Cory Douglas
As a Strategic CFO and trusted partner with more than 30 years of executive leadership experience, I work alongside founders, CEOs, boards, and investors to strengthen financial performance, improve operational execution, and position organizations for sustainable growth.
My expertise includes:
- Strategic CFO Leadership
- Organizational Alignment & Performance
- Strategic Financial Planning
- Financial & Operational Transformation
- Strategic Transactions & Exit Planning
- Capital Markets & IPO Readiness
- Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
- Cash Flow Strategy
- KPI Development & Executive Reporting
- ERP & Financial Systems Implementation
- Board Governance & Executive Advisory
- Mission-Driven Organizations & Nonprofit Governance
- Risk Management & Internal Controls
- SaaS, Healthcare Technology & Growth Companies
I enjoy helping founders and leadership teams navigate the moments that matter most: rapid growth, strategic transactions, organizational change, and the point where complexity begins to outpace the systems that once supported success. My role is to bring clarity, alignment, and disciplined execution so organizations can move forward with confidence.
Throughout my career, I’ve partnered with founders, CEOs, boards, and investors to guide organizations through growth, operational transformation, strategic transactions, and periods of significant change. Those experiences have reinforced my belief that lasting success isn’t driven by financial metrics alone. It comes from aligning leadership, strategy, operations, governance, and finance around a common purpose.
I also believe that strong organizations are built on thoughtful stewardship. Serving as Treasurer of the Joseph Campbell Foundation and Secretary of the C.G. Jung Institute of New York has deepened my appreciation for purpose-driven leadership and sound governance. Whether working with a startup, family-owned business, private equity-backed company, or nonprofit, my focus remains the same: helping leaders make confident decisions that create long-term value.
Beyond my work as a CFO, I continue to study and write about leadership, psychology, and organizational development, exploring how these disciplines shape stronger organizations and more effective leaders.
Some examples of significant initiatives that I have led and their benefits to my clients and employers include:
- Achieved a strategic valuation exceeding 12× ARR through a successful private equity-backed business combination while maintaining Rule of 40 financial performance.
- Helped drive more than 6× enterprise value growth while leading a successful IPO and building the financial infrastructure required to support sustained public-company growth.
- Led one of the industry’s largest financial restatements, restoring regulatory confidence and positioning the company for successful strategic transactions.
- Helped transform a high-growth technology company from operating losses to sustained profitability, strengthening financial discipline in advance of a successful strategic acquisition.
- Built scalable finance organizations and operating infrastructure that supported IPO readiness, strategic transactions, rapid growth, and long-term operational excellence.
- Strengthened governance, financial stewardship, and strategic planning for mission-driven organizations focused on education, culture, and leadership development.
Every organization eventually reaches a point where complexity outgrows the systems that once made it successful. That’s where I enjoy helping.
I believe great organizations are built through clarity, alignment, and stewardship. Whether serving a founder-led business, a public company, a private equity-backed organization, or a mission-driven nonprofit, I’ve found that sustainable success depends upon thoughtful leadership, sound governance, disciplined financial management, and a shared sense of purpose.
I enjoy partnering with leaders to create that alignment. Whether preparing a company for growth, guiding a strategic transaction, strengthening governance, or supporting a mission-driven institution, my goal is always the same—to become a trusted partner who helps organizations navigate complexity with confidence and create lasting value.
As I begin this next chapter of my career, I’m excited to partner with founders, executive teams, boards, and mission-driven organizations throughout Florida and beyond, helping them build stronger organizations, steward change thoughtfully, and create enduring value.
Previously, I have held executive leadership and financial positions with organizations including:
Chief Financial Officer – Sunwave Health
Chief Financial Officer – Medidata Solutions
Senior Vice President, Controller – The BISYS Group
Senior Vice President, Controller – DoubleClick
Manager – Colgate-Palmolive Company
Supervisory Senior (CPA) – Arthur Andersen
Education & Credentials
Master of Arts, Theology/Theological Studies – Drew University
Master of Business Administration (MBA) – The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Accounting – San Francisco State University
Board Leadership & Community Service
Secretary – Board of Trustees – C.G. Jung Institute of New York
Treasurer – Board of Directors – Joseph Campbell Foundation
Board Member – Aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art