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Ryan Connor, MBA, CPA

Global CFO at Lightspeed

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Overview

Ryan Connor holds the position of Global CFO at Lightspeed as of March 2025[1][3]. Connor's career in corporate finance spans multiple organizations, including roles as Chief Financial Officer at Accel from July 2023 to March 2025[4], Managing Director at TPG from January 2022 to July 2023[5], and Senior Director of Holdings and Corporate Finance at TPG from April 2015 to January 2022[6]. Prior experience includes service as Senior Director at PwC from June 2006 to April 2015[7] and Senior Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers from September 1999 to October 2004[8]. Connor holds an MBA in Marketing and Strategy from HEC Paris, completed between January 2005 and April 2006[11], and has completed executive education programs at Harvard Business School in Organizational Leadership[10] and Negotiation and Competitive Decision-Making[9].

Profile introduction
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I am a results-oriented corporate finance and accounting professional who excels at restructuring financial operations, promoting full transparency of an organization’s financial standing. I facilitate sound and profitable business decisions and conduct risk analysis based upon qualitative data to increase profitability. I have a talent for driving productivity, implementing new strategies that enhance capabilities while maintaining operations. Leveraging a wealth of experience in strategic account management, I align current business practices with the overall corporate mission. Throughout my…

Career history

  1. Global CFOMar 2025 to presentLightspeed
  2. Chief Financial OfficerJul 2023 to Mar 2025Accel
  3. Managing DirectorJan 2022 to Jul 2023TPG
  4. Senior Director, Holdings | Corporate Finance, Accounting and OperationsApr 2015 to Jan 2022TPG
  5. Senior DirectorJun 2006 to Apr 2015PwC
  6. Senior AssociateSep 1999 to Oct 2004PricewaterhouseCoopers

Education

  1. Negotiation and Competitive Decision-MakingJul 2022 - Jul 2022Harvard Business School
  2. Organizational Leadership2018 - 2018Harvard Business School
  3. MBA, Marketing/Strategy at HEC ParisJan 2005 - Apr 2006Education

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