Boardroom Media (CFO News)
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 Finance 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.
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.
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.
Liping Fan
Administrative Partner & CFO of Steamboat Ventures
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About RazorGator, Steamboat Ventures: Named after the Mickey Mouse cartoon Steamboat Willie — a great innovation at the time — we help young companies become market leaders.
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.
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.
