BEFORE ACCORDION
Bazaarvoice, Inc.
Datto, Inc.
Grant Thornton, LLP
ALMA MATER
Boston University School of Medicine, M.A. Medical Studies
Indiana University, B.S. Finance
Brian is a Director in Accordion’s CFO Technology practice with nearly two decades of advisory, technology, and transformation experience across clients ranging from small startups to large multinational companies.
He focuses on leading technology-enabled finance transformations and business process optimization for high-growth, sponsor-backed businesses, helping management teams modernize core systems, improve data quality, and create scalable operating models. His experience spans software, technology, manufacturing, and professional services, as well as global platforms with operations across South America, Europe, Australia, and Asia.
At Accordion, Brian leads technology and business architecture workstreams within the ERP group, partnering with portfolio company leadership to upgrade core finance technologies and streamline end-to-end processes. His work includes defining target-state architectures, aligning systems and data structures with finance and operational requirements, and guiding implementation programs that enable better insight into performance, cost, and resource utilization. He works closely with sponsors and management to ensure that new solutions produce meaningful improvements in reporting, decision support, and control without overcomplicating day-to-day operations.
Before joining Accordion, Brian spent more than a decade in business and technology consulting and in leadership roles at private equity-backed, high-growth technology companies, where he prepared organizations for public exits and scaled business processes and technology to support rapid expansion. He began his career in the consulting practice at Grant Thornton, leading technology and business strategy transformations and helping to grow the practice.
He later held senior roles at Datto and Bazaarvoice, focusing on business operations, enterprise architecture, and ERP systems for technology businesses. Brian holds an M.A. in Medical Sciences from Boston University School of Medicine and a B.S. in Finance from Indiana University, and he is a Certified NetSuite ERP Consultant.