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Carmela Thomson

Investor

Chief Financial Officer at Runway Growth Capital

Elmhurst, Illinois, United States

About

Carmela Thomson is the CFO of Runway Growth Capital, which she joined in 2021 as VP of Finance & Accounting. Prior to Runway, she was an Audit Senior Manager at KPMG LLP, where she worked on large banking audit engagements in Chicago and focused on integrated audits and audit process improvements. She is a CPA and holds a BS in Accounting and Economics from Loyola University of Chicago.

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Experience

  1. Runway Growth CapitalChief Financial Officercurrent2026 — present
  2. Runway Growth CapitalSenior Vice President, Finance & Accounting2024 — 2026Chicago, IL
  3. Runway Growth CapitalVice President, Finance & Accounting2021 — 2023Chicago, Illinois, United States
  4. ChiefMember2023 — 2025Chicago, IL
  5. KPMGSenior Audit Manager2018 — 2021Chicago, IL
  6. KPMGAudit Manager2016 — 2018Chicago, Illinois, United States
  7. KPMGSenior Audit Associate2013 — 2016Chicago, Illinois, United States
  8. KPMGAudit Associate2011 — 2013Chicago, Illinois, United States
  9. Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of ChicagoAccounting Intern2010
  10. KPMG AuditAudit Intern2010
  11. Integrys Energy ServicesGeneral Accountant Intern2008

Education

  1. Loyola University ChicagoBachelor, Accounting, Economics2006 — 2010

Skills & more

Account Reconciliation11Auditing16Accounts Payable8Internal Audit9Internal Controls10Accounts Receivable3Journal Entries4
  • Certified Public Accountant — 8450

From Carmela's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Loyola University Chicago17

Jennifer CarolanCo-founder at Reach CapitalSri PedduInvestor at Powerhouse VenturesLijuan WangSenior Accountant at Red Cell IncubationChloe BierutCommunity & Events Manager at Energize VenturesKyle WelbornCofounder & General Partner at Cultivation CapitalAlexa HeyingHead of Platform at Flyover Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Runway Growth Capital36

David SprengFounder, CEO, and CIO at Runway Growth CapitalTom RatermanVice Chairman at Runway Growth CapitalAndy MizerekSenior Director of Marketing at Runway Growth CapitalAvisha KhubaniChief Credit Officer at Runway Growth CapitalBrenda LinAssociate, Investment Team at Runway Growth CapitalBrinton HooverAssociate, Investment Team at Runway Growth Capital

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Also worked at Chief64

Hans TungManaging Partner at Notable CapitalKenneth ChenaultInvestment Team at General CatalystLiz FoxProduct Marketing and Communications at In-Q-TelJesse MiddletonGeneral Partner at Flybridge Capital PartnersRobin LiInvestor at GGV CapitalSaydeah HowardCo-founder & Managing Partner at Cherryrock Capital

+ 58 more

Also worked at KPMG231

Jeffrey PaineFounding Partner at Golden Gate VenturesJonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire VenturesMarco FumagalliBoard Member at P101 VenturesJimmy ChartersChief Financial Officer at GreycroftRob LawrenceSenior Finance Associate at GreycroftJay JohnsonBoard Member at CincyTech

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Colleagues at Runway Growth Capital

Andy Mizerek
Senior Director of Marketing at Runway Growth Capital
Andy Weyer
Managing Director at Runway Growth Capital
Avisha Khubani
Chief Credit Officer at Runway Growth Capital
Brad Pritchard
Senior Managing Director at Structural Capital
Brenda Lin
Associate, Investment Team at Runway Growth Capital
Brian Sapp
Managing Director at Runway Growth Capital
Brinton Hoover
Associate, Investment Team at Runway Growth Capital
Cody Jones
Director, Investment Team at Runway Growth Capital