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Jessica Ponds

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Chief Financial Officer at Strangeworks
📍 Ellicott City, Maryland, United States

Jessica Ponds is the Chief Financial Officer at Strangeworks, bringing a history of financial leadership across diverse industries, including Big Four experience. A Certified Public Accountant, she holds a Masters in Professional Accounting from The University of Texas at Austin, guiding companies with strategic financial oversight.

Outside of her finance career, Jessica is a dedicated endurance athlete and entrepreneur. She co-founded the Friends and Allies Brewing Company, showcasing her business acumen in a personal passion project. Her commitment to athletics is evident through participation in elite running clubs and completing extreme endurance challenges.

An elite endurance athlete, she placed first overall female in a Warrior Dash and was among the first finishers in a mountain climbing challenge equivalent to ascending Mt. Everest.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Chief Financial Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Ellicott City, Maryland, United States
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Strategic Finance
As a CFO with a background in fractional CFO services, she specializes in providing strategic financial and accounting leadership to various companies.
Startup Growth
[Predicted] Her executive roles at tech startups like Strangeworks and Hypergiant indicate a focus on managing financials for high-growth, emerging technology companies.
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Career

Work history

1-2023
Chief Financial Officer
Strangeworks
9-2022 - 1-2023
Director, Global Accounting
Under Armour
3-2020 - 9-2022
Sr. Manager, Global Accounting
Under Armour
4-2019 - 3-2020
Principal
IronClad Consulting Services, LLC
9-2017 - 3-2019
Chief Financial Officer
Hypergiant
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Education
2007 - 2008
Master in Professional Accounting
The University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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