who we are
John North, Principal
john.north@clarity-cfo.com
John has over 25 years experience in the finance and accounting fields with PNC Bank, Bank of America (formerly Barclays), and PricewaterhouseCoopers (formerly Coopers & Lybrand). His background includes financial management, strategic planning, turnaround management, financial analysis, business valuation, corporate finance and mergers & acquisitions. His experience covers a broad range of industries including manufacturing, distribution, service, retail, emerging growth companies, start-ups, healthcare, private equity groups, venture capital groups, commercial real estate developers, financial services, not-for profit organizations, churches, food service, and a number of others.
John serves on the due diligence team of the AIM Group, the largest angel investor management network in the Southeast, which provides early stage funding for entrepreneurs and offers a disciplined investment approach for angel investors. He also is a mentor for student CEOs in the UAB Innovation Lab (iLab), which is a partnership between the UAB Collat School of Business and Innovation Depot in Birmingham that provides entrepreneurial students with the hands-on learning needed as they incubate and accelerate their startups. John has an Masters in Business Administration (Corporate Finance) from the University of Michigan, and a Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Alabama.
Clarity CFO also provides accountants and bookkeepers to its clients on a part-time or full-time basis as needed.
john.north@clarity-cfo.com
John has over 25 years experience in the finance and accounting fields with PNC Bank, Bank of America (formerly Barclays), and PricewaterhouseCoopers (formerly Coopers & Lybrand). His background includes financial management, strategic planning, turnaround management, financial analysis, business valuation, corporate finance and mergers & acquisitions. His experience covers a broad range of industries including manufacturing, distribution, service, retail, emerging growth companies, start-ups, healthcare, private equity groups, venture capital groups, commercial real estate developers, financial services, not-for profit organizations, churches, food service, and a number of others.
John serves on the due diligence team of the AIM Group, the largest angel investor management network in the Southeast, which provides early stage funding for entrepreneurs and offers a disciplined investment approach for angel investors. He also is a mentor for student CEOs in the UAB Innovation Lab (iLab), which is a partnership between the UAB Collat School of Business and Innovation Depot in Birmingham that provides entrepreneurial students with the hands-on learning needed as they incubate and accelerate their startups. John has an Masters in Business Administration (Corporate Finance) from the University of Michigan, and a Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Alabama.
Clarity CFO also provides accountants and bookkeepers to its clients on a part-time or full-time basis as needed.