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Chris Garber

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Chief Financial Officer at Guild
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Chris Garber is the Chief Financial Officer at Guild, specializing in building high-performing teams in growth-oriented technology companies. He has extensive experience in SaaS, IPOs, and strategic financial leadership, with previous senior roles at LiveRamp and Acxiom. He is an alumnus of Stanfords Graduate School of Business and Santa Clara University.

Outside of his finance career, Chris is a passionate musician and the drummer for the Garber Family Band, a cover band that plays 70s and 90s rock, including artists like Soundgarden, Led Zeppelin, and Taylor Swift. He is a father of two and also serves on the Finance Advisory Board for Santa Clara University.

Unique fact: Chris has been playing the drums since he was 11 years old.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Chief Financial Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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Modern Finance
Describes himself as a "Modern Finance Executive, " leveraging SaaS performance indicators, business intelligence, and modern forecasting to drive profitable growth.
Workforce Upskilling
As CFO of Guild, he champions leveraging education and skilling as a strategic investment in human capital to attract and retain talent for the future workforce.
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Career

Work history

9-2021
Chief Financial Officer
Guild
9-2012
Drummer
Garber Family Band
1-2017 - 1-2024
Finance Advisory Board Member
Santa Clara University
10-2018 - 9-2021
SVP, Finance & Operations
LiveRamp
7-2017 - 10-2018
SVP, Financial Planning & Analysis and Investor Relations
Acxiom
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Education
2017 - 2017
Stanford Executive Program
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
2013 - 2013
Emerging CFO: Strategic Financial Leadership Program
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
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