Venture First
Greg Guilford has extensive work experience in the finance and accounting field. Greg most recently served as the VP of CFO Services at Venture First starting in November 2022. Prior to that, Greg was the CFO at American Roofing & Metal Company from April 2018 to September 2022. From August 2012 to March 2018, they worked as the Director of Corporate Financial Reporting & Accounting at American Commercial Lines. Greg also held the position of Vice President of Financial Planning & Reporting at Beacon Enterprise Solutions Group from July 2008 to August 2012. Greg started their career as an Accounting Manager at Akzo Nobel in 2004 and later worked as a Senior Staff at Mountjoy & Bressler, LLP from 2001 to 2004. In 1998, Greg briefly served as a Division Director at Robert Half Management Resources.
Greg Guilford received their Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) with a major in Accounting from the University of Louisville. Greg attended the university from 1985 to 1990.
Venture First
Venture First is a boutique financial services group focused on empowering entrepreneurs. At its core, our team believes that innovation is the cornerstone of a healthy economy and an improving society. Venture First works tirelessly to provide innovative companies and their investors with the financial and strategic tools to be successful. Its professionals have worked closely with hundreds of cutting-edge companies and have considerable experience working with technology and healthcare companies. Venture First was established in 2009 and headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky. After working extensively with early and growth-stage companies as an investor, advisor, and operator, founder and CEO John Shumate identified a need for high-end valuation and analytics services at reasonable price. With the belief that small companies operating on a shoestring budget deserve the same sophisticated financial services as their larger counterparts, John set out to develop a superior technology platform and analytical bench that could deliver Wall Street quality services at Midwest prices. The result is a specialty financial services firm that caters to high-growth venture-backed companies from Silicon Valley to Research Triangle Park. By leveraging its proprietary set of rapid-fire analytical tools and combining a vast array of quality data, Venture First’s team delivers market-leading services at prices that accommodate most budgets.