FOUNDATION
  • Accounting Systems
  • Cash Flow Processes
  • Advisor Coordination
HEALTH
  • Budgeting & Forecasting
  • Production & Operations
  • Banking & Capital
GROWTH
  • Strategic Financial Planning
  • Risk Assessments
  • Revenue
  • Operating Rhythm
VALUE
  • Succession or Exit Planning
  • Readiness & Attractiveness
  • Price/Multiple

Chris Howard

Chris Howard


CFO

Northeast Ohio
About

Chris is a Principal with FocusCFO providing fractional CFO services to SME’s in the Cleveland/Akron area. He has over 40 years business operations experience across sales, marketing, technology, operations and financial areas. Chris and his wife, Fleur, live in Gates Mills, OH.

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Get to know Chris’s other interests

Other Interests

  • Something most people don't know about me:  Member of the Cleveland Civil War Roundtable
  • Passionate about:  Family history and genealogy
  • Favorite way to spend time:  Exercise and working out, especcially swimming (I was a competitive swimmer from age 7 through college, though now I swim very slowly!)

Before FocusCFO

Chris purchased and operated a business for over 12 years, successfully selling the business at a premium. Prior to running his own business he worked in several software businesses with a particular focus on forecasting and operations planning for manufacturing and distribution companies.

Chris received his B.S.E. in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University. He attended the NYU Stern School of Business as part of their MBA program from 1974-1978.

At FocusCFO, we help you direct your financial strategy and achieve your goals, giving you the freedom to change your life.

FocusCFO provides expert to help entrepreneurs like you overcome these obstacles and achieve sustainable, transferable business value.

Our fractional CFOs provide the expertise of a full-time CFO at a fraction of the cost, with the flexibility to scale your support as needed. You will gain a clear understanding of your financial performance, streamline your operations, and develop a strategic roadmap for success.
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Part of Your Team

Our experienced CFOs become an embedded part of your leadership team, providing strategic financial guidance to drive growth and profitability
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C-Level Experience

Benefit from the insights of seasoned financial executives who have decades of experience working in industry, not just for it, as financial executives and entrepreneurs.
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Team Approach

Leverage the collective wisdom of our collaborative team of CFOs - decades of expertise and best practices derived from a culture of collaboration and teamwork.

THE VALUE PYRAMID PROCESS

Guiding entrepreneurs on the climb to building sustainable, transferable business value

Our fractional CFOs provide the expertise of a full-time CFO at a fraction of the cost, with the flexibility to scale your support as needed. You will gain a clear understanding of your financial performance, streamline your operations, and develop a strategic roadmap for success.

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Production & Operations
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Accounting Systems
Cash Flow Forecasting
Policies & Processes
Advisor Coordination
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