Christopher Marlin
Chris Marlin joined VF in April 2025. A veteran COO and CFO, Chris spent 15-years with Zappos, a subsidiary of Amazon. His leadership spanned multiple areas including FP&A, Supply Chain, and Merchandising, culminating with the transformation of Zappos & Amazon’s assortment strategy, organizational structure, and operations delivering both revenue and operating margin growth on revenue […]
Bethany Dupree
Bethany serves as VP, CFO Services at Venture First. She is a CPA, two-time CFO, and JD candidate studying corporate and securities law. Her financial leadership spans for-profit and nonprofit higher education, construction, distribution, and entrepreneurial ventures. Before joining Venture First, Bethany served as CFO at Spalding University, where she built the FP&A function, strengthened […]
Evan Friedman
Evan Friedman is a CFO at Venture First. Prior to joining VF, Evan founded Precision Advisory, a consulting practice dedicated to helping healthcare providers navigate financial planning and strategic decision-making in an increasingly complex market. Through Precision Advisory, he became a leading voice on healthcare finance, speaking at conferences across the country to deliver expert […]
Elliott Thomazin
Elliott Thomazin is a Financial Analyst supporting clients across the CFO, Valuation, and Transaction service lines. Prior to joining Venture First in Spring 2026, he worked as a fixed income investment analyst with OneAmerica Financial in Indianapolis, IN where he passed the CFA Level 1 exam and managed a $1.4B segment of the enterprise portfolio. In […]
Scott Sieg
Scott Sieg is a General Ledger Accountant at Venture First. Before joining the Venture First team, Scott worked for TRM Management, a restaurant accounting firm, for 10 years, where he headed up the local client division. Scott graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from McKendree University in 2016. Prior to […]