Chris Folena

Chris Folena has a diverse work experience spanning over 25 years. Chris is currently working as the CFO at Once Upon a Farm since 2022. Prior to that, they served as the CFO at Lifestyle Solutions from 2021 to 2022. From 2017 to 2021, Chris held the role of COO/CFO at The J.R. Watkins Co., where they were responsible for executing a carve-out, growth, and exit strategy. Before that, they were the VP, Corporate Controller at Juicero from 2016 to 2017. Chris also served as the VP, Finance & Accounting at Nutiva, Inc. from 2015 to 2016. Earlier in their career, they held positions at Hormel Foods, General Mills, Agilent Technologies, Oracle, and PwC, where they gained extensive experience in finance, accounting, risk management, compliance, and strategic management.

Chris Folena holds a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Finance & Accounting from California State University - East Bay. Additionally, they are a Certified Public Accountant (Active) obtained from PwC in 1997.