Chris Runquist, CPA

Chris Runquist, CPA has extensive work experience in finance and accounting. Chris is currently the Director of Finance at Myplas USA since December 2022. Prior to this, they held the same role at 75F, a building controls company, starting in June 2019. Chris also has experience as an Owner at KAM Advisors, where they provided CFO consulting services and engaged in real estate and early-stage investments. Chris served as a Fractional CFO at Simple Startup, supporting high-growth technology and consumer packaged goods companies. Chris worked as an Associate at Ashland Partners & Company LLP, offering traditional audit, tax, attestation, and consulting services to institutional asset managers. Additionally, they were a SAP Consultant at Blue Marble Consulting INC and gained teaching experience as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at Montana State University. Chris also worked as an Analyst at Preservation Capital and an Industrial Engineer at Montana Manufacturing Extension Center. Chris started their career as a Credit Officer in the Capital Markets team at Northwest Farm Credit Services, where they performed due diligence and research for loan purchases in various industries like alternative energy, utilities, agribusiness, telecommunications, fertilizer, and forest products.

Chris Runquist, CPA has a comprehensive education history highlighted by multiple degrees and certifications. From 2012 to 2015, Chris attended Montana State University-Bozeman and earned a Master of Science (MSc) in Industrial Engineering. Following this, in 2016 and 2017, Chris pursued further education in programming and coding through Udacity. Chris then attended the University of Montana from 2006 to 2010, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Finance as well as a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Economics. Additionally, Chris is a candidate for the June 2018 CFA Level 3 exam through the CFA Institute. Moreover, the Montana Board of Accountancy has certified Chris as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), although no specific dates were provided for the acquisition of this certification.