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Derek Johnson

Fractional VP of Finance

I have close to 20 years of finance and accounting experience in VC and PE backed companies in a variety of industries ranging from SaaS to Consumer Goods.

I began my career in commercial banking with Silicon Valley Bank before moving on to work as a Controller for one of my SaaS clients, eventually helping to sell it to a strategic investor. Since then, I’ve held roles as Controller, Director of FP&A, and Director of Finance for companies ranging from $5MM to $95MM in annual revenue. My responsibilities have included the ground-up building of KPIs and financial processes as well as diligence and integration of both buy-side and sell-side M&A. I bring these experiences to my work with clients as a Fractional VP of Finance at Ascent CFO Solutions.

I attended the University of Colorado, Boulder, and live in Denver with my wife, daughter, dog, and two cats. When I’m not on the soccer field sidelines, I love working on broken old houses and broken old BMWs and turning a few laps at High Plains Raceway.