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Shauna Watson

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Managing Director at Accordion Partners
📍 Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area, United States

Shauna Watson is the Managing Director and Head of Accordions IPO Readiness Practice. A CPA with an MBA from UCLA, she specializes in guiding private equity-backed companies through the complexities of public offerings, leveraging deep expertise in US GAAP, IFRS, and SEC regulations.

Outside of her finance career, Shauna loves to ski black diamonds. She grew up on an 800-acre farm in a small Montana town and also spent several years living and working in Germany.

Unique fact: A former colleague she mentored at PricewaterhouseCoopers described her as a powerful leader who was also authentic, kind, and made work fun.

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Experience
30 Years
Current Role
Managing Director
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Miami-Fort Lauderdale Area, United States
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Priorities

Topics Shauna cares about

IPO Readiness
As the Head of IPO Readiness, she frequently speaks at events like the NYSE IPO PE Summit on preparing private equity-backed companies for the public markets.
Private Equity Exits
Her work focuses on ensuring PE portfolio companies are prepared to capitalize on market opportunities for a successful exit.
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Career

Work history

9-2019
Managing Director
Accordion Partners
9-2018 - 9-2019
Vice President, Global Head of Technical Accounting
RGP
11-2012 - 9-2018
Global Managing Director, Finance & Accounting
RGP
4-2012 - 11-2012
Director of Finance & Accounting
Air Lease Corporation
6-2010 - 1-2012
Corporate Director, Financial Planning & Analysis
Northrop Grumman Corporation
In the press

Media appearances

USA M&A Growth & Deals Forum – Shauna Watson & Melissa Kibler Speak. Featured in Accordion Partners
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Education
2007 - 2009
MBA
UCLA Anderson School of Management
1991 - 1995
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Montana State University-Bozeman
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