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Chris Whitfield

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Controller at Summit Partners
📍 Somerville, Massachusetts, United States

Chris Whitfield serves as a Controller at Summit Partners, leveraging over 12 years of experience as a CPA in both public and private accounting. His expertise centers on the financial services and alternative assets sectors, with a background in audit at Grant Thornton and KPMG. He holds a masters degree from the University of Connecticut.

He helps manage the finances for a middle-market private equity firm with over $2. 5 billion in assets under management.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Controller
Location
Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
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Private Equity Finance
Serves as Controller at Summit Partners and was previously an Accounting Manager at Nautic Partners, both private equity firms.
Partnership Accounting
This is listed as one of his core specialties, honed through extensive experience with fund and general partner entity accounting.
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Career

Work history

8-2017
Controller
Summit Partners
11-2012 - 8-2017
Accounting Manager
Nautic Partners, LLC
8-2011 - 11-2012
Audit Manager
Grant Thornton LLP
3-2008 - 8-2011
Associate Manager
The Siegfried Group, LLP
1-2005 - 2-2008
senior associate
KPMG
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Education
2000 - 2004
masters
University of Connecticut
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