Charlie is a Director at Ryan Valuation. He is responsible for leading a team focused on business valuation and consulting, including the development of financial models. Charlie has extensive experience valuing companies ranging in size up to multi-billion dollars in value and for a variety of purposes such as tax, financial reporting, and strategic initiatives. He has advised companies through the development of financial models to assist in strategic decisions, consider various alternatives and forecast financial statements. Prior to joining Ryan Valuation, Charlie was a senior associate in the Transaction Advisory Services (TAS) group at Ernst & Young (EY), specifically in the Valuation and Business Modeling group, in the San Francisco Bay Area. While at EY, Charlie built many custom financial models and performed data analytics for M&A, tax, divestiture, and other strategic purposes. He also worked on several buy- and sell-side due-diligence engagements for multi-billion-dollar target companies. Prior to joining EY, he interned for Citigroup in New York City. Charlie received his B.S. in Finance from BYU and holds the Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) designation sponsored by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).