Curriculum vitae

CV

Ryan Belanger
Experience
2025–Present
Independent Fractional CFO
Self-employed
Partnering with consumer-brand founders on fundraising, forecasting, and building finance functions that scale.
2024–2025
Row 7 Seed Company
Chief Financial Officer
Led finance for the first-ever seed-to-CPG company. Built the company model, cleaned up the historical financials, implemented a new ERP, shaped the initial DTC strategy and supported a $40M raise.
2019–2024
Second Marathon
Co-Founder
Co-founded a finance, supply chain and operations consultancy serving 100+ consumer brands, from pre-revenue startups to the Fortune 100. Fractional COO/CFO support, operational audits and market research.
2016–2018
Everlane
Director, Finance & Operations
Ran accounting, FP&A, supply chain and business operations. Rebuilt accounting in-house, scaled logistics from 2M to 10M+ units a year, and launched the first liquidation program ($3M in year one).
2013–2016
Venmo
Head of Finance & Operations
Built the finance function from scratch through triple-digit month-over-month growth as a member of the leadership team. Stood up accounting, AP, FP&A and treasury and the first audit-ready close; transitioned to PayPal after the acquisition.
2009–2013
Plante Moran
Audit Senior
Audit and attestation for financial services companies and investment funds. Prepared GAAP financial statements and led internal technology initiatives.
Education & Certifications
B.A., Accounting
Michigan State University · 2009
Certified Public Accountant
Licensed 2011