Wait…he’s a CPA?!? Oh, you better believe it…and then some ;-) An entrepreneur, college professor, financial professional and author (EDYM, available early 2026!), this guy’s looking to start another Renaissance! Simply, whether in the boardroom, classroom, or locker room, his passion is to help others make better decisions by translating tedious technical topics into tangible intelligence useful for personal and professional success.

And if you thought THAT was a mouthful, check out his personal formula for success: (Big 4 + Private equity + Franchising + Internet startups + Fraud Examiner + CFO Consulting + 18.5″ Biceps) / (Humility + Faith + Family) = Accounting Badassery in motion.  I mean, it’s just math, right?!? Living his personal mantra of Integrate, Educate, Elevate…and Entertain, Dr. Tim Naddy abhors complacency and doesn’t believe in settling for less because a good day consists of helping folks understand their value (and yes, you’re worth it).

An alchemist of precision, professionalism, and panache, his secret sauce is using storytelling to mix all the things he loves…entertaining, speaking, writing, sumif functions, and jazz hands…into the wonderful world of Accounting and Phinance. Shadow Ops is his domain, but he ain’t shy of the spotlight either, so if you’re down to collab, he’s ready to rock n roll! Connect with him on LinkedIn and tune in to him on his Business Biceps & BS podcast:

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Karen Walker assumed the role of Chief Financial Officer of Sysdig in 2021 to steer growth and financial strategy, and in 2025, Karen joined the Office of the CEO to lead go-to-market and operations. With over 20 years of expertise spanning corporate finance, accounting, compliance, and investor relations, Karen’s leadership extends from pre-IPO to public companies. Her executive roles at PagerDuty, Uber Technologies, Pandora Media, CBS Interactive, and Virgin America underscore her proficiency. Karen excels at scaling finance teams in high-growth and global settings, notably at Uber Technologies. She spearheaded early IPO readiness for Uber and Virgin America, while also driving M&A activities, including Pandora Media’s sale to Sirius XM. Karen’s strategic acumen includes building and leading investor relations at PagerDuty.

Charles (Charlie) Wagner joined Vertex Pharmaceuticals in 2019 as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). In 2025, he assumed the role of Chief Operating & Financial Officer, overseeing the accounting, finance, human resources, internal audit, investor relations, business development transactions & alliance management, portfolio & program management, corporate communications, and global security & facilities functions. Mr. Wagner has deep corporate finance and health care experience, including nearly two decades in public and private company CFO roles.

Prior to joining Vertex, Mr. Wagner was Executive Vice President, Finance and CFO at Ortho Clinical Diagnostics — a Carlyle Group portfolio company. In this role, he had leadership responsibilities for all aspects of finance, accounting, tax, treasury, global financial systems, lender relations, and acquisitions and divestitures, as well as shared responsibility for several enterprise-wide projects. Prior to this, Mr. Wagner served as CFO for Bruker Corporation, Progress Software Corporation and Millipore Corporation. In addition to his corporate finance roles, Mr. Wagner served as an advisor at Bain & Company and Coopers & Lybrand and held industry board positions as a director and a member of the Audit Committee at Good Start Genetics and Bruker Corporation.

Mr. Wagner serves on the board of directors for The TJX Companies, Inc. and is a member of its Audit and Finance Committee.

Mr. Wagner holds a B.S. in accounting from Boston College and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

Kate Gulliver is the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer for Wayfair, leading the Finance, Talent, Legal, Real Estate, and Corporate Communication functions. Kate formerly oversaw the talent organization at Wayfair where she was responsible for global human capital management, including recruiting, organizational design, talent management, talent analytics, compensation, and learning and development. Prior to leading the talent function, Kate managed the company’s Investor Relations team where she drove all communication and relationship development with outside investors, and led the company through its initial public offering (IPO) in 2014. Previously, Kate worked as an investor for nearly five years at Bain Capital, the Boston based private equity firm. She started her career in consulting at McKinsey & Company. Kate holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a B.A. from Yale University.