Pat Takahashi

Pat Takahashi, CPA has a diverse work experience in various finance and administration roles. They started their career at Safeway, where they served as the Division VP Finance and later as the Director of Financial Planning and Analysis, Accounting, and Procurement. At Safeway, they built the Financial Planning and Analysis group within the IT department and had oversight responsibilities for accounting, reporting, and procurement activities.

After their tenure at Safeway, they joined Hitachi Data Systems as the Director of Global Procurement, where they led the RFP and selection process for global real estate and travel management companies and implemented cost-saving purchasing policies.

Following their time at Hitachi Data Systems, they joined NetApp as the Director of Finance. In this role, they provided financial transparency and oversight to the IT functional area, implemented financial controls to project and portfolio management, and improved forecasting and planning. They also successfully implemented financial oversight to managed service and staff augmentation providers.

Most recently, they served as the Director of Finance and Administration at Escuela Bilingüe Internacional. However, specific details about this role are not provided.

Pat Takahashi, CPA has a solid education history. They obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education from the University of California, Berkeley, attending from 1971 to 1975. Later, they pursued a Master of Science degree in Education from the University of Arizona, which they completed between 1977 and 1979. Pat also earned a Teaching Credential, specifically a Bachelor of Science degree, from UC Berkeley, although the specific dates of this degree are not provided.