Christian Støa
Enterprise Data & Analytics Leader | Business Intelligence, Data Platforms, and Technology Operating Models
- Role
- Director Business Intelligence at Velocity Vehicle Group
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Christian Støa
I design and lead enterprise data, analytics, and technology operating models that enable trusted decision-making and scale without fragility.My background spans FP & A, Business Intelligence, and data platforms, giving me a deep understanding of how businesses actually operate and how systems succeed or fail in real-world environments. I specialize in translating business ambiguity into clear system ownership, durable architecture, and disciplined governance models.I’ve built and led FP & A and BI organizations, designed enterprise reporting and data platforms, and partnered closely with executive leadership across Finance, Operations, and IT. My work focuses on reducing complexity, centralizing business logic, and ensuring systems behave consistently as organizations grow.I believe simplicity is not the absence of rigor, it’s the result of it. I optimize for fewer decision points, fewer failure modes, and systems that are easy to operate, hard to break, and trusted by the business.Currently leading enterprise Business Intelligence and data platform strategy at Velocity Vehicle Group.
Experience
Director Business Intelligence
Nov 2025 — Present · Fontana, CA, US
I lead enterprise Business Intelligence and analytics strategy for a $3.5B, multi-entity organization operating across North America and Australia.My role focuses on deciding how data and analytics systems behave at scale, where business logic lives, how reporting is governed, and how platforms evolve sustainably as the business grows. I define analytics operating standards, steward future-state data architecture, and ensure executive and board reporting is fast, consistent, and trusted.I partner closely with Finance, Operations, and IT leadership to align analytics and data platform decisions with business risk, cost discipline, and long-term scalability.
Education
California State University-San Bernardino
BA, Business, Marketing
1999 — 2003
California State University-San Bernardino
Accounting Certificate , Accounting
2020 — 2021
Merrimack College
Masters Science, Business Analytics
2017 — 2018
California State University-San Bernardino
MBA, Business, Marketing Management
2003 — 2005
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