Carl Crosser is the CFO for Banyan Ventures. Carl oversees the finance and accounting departments for all of Banyan’s investments. Carl has over 15 years of professional accounting and finance experience in a variety of industries, including consumer products, manufacturing, and technology. Carl is a Certified Public Accountant with experience in performing audits, building accounting department infrastructures, and performing financial analysis.

Prior to joining Banyan Ventures, Carl was the Director of Accounting at Powerquest Corporation, a software company where he managed the accounting department and served as the finance/accounting representative on several corporate committees. Before joining Powerquest, he served as the Chief Financial Officer at Prudential Utah Real Estate, where he built an accounting infrastructure and reporting system for the newly formed brokerage. Prior to joining Prudential, Carl spent over seven years with the international public accounting firm of Ernst & Young where he was responsible for managing audit and consulting engagements for a variety of businesses ranging from high-tech startups to a Fortune 50 company with over $20 billion in annual revenues. In addition to audits, Carl worked on mergers and acquisitions and was responsible for reviewing numerous SEC filings.

Carl has bachelors and masters degrees in accounting from Weber State University.