Kelly Wagner

Kelly Wagner has a diverse work experience spanning several years. Kelly currently holds the position of Vice President Finance at Hazelcast, a role they started in 2023. In the same year, they also became the Co-Founder of Audit Studio.

Kelly has been involved in consulting and advising multiple stealth and early-stage companies since 2014, providing expertise in strategic finance, fundraising, FP&A, scale operations, and accounting.

Since 2018, they have been a member of the Operators Guild, an independent group of operational leaders in Bay Area tech companies, where they share best practices and invests in the operator community.

In 2021, Kelly joined FOG Ventures as an investor, supporting innovative founders in creating a toolbox for modern-day operators, backed by prominent tech COOs and CFOs.

Kelly's past experience includes roles at Firefly as the SVP Finance/FP&A, where they led the company's financial operations strategy and supported fundraising efforts, and at Namely as the VP Finance Strategy & Operations/FP&A, where they designed financial frameworks and implemented solutions to unify sales, finance, support, and professional services.

Kelly also held the position of VP Finance Operations & Risk Management at Quirky, where they optimized global operations processes and collaborated with functional leaders to achieve business objectives.

From 2005 to 2013, Kelly worked as a Principal & Management Consultant at Accrescendo, where they provided interim CFO and VP level support to seed, early, growth, expansion, and pre-IPO stage companies, domestically and globally, and built and led various Finance, FP&A, Accounting, Operations, and Process Optimization functions.

Kelly Wagner's education history includes a Master of Science in Accountancy (MIS Emphasis) from Brigham Young University Marriott School of Business. Kelly'sfield of study encompassed Accountancy, Management Information Systems, and Extensive MBA Curricula. Kelly also holds a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy from the same institution, with a focus on Accounting. The specific start and end years for both degrees were not provided.