Carter Freeman

Carter Freeman

Vice President, Western Region

Carter is the Vice President for vcfo’s Western Region. An accomplished professional with more than 30 years of senior-level financial and accounting experience, Carter embraces new situations, establishes trust and develops workable game plans. To produce results, Carter leads his clients through their challenges by assessing a set of circumstances and “cutting to the chase.”

Industries

Aerospace & Defense

Alternative Energy

Architecture & Engineering

Banking

Biotech

Distribution

Educational Software

Healthcare

Internet

Manufacturing

Professional Services

Startups

Technology

Telecom

About Carter Freeman

Carter’s capabilities encompass negotiating ownership transition, leading and supporting capital raises, participating in multiple acquisitions from both buy- and sell-side, and merging operations as acquirer and acquiree. Carter is also adept at establishing financial and operational accounting infrastructure, managing finance and customer service personnel and implementing technology solutions. 

Having served as CFO, VP of Finance, Controller and Treasurer in his career, Carter has experience with venture capital-backed start-ups, internet-related firms, distribution and manufacturing and publicly traded multi-bank holding companies. Prior to vcfo, Carter held finance and accounting positions with Brain Matters, Bid4Vacations, Powerworx Online, TEC Direct and Integration Alliance Corporation. He began his career in public accounting with Coopers & Lybrand, a predecessor firm to PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Carter has a BS in Accounting from Montana State University and an MBA in Finance from the University of Colorado.

Carter is a Certified Public Accountant and is active in:

  • Colorado Rocky Mountain Chapter of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)
  • Colorado Space Business Roundtable (CSBR) 
  • Colorado Technology Association (CTA) 
  • Colorado Bioscience Association
  • Treasurer and Board Member of the Denver Advisory Board

Education

  • MBA – Finance, University of Colorado

  • BS – Accounting, Montana State University

Articles with Carter Freeman

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  • Alan Docherty
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  • Chris Hysinger
  • Christine Roach
  • Cristina Silingardi
  • David Deslatte
  • Deborah Doherty
  • Donna Zinsmeyer
  • Dustin Williamson
  • Elbert Johnson
  • Ellen Wood
  • Jennifer Darby
  • Krupa Amlani
  • Lee Ann James
  • Merle Waterman
  • Micheal McVey
  • Molly Trottier
  • Pamela Hooper
  • Rainee Busby
  • Taunya Conte
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