George Schmidt

Associate
George Schmidt
HOME BASE
Chicago
BEFORE ACCORDION
  • Direct ChassisLink, Inc.

  • Superior Street Partners
  • Transwestern
  • MarshBerry, Inc.

ALMA MATER
  • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Bachelor of Arts, Economics

HOME BASE
Chicago
BEFORE ACCORDION
  • Direct ChassisLink, Inc.

  • Superior Street Partners
  • Transwestern
  • MarshBerry, Inc.

ALMA MATER
  • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Bachelor of Arts, Economics

George is an Associate with nearly 4 years of FP&A experience, primarily related to private-equity backed logistics. George specializes in analyses to examine operational trends and provide cost-saving recommendations.

Before joining Accordion, George spent over 3 years working for DCLI, a semi-truck chassis leasing company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, upon graduating from college. George served as a financial analyst on the Operations FP&A team, with a focus on expense-related trends to provide insight into monthly financials, as well as company-wide cost reduction initiatives. George also worked to generate analyses and presentations on these items for DCLI’s private-equity stakeholders.

George has worked in various other roles to provide market research and data analysis, in industries such as renewable energy, commercial real estate, and insurance. George also lived in Denmark for 5 months as part of a Global Economics program through UNC, where he learned about a variety of worldwide economies and international business operations.

George graduated from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill with a B.A. in Economics.

Something you should know
  • Grandpa was a Pro Bowl NFL kicker for 17 seasons, is the all-time leading scorer for the Arizona (then St. Louis) Cardinals, and held the world record for most field goals (7) in a game for 40 years
  • Can't kick a football to save his life
  • Ran the Charlotte Marathon - hoping to run the Chicago Marathon soon
Noteworthy
  • Started the UNC squash team