Chintan Patel, CPA, currently serves as Corporate Controller at Gusto since April 2023, focusing on empowering the accounts payable, corporate, platform, and revenue teams. Prior to this role, Chintan held the position of Director of Financial Operations at Freshworks from September 2019 to April 2023. Chintan’s extensive experience in technical accounting and external reporting includes roles as Director at Okta, Inc., where responsibilities encompassed managing all technical accounting matters and external financial reporting, and Associate Director at Ardelyx, Inc., overseeing monthly close processes and audit management. Before these positions, Chintan served as Senior Financial Analyst at Depomed, Inc., and as an Audit Senior at Deloitte & Touche, leading audits for both public and private clients. Chintan holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a focus on Accounting from California State University - East Bay.