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Sam Cahoon

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Fund Accounting Manager at Mainsail Partners

San Francisco, California, United States

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About

Sam Cahoon joined Mainsail Partners in 2025, where he works with the Senior Director of Finance and the Finance Team on financial statement preparation and reporting for the firm's investment funds. He was previously an Engagement Manager at Standish Management, handling financial reporting and fund administration for venture capital and private equity firms. He holds a B.S. in Accounting from the University of San Francisco and is a licensed CPA in California.

Experience

  1. Mainsail PartnersFund Accounting Managercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. Standish Management, LLCEngagement Manager2024 — 2025
  3. Standish Management, LLCFund Controller2022 — 2024
  4. Boston PropertiesSenior Property Accountant2021 — 2022
  5. Ballast InvestmentsProperty Accountant2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Realize CPA, LLP (fka Eichstaedt & Lervold, LLP)Tax Supervisor2018 — 2019
  7. Realize CPA, LLP (fka Eichstaedt & Lervold, LLP)Senior Tax Accountant2016 — 2018
  8. Realize CPA, LLP (fka Eichstaedt & Lervold, LLP)Staff Tax Accountant2013 — 2016

Skills & more

Fund AdministrationFinancial AuditsReal EstateTax AccountingProperty AccountingPrivate EquityFund AccountingVenture CapitalPartnership AccountingMicrosoft Office9Microsoft Excel10PowerPoint3
+8 moreMicrosoft WordFinancial AnalysisTeamworkTime ManagementFinancial AccountingFinancial ReportingQuickBooksBank Reconciliation

Languages English · Japanese

  • Certified Public Accountant — California Board of Accountancy

From Sam's professional profile.

Colleagues at Mainsail Partners

Adam Till
Director at Mainsail Partners
Andrea McNees
Senior Manager, GTM Strategy & Operations at Mainsail Partners
Ania Frankel
Senior Director, Internal Operations at Mainsail Partners
Anthony Hayes
Partner at Mainsail Partners
Anurag Sharma
Associate at Mainsail Partners
Apoorva Polisetty
Talent Director at Mainsail Partners
Atasha Bozorgzad
Executive Assistant at Mainsail Partners
Barnaby Dorfman
CTO-in-Residence at Mainsail Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Sam Cahoon?
Sam Cahoon joined Mainsail Partners in 2025, where he works with the Senior Director of Finance and the Finance Team on financial statement preparation and reporting for the firm's investment funds. He was previously an Engagement Manager at Standish Management, handling financial reporting and fund administration for venture capital and private equity firms. He holds a B.S. in Accounting from the University of San Francisco and is a licensed CPA in California.
Where does Sam Cahoon work?
Sam Cahoon is Fund Accounting Manager at Mainsail Partners.
Where did Sam Cahoon go to school?
Sam Cahoon studied at Golden Gate University (Master’s Degree - In Process, Taxation); University of San Francisco (Bachelor's Degree, Accounting); American School in Japan (High School).

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