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Jake Cravens CFA

Principal, Verit Advisors

Jake leads execution on a wide range of transactions, restructuring, and advisory services including M&A, ESOPs, and strategic alternatives consulting across numerous industries including business services, construction & engineering, grocery retail, and financial services. Jake specializes in the valuation of business enterprises and the structuring of complex ESOP transactions.

Prior to joining Verit in 2015, Jake worked as a financial analyst for IBM. Jake was responsible for a wide range of duties in this role, particularly in the management of a portfolio of key contracts with Fortune 500 companies within IBM's services division. These responsibilities included negotiating long-term contract extensions, developing quarterly and annual budgets, serving as a liaison between the operations and finance teams, collaborating with the accounting department to ensure accurate financial reporting, and analyzing financial results with a focus on improving the accuracy of revenue and cost projections provided to management. 

He holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) of the CFA Institute and has a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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