Kent Johnson

Kent Johnson, MBA, serves as the Founder and President of Second Oar, LLC since March 2014, offering financial consulting services that include fractional CFO support and the development of financial business models for mergers and acquisitions, capital raising, and forecasting. Kent holds multiple positions including Chief Financial Officer and Board Member at Direct Commerce, and Controller at Redwire Space. Prior experience includes roles as Chief Financial Officer and VP of Finance at Hera Systems, Chief Financial Officer at Wrightspeed, and Chief Executive Officer at EQX Capital, Inc., which focuses on capital equipment leasing. Kent's earlier roles include significant experience at MVP Capital, LLC, Bear Stearns & Co., and Trust Company of the West, demonstrating a strong background in financial modeling, transaction valuation, and investment analysis. Kent earned an MBA with a concentration in Finance from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business and an A.B. in Anthropology from Dartmouth College.