Kris is an Audit Partner with over 30 years of experience in public accounting and consulting.
He has extensive industry experience throughout the technology sector—software, interactive gaming, semiconductor, telecommunications, and biotech—as well as manufacturing, distribution, and venture capital and private equity. Kris has served a wide range of companies, from privately held emerging growth companies (EGCs) to publicly traded multinationals with revenues exceeding $1 billion. He has guided these companies through various matters, including raising private equity capital, executing IPOs and carve-out transactions, structuring mergers and acquisitions, ensuring FCPA compliance, and conducting financial audits and SEC compliance.
Before joining HCVT, Kris was a Partner at BDO and previously at Deloitte. At Deloitte, he led Los Angeles office initiatives focused on technology industry clients, including EGCs. Kris also chaired the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Awards program and led CFO forums and IPO seminars for several years. As an accomplished public speaker, he has addressed audiences at IPO seminars and business conferences, including the CSQ 2016 LA Visionaries Summit. Kris was also a member of Deloitte’s Middle Market Group, focusing on small-to-medium-sized businesses with significant growth potential. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of Southern California.