Christine Barnum

Christine Barnum is the Chief Product Officer at CD Baby, a position they have held for 16 years and 4 months. Prior to their current role, Ms. Barnum served as the Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), Senior Vice President of Finance & Administration, VP of Finance & Administration, Director of Finance, Controller, Director of Digital Rights and Finance at CD Baby. In their role as Chief Product Officer, Ms. Barnum is responsible for managing accounting staff, initiating weekly royalty disbursements, preparing monthly bank reconciliations and financial reports, taking part in annual audits of financial records, analyzing data and preparing reports, and working with other senior management to prepare annual operating and capital expense budgets and sales forecasts. Ms. Barnum is also responsible for establishing internal controls and best practices for financial operations, preparing and analyzing complex royalty reporting, establishing and monitoring anti-fraud initiatives, managing e-commerce payment acceptance and related processes, maintaining relationships with banks and other financial institutions, outside vendors, third-party contractors, and e-commerce payment providers, and actively participating in management/leadership team meetings to identify, set, and achieve strategic company goals.

Christine Barnum has a Bachelor of Music from New York University, a post-baccalaureate from Post University in Forensic Accounting, and two certificates from Cornell University in Executive & Performance Leadership and Marketing Strategy.