Chad Harvey
SVP, Accounting / Finance
Chad leads Catalyst’s finance and administration platform by overseeing accounting, financial reporting, human resources, and information technology.
Chad began his career at one of the largest CPA firms in the U.S., BKD LLP, where he worked on the audit and consulting team for both private and public traded companies ranging from $5mm to $300mm in annual revenue. After BKD, LLP, Chad joined the venture capital-funded start-up, Wayport, where he was instrumental in establishing the accounting and finance policies and procedures that led the company to grow by $70mm over four years. Before joining Catalyst, Chad was the Director of Accounting for Healthways (NYSE: HWAY) in Nashville, Tennessee. Throughout Chad’s career he has tackled some of the most challenging accounting situations that face REITs today; including Derivatives and Hedge Accounting, Variable Interest Entity’s (VIEs) and Revenue Recognition.