Smita Patel

Smita Patel, CPA, is a finance professional with extensive experience in various leadership roles across multiple industries. Currently serving as a Strategic Consultant to the CFO at Aspen Neuroscience, Inc. since December 2024, Smita has previously held positions such as Senior Vice President of Finance, Risk, and Strategy at F45 Training from September 2021 to 2024, and as VP of Finance, Strategy, and Risk at CFO Consulting Group from 2008 to September 2021. Other notable roles include VP of Finance and Accounting at Human Longevity, Inc. (2013-2018), Senior Financial and Strategy Consultant at LPL Financial (2009-2011), and Director of Corporate Compliance and Senior Director of Global Financial Operations at Thermo Fisher Scientific (2004-2007). Smita began a career in investment banking at Goldman Sachs from 1998 to December 2003. Smita holds a degree in Accounting and Finance from NYU Stern School of Business.