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Shane Kern

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Chief Operating Officer at Fingercheck
📍 Greater Chicago Area, United States

Shane Kern is the COO and CFO at Fingercheck, a senior executive and private equity investor specializing in profitably scaling disruptive, high-growth companies. He has extensive experience driving growth through M&A and strategic partnerships and holds a BS in Finance from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

He played a key role in the strategic sale of 3Q Digital to the global digital agency DEPT, a major milestone he celebrated for the company.

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Experience
30 Years
Current Role
Chief Operating Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Chicago Area, United States
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Scaling Growth Companies
His career is focused on partnering with founders of high-growth tech and media companies to drive organic growth, M&A, and profitable scaling.
M&A Strategy
He has deep experience executing M&A, including leading the strategic acquisition of 3Q Digital by global agency DEPT while he was CFO.
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Career

Work history

6-2026
Chief Operating Officer
Fingercheck
3-2025
Chief Financial Officer
Fingercheck
8-2024 - 3-2025
Board Member
Quantum Rise
5-2024 - 3-2025
Board Member
50,000feet
8-2023 - 3-2025
Board Member
Trailer Park Group
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Education
Finance
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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