Mike Kalten

About Mike Kalten

Senior finance and strategy executive with broad experience working with start-up and mid-size privately held companies to Fortune 50 public companies. Hands on successful leader in developing finance functions and leading teams across multiple cities in the U.S. and abroad. Raised debt and equity capital from and maintained substantial interaction with top tier private equity firms, venture capital and financial institutions. I have run M&A processes from the sell-side and buy-side working closely with investment banks, attorneys, Board of Directors, investors and buyers. I still enjoy building models and solving complex financial problems.Expertise: strategy development and execution, strong analytical skills, financial planning and reporting, budgeting, forecasting, accounting, treasury, FX and interest rate management, insurance, M&A and divestitures, debt & equity financing and re-structuring, board and investor relations, complex valuation and financial modeling, mentoring and leading teams

Experience

1. CFO

   Whisker Labs

   Jan 2021 — Present

   Develops smart home sensing and software technology that solves for electrical fire prevention inside and outside the home.

Education

• George Mason University – Costello College of Business

  MBA, Finance

• Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania

  BS, Accounting

• Georgetown University McDonough School of Business

  Multi-discipline Leadership

Skills

• Forecasting
• Managerial Finance
• Program Management
• Strategy
• Telecommunications
• Analysis
• Mergers
• Start-Ups
• Financial Analysis
• Budgets
• Finance
• Variance Analysis
• Sarbanes-Oxley Act
• Executive Management
• Financial Planning
• Strategic Planning
• Strategic Partnerships
• Financial Modeling
• Auditing
• Strategic Financial Planning
• Corporate Development
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Financial Reporting
• Accounting
• Due Diligence