Kevin Morris
CPA, CMA
Kevin has over 20 years of experience leading financial and operational teams to improve customer satisfaction and financial performance. He has worked in a wide variety of industries including aerospace, logistics, power generation, insurance, manufacturing, retail, airline, and oil field services. He’s held a wide range of roles from financial analysis, business planning, and operations optimization through to CFO. Kevin is the Chief Financial Officer at JBPA Developments - a family office based in Ottawa with operations in Canada and the US.
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Tariq Munir
Managing Partner, Finspyr
Tariq is the Author of Reimagine Finance (Wiley), a thought leader in AI and digital transformation, a LinkedIn Top Voice, and an international keynote speaker. With over 20 years of experience across Fortune 500s and other global firms, he is a trusted advisor to the C-suite. Tariq specialises in crafting strategic digital roadmaps, fostering digital-first cultures, and leading responsible AI transformation.
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Prasad Nilantha
Finance Manager
Prasad is a professionally qualified Chartered Accountant with a BSc Business Administration and over 15 years of diverse experience in B2B & B2C businesses across numerous industries and geographies. He is currently working as a finance manager. He has also taken upon himself to learn about concepts and terms commonly used but infrequently understood in our profession.
Prasad allows CFO.University to share his work with our global finance community under his column “Learning Financial Concepts from the Excerpts of Others”. Prasad researches various financial concepts of interest to the CFO and summarizes these concepts for our consumption in an easy to understand fashion. Learning filled pieces that take minutes, not hours to get through.
You can find Prasad’s full collection excerpts here Learning Through PN
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John O’Dore
Co-Founder at Chinook Capital Advisors
John has been a trusted advisor working with business owners and shareholders of privately held businesses for more than 25 years with leading investment banking firms such as Seattle-based Meridian Capital and global investment banking firms Credit Suisse First Boston, Merrill Lynch and Bank of America. He has developed a successful track record by helping owners work through complex business transitions, recapitalization and company sale transactions. John has closed more than 100 company sale, recapitalization, financing and M&A transactions across multiple industries ranging from branded consumer to food and beverage, manufacturing, aerospace, business services and more.
For 20+ years, John lived and worked across Asia in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore. During his time abroad he picked up two Chinese dialects as well as global insight which enables him to bring both local and global perspective to transactions today.
In 2010 John returned to his native Seattle and continued his work in investment banking with Seattle-based Meridian Capital. In 2017 he co-founded Chinook Capital Advisors with Ed Kirk.
A graduate of Seattle University’s Albers School of Business, John currently serves as a board member for the Albers Alumni Association as well as the Association for Corporate Growth, Seattle Chapter. He and his wife, Candy, have three grown children and a grandchild. When he’s not helping his clients, John often dreams of his next fishing and crabbing boat or helps cheer on the Mariners to the next World Series.
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Victor Ojeleye
Business Group FP&A Planning & Reporting Manager at Cargill Protein North America
My long term objective is to courageously lead a global company, creating value for shareholders and the company while developing profitable and innovative solutions for customers. I am driven, diligent and passionate about my work and I seek to drive impact through diverse and inclusive collaboration. Servant leadership, willingness to learn, community engagement, and mentorship are key elements of my leadership approach and professional growth journey.
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Yiannis Papadopoulos
CFO
Fractional CFO | Founder of Quantro | Startup Mentor | Early Stage Investor.
Assisting start-ups and small businesses to set-up their own in house finance department.
Moved to London for a Masters Degree in Financial Management and continued helping start-ups through a VC backed company and then moved to a FTSE 250 real estate company.
Continued his entrepreneur spirit and commercial finance attitude as the CFO at Ladder. Recently founded Quantro to help business owners accelerate growth, improve profitability, and grow equity as a Fractional CFO.
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Tejas Parikh
Founder, Akshar Business Consulting | FP&A Transformation Specialist
As the Founder & Lead Consultantat Akshar Business Consulting, Tejas helps CFOs and finance leaders bridge the gap between financial planning and business strategy. With over 20 years of experience at companies like GE Healthcare, Vodafone, Unilever, Dixons, and Whitbread, he has led large-scale FP&A transformations, implemented automation, and streamlined financial consolidation.
His mission? To turn finance functions into strategic powerhouses that don’t just track business performance—but actively shape it.
What Sets Tejas Apart?
- A Strategic Lens on FP&A – Finance is no longer a back-office function. Tejas helps organizations align their FP&A processes with broader business goals, ensuring finance teamsdon’t just report on strategy—they drive it.
- Technology-Enabled Finance Transformation – From Power BI and Anaplan to AI-driven forecasting, Tejas specializes in implementing automation that enhances accuracy, improves efficiency, and eliminates redundant manual work.
- The CFO’s Trusted Advisor – He doesn’t just deploy tools and processes—he works closely with CFOs, finance directors, and FP&A teams to embed a culture of data-driven decision-making.
