our story
Most companies never reach the scale to afford a talented strategic finance professional. But often it is difficult for companies to scale without the expertise these professionals bring. Chicken and egg.
We founded 1/n CFO to give companies of all sizes access to the best financial talent when they need it, and only when they need it.
As a team, we bring deep operational expertise informed by an investor’s perspective. We know how outsiders value companies and thus which levers companies should pull for a successful fundraise or exit.
We are servant leaders. We want you to succeed and we’re willing to roll up our sleeves and do whatever that takes.
our team
Ron Watson // Owner
Focus areas: finance, strategy, board excellence, fundraising, M&A structuring
Ron has spent nearly a decade as a venture capitalist, during which time he completed over 25 transactions and sat on 10 boards. Before becoming a VC, Ron was a management consultant with AT Kearney where he led projects focused on strategy, sales effectiveness, M&A, and supply chain for over a dozen Fortune 500 clients.
Ron holds a B.S. in Finance and Accounting from Indiana University, a M.A. in International Economics from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studied (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins, and a Ph.D in Political Science from Washington University in St. Louis.
Ron is an avid golfer and a diehard Philadelphia Eagles fan.
Austin Woods // Partner
Focus areas: FP&A, accounting, KPIs, data analytics, M&A structuring
Austin has worked eight years in and around startups. He’s led finance, operations, and data at three different edtech companies. He also spent three years in Series A venture capital, during which time he analyzed hundreds of potential deals across a wide variety of industries, performed deep diligence, and supported the fund’s group of diverse portfolio companies.
Austin holds a B.A. in Mathematical Economics from the University of Kentucky and a M.A. in Economics from Washington University in St. Louis.
Austin is a sci-fi nerd who lives and breathes University of Kentucky basketball and St. Louis City SC soccer.
Katie Moore // Partner
Focus areas: accounting, compliance, financial reporting
Katie has spent over a decade in accounting and financial reporting, working at the Big Four, several large publicly traded energy companies, and working with small businesses. She’s implemented and enhanced financial processes, procedures and controls around financial reporting, led cross-functional teams at multiple organizations and facilitated numerous national external audit trainings.
Katie holds a B.S in Accounting from Saint Louis University and a M.A in Accounting from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and is a licensed CPA.
Katie is an avid traveler and can always be found wearing orange and cheering on the Tennessee Volunteers football team.
Bre Evans // Senior Consultant
Focus areas: accounting, compliance, process automation, FP&A
Bre has spent a decade in finance and accounting, working in a wide range of companies ranging from the Big Four to startups. She’s built finance and accounting procedures from the ground up at multiple organizations and has worn many other hats, including sales ops, HR, legal compliance, and internal audit. She excels at process automation and business intelligence.
Bre holds a B.S and M.A in Accounting from the University of Missouri in Columbia and holds a CPA designation (inactive).
Bre is travel obsessed and has a side hustle in art.