Doug Urbanski
Chief Financial Officer @Forest Lawn Memorial Parks and Mortuaries
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WORK HISTORY
Chief Financial Officer @Forest Lawn Memorial Parks and Mortuaries
Glendale, CA, US
Oversee all Finance & Accounting functions-Oversee banking relationships and credit relationships-Liason with Board of Trustees re: Audit Committee, Investment Committee (endowment) and asset management, including 401K & pension-Negotiate key contracts and review partnerships-Oversee commercial & industrial real estate portfolio-Review operational / capex decisions-Provide strategic recommendations and assist in execution-Implementation of new processes, procedures and technologies (ERP)
EDUCATION
Gies College of Business - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Bachelor, Accounting, Finance, Business Administration: MIS
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
MBA
SKILLS
ABOUT DOUG URBANSKI
Board-ready CFO with deep experience across the full financial lifecycle — from acquisition and modernization to oversight and successful exits across PE, Family Office, and Institutional capital structures. Recognized as a value creation architect, I translate strategy into execution, balance mission with margin, and deliver measurable outcomes.I have actively served on and overseen portfolio company boards, providing financial and strategic guidance from deal inception through exit. Today, at a 120-year institution, I serve as management liaison to the Audit, Investment, and Administrative Committees, championing disciplined capital allocation, risk oversight, and board-grade reporting.My leadership is grounded in technology transformation connected to the company’s strategy and improving results — from company-wide ERPs to Salesforce — that strengthens controls, improves forecast accuracy, and enhances board visibility. I excel at motivating executive teams, building high-performance finance and operations talent, and ensuring governance translates into outcomes.I have undergraduate B.S. degrees in Accountancy, Finance, and Business Administration (Management & Information Systems) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. I\'m a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), and a Financial Risk Manager (FRM), and have taught Accounting at California State University, Fullerton.Open to public and PE-backed board service, with particular interest in Audit, Finance/Investment, and Risk Committees.(Board service considered with employer approval; views are my own.)Specialties: CPA • CFA • FRM
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