed into receivership by the FDIC in December 2009. He also was involved in several other bank acquisitions in his prior positions at California United Bank and Pasadena-based Community Bank. A Certified Public Accountant, Mr. Goddard began his professional career as an auditor in 1974 at KPMG LLP. He earned his B.A. in Economics and Accounting from Claremont McKenna College, where he graduated cum laude with departmental honors.
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About Hope Bancorp, Inc.: Hope Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company of Bank of Hope and provides commercial banking services.
Darren Seidel
Executive Vice President and CFO of Entertainment Partners
EVP, CFO, Darren Seidel, leads and manages FP&A, Accounting, Tax, Treasury and Process Improvement teams. Seidel is a vital member of EP’s executive team, serving as the lead financial executive in cash management and investment activities, banking and related credit relationships, board of directors, government and employee-owner relations. He also oversees EP Financial Solutions, the company’s incentive arm. Seidel helped negotiate the acquisition of EP affiliates EP Canada and Canada Film Capital. He was also an integral part of executing EP’s investment with Exactuals, a provider of SaaS platform for complex payments. He currently serves on the Exactuals Board of Directors. Seidel previously served as Senior Vice President of International Finance at Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group (WBHEG) where he oversaw international finance across Warner Bros. Home Video, Warner Bros. Digital Distribution, and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. In this role, Seidel was responsible for forecasts, budgets, long term strategic plans, acquisition analysis, special projects, greenlights, and ultimates for WBHEG’s international businesses. Prior to joining Warner Bros. in 2010, Seidel spent eight years with The Walt Disney Company where he held a variety of positions, from helping lead Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment business in Asia Pacific and Latin America to the head of finance for a Disney Consumer Products business unit. Seidel holds an MBA from the University of Notre Dame, and currently resides in Los Angeles with his wife and three children.
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About Ease Entertainment Services, Entertainment Partners, IrishAngels: Entertainment Partners is the global leader in entertainment payroll, residuals, tax incentives, finance.
Bobby Kamaris
CFO & Co-Founder of AmplifyX
Bobby Kamaris is the CFO and Co-Founder of Amplify Creative Group.
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About AmplifyX: Music ownership redefined.
Wisdom Lu
SVP, Chief Financial Officer of Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corporation
Wisdom Lu serves as Senior Vice President, General Manager for D&B DataWorks at Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. Prior to joining the company, Lu worked for Liberman Broadcasting, Inc., where she served as the Chief Financial Officer and oversaw Finance, Information Technology, Human Resources, as well as Legal and Investor Relations. She also served as Treasurer and Chief Investment Officer at Health Net, Inc., one of the nation’s largest publicly traded managed health care companies. Before that, Lu served as Treasury Officer, Fixed Income Sales & Trading with National Westminster Bank, USA, and as Management Associate, Fixed Income Sales & Trading with Citicorp Securities, Inc. Ms. Lu graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute where she received her Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering, with a minor in Economics. Lu earned her Master of Business Administration in Finance & International Business from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University. Lu holds professional designations of Chartered Financial Analyst and Professional Engineer in New York.
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About Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corporation: Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corp. considers itself a 175 year-old startup.
James Hays
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of Brentwood Associates
James joined Brentwood in 2021 as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer. Prior to joining Brentwood, James served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer at St. Cloud Capital, LLC and also worked in the audit and assurance practices at Rothstein Kass (acquired by KPMG) and Meloni Hribal Tratner. James received a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Southern California and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Oklahoma State University. James is a Certified Public Accountant.
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About Brentwood Associates: Brentwood Associates is a consumer-focused private equity investment firm.
Shick Yoon
EVP & CFO of Hanmi Bank
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About Hanmi Bank: Hanmi Bank was founded with the goal of catering to a growing Korean-American community.
Martin Jeffrey Doane
CEO,CFO & Director of Boost Capital
Mr. Martin Jeffrey Doane, B.A, LL.B, serves as the Global Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Ubequity Capital Partners Inc., Investment Arm. Mr. Doane serves as the Chairman and President of MeeMee Media Inc. (formerly, EnDev Holdings Inc and No Show, Inc.) since April 2013 and Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer since July 11, 2013. He serves as the Global Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer and is Founding Partner of Ubequity Capital Partners Inc. In 2006, he founded Ubequity Capital Partners, Inc. He serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Boost Capital Corp.
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About Boost Capital: A UK-based specialist business lender.
Richard Verasamy
Chief Financial Officer of AFEX
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About AFEX: AFEX offers a range of independent foreign payment solutions to a global customer base.
Mark Wald
CFO of Ballparq
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About Ballparq: Web Platform that lets entrepreneurs build financial models
Brenda Battey
CFO of Broadway Financial
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About Broadway Financial: Broadway Financial is a Los Angeles-based savings and loan holding company.
Jon Yen
CFO of SwiftCeipt
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About SwiftCeipt: Consumer digital receipt management and corporate analytic. We allow consumers to never lose a receipt again.