Carmela Thomson
InvestorChief Financial Officer at Runway Growth Capital
Elmhurst, Illinois, United States
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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
- Runway Growth CapitalChief Financial Officercurrent2026 β present
- Runway Growth CapitalSenior Vice President, Finance & Accounting2024 β 2026Chicago, IL
- Runway Growth CapitalVice President, Finance & Accounting2021 β 2023Chicago, Illinois, United States
- ChiefMember2023 β 2025Chicago, IL
- KPMGSenior Audit Manager2018 β 2021Chicago, IL
- KPMGAudit Manager2016 β 2018Chicago, Illinois, United States
- KPMGSenior Audit Associate2013 β 2016Chicago, Illinois, United States
- KPMGAudit Associate2011 β 2013Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of ChicagoAccounting Intern2010
- KPMG AuditAudit Intern2010
- Integrys Energy ServicesGeneral Accountant Intern2008
Skills & more
Account Reconciliation11Auditing16Accounts Payable8Internal Audit9Internal Controls10Accounts Receivable3Journal Entries4
- Certified Public Accountant β 8450
From Carmela's professional profile.
Colleagues at Runway Growth Capital
Andy Mizerek
Senior Director of Marketing at Runway Growth Capital
Avisha Khubani
Chief Credit Officer at Runway Growth Capital
Brenda Lin
Associate, Investment Team at Runway Growth Capital
Brinton Hoover
Associate, Investment Team at Runway Growth Capital
Cody Jones
Director, Investment Team at Runway Growth Capital
David Ehrlich
Director, Investment Team at Runway Growth Capital
David Spreng
Founder, CEO, and CIO at Runway Growth Capital
Edward Chen
Managing Director, Investment Team at Runway Growth Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Carmela Thomson?
- 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.
- Where does Carmela Thomson work?
- Carmela Thomson is Chief Financial Officer at Runway Growth Capital.
- Where did Carmela Thomson go to school?
- Carmela Thomson studied at Loyola University Chicago (Bachelor, Accounting, Economics).
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