Posts in category

Mortgage Blog


Bracken finds unique challenges in public education finances

Lisa Bracken
CFO
Atlanta Public Schools

As chief financial officer of Atlanta Public Schools since July 2017, Lisa Bracken oversees four APS executive directors and six departments. She has been in her current position since the middle of 2017, which she describes as “a whirlwind year.”

“The biggest challenge I’ve faced in the past year has been trying to find that right balance between ‘putting out all the fires’ that…

Nathan Feather is the longest-serving executive at supply chain finance firm PrimeRevenue, joining the privately held company in 2006, three years after it was founded.

Nancy Furr oversees financial strategy, accounting, internal audit, tax, financial planning, risk management, treasury and restaurant asset management for Ted’s Montana Grill, which has more than 2,750 employees and annual revenue of $116 million.

David Evans is the chief financial officer and head of Corporate Development at marketing software developer Cardlytics (NASDAQ: CDLX), where he oversees accounting and financial planning and analysis as well as investor relations, capital formation initiatives, strategic alliances and mergers and acquisitions.

Executive vice president and CFO at media giant Turner Broadcasting System Inc. for the past three years, Pascal Desroches is responsible for overseeing Turner’ financial operations, as well as those of its technology, security and facilities organizations.

Playing a key role in the rapid growth of Georgia State University in downtown Atlanta and overseeing sound fiscal policies which supported that growth are just two of the accomplishments attributed to Dale Palmer.

Since joining InComm as chief financial officer in 2011, Scott Meyerhoff has completed debt and equity offerings that have raised more than $1 billion for the worldwide prepaid product and payments technology company.

“Scott has also played a key role in more than 100 mergers and acquisitions,” InComm President Phil Graves said of his chief financial officer and chief operating officer, including InComm’s August 2017 acquisition of the exclusive distribution rights to American Express prepaid…

In addition to overseeing business advisory, strategic planning, operations and financial management services at Randstad North America, Denise Dettingmeijer also distinguishes herself “as someone whose visionary leadership shapes Randstad US in ways that exceed her financial purview, making her mark on the company beyond its balance sheet,” according to Linda Galipeau, CEO, Randstad North America.

Ryan O’Neal handled a major overseas expansion while managing a fast pace of domestic growth for NPSG Global, a provider of e-fulfillment warehouse implementation services based in Kennesaw.

Chief Financial Officer Mike Vandiver helped secure QASymphony Inc.’s third round of investment while working across functions to support sales and marketing goals for the testing and tools developer, as well as overseeing human resources and security IT.