Chirag Patel is a seasoned finance executive with over 15 years of experience in various industries, including technology, SaaS, private equity, airlines, hotels, and engineering. He is recognized for his proficiency in overseeing FP&A organizations and building strategic partnerships for operational excellence. He possesses a wealth of experience with all phases of an organization's lifecycle, including start-up, growth, decline or turnaround, bankruptcy, and mergers and acquisitions. Patel holds an MBA in Finance & Strategy from Rice Business - Jones Graduate School of Business and a BS in Chemical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin.

Patel's impressive background encompasses leadership roles such as VP, Global Financial Planning & Analysis at Blackhawk Network, Head of Financial Planning and Analysis at New Relic, Inc., Managing Director, FP&A for Virgin America at Alaska Airlines, Director, Financial Planning & Analysis at Virgin America, Sr Finance Manager at Google, Director, Marketing Finance at Starwood Hotels & Resorts, and Finance Associate at Delta Air Lines. His areas of expertise include financial planning and analysis, activity-based costing, cost accounting, budgeting and forecasting, revenue forecasting, cash flow forecasting, financial statement analysis, mergers and acquisitions, investor relations, balanced scorecards, project analysis, financial management, capital budgeting, employee development & management.