Sean Roddy

ean Roddy, CPA, CMA, and CGMA, is the Society for Human Resource Management's (SHRM's) Chief Financial Officer. He has more than 20 years of C-Suite experience, as both a CFO and COO, across global industries, along with experience in strategic planning, M&A and as a Board Member.

He is adept at shaping long-range business vision and direction for organizations using his skills in strategic planning and financial analysis. He is experienced in building top-performing operational and financial teams. Sean has developed excellent communication and presentation skills working with a variety of financial institutions, Wall Street investors, global business partners and boards of directors. He has negotiated and executed transactions involving M&A/divestitures, private equity, venture capital, joint ventures, and global partnerships.

During his career as a C-level executive he was an adjunct professor of finance at John’s Hopkins University, where he taught Mergers and Acquisitions in the MBA program for the Carey School of Business and Finance for the Master’s in Biotechnology, in the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences. He is currently on the Advisory Council to the Dean of the George Washington University Business School and the Audit Committee Chairman for the American Kidney Fund (AKF).

Mr. Roddy is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Management Accountant and Chartered Global Management Accountant. He received his MBA from George Washington University and his BS in Accounting from the University of Maryland.