Meet Our Team

Tim is the President and CEO of CFI Education. He has extensive experience as an internet entrepreneur, in financial analysis and investment banking. Beginning in 2005 Tim Vipond was an active participant in the capital markets with a wide range of experience spanning investment banking, investment management, and corporate development. Tim holds BA from Dartmouth College (Hanover, NH), an MBA from the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver, BC), and is a certified Financial Modeling & Valuation Analyst (FMVA)®. More About Tim »

Scott is Co-Founder, Managing Director and Chief Creative Officer of CFI Education. Now based in Vancouver, Scott spent a significant portion of his career in London, New York and Hong Kong. Scott has a passion for teaching with over 25 years of experience designing and delivering customized learning solutions for firms in the financial services industry including JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Credit Suisse, and HSBC, to name but a few.

Lisa is Co-Founder, Managing Director and Chief Risk Officer of CFI Education. She has extensive experience in governance, risk and compliance, and business process and strategy. A former finance executive, Lisa switched careers to focus on her passion in education and has designed and delivered training programs globally for financial institutions such as Royal Bank of Canada, Deutsche Bank, JPMorgan Chase, and Zurich Insurance, to name a few. She has also helped clients implement award-winning enterprise risk management frameworks.

Jeremiah co-founded Elephant in 2015. He co-leads the firm's investment activities and management. Jeremiah is on the boards of CFI Education, KnowBe4, A Cloud Guru, Mosyle and several other Elephant investments. Prior to co-founding Elephant, Jeremiah was an investor at Accel, Highland Capital Partners and Summit Partners. He started his career at Silicon Valley Bank and Gold Hill Capital. Jeremiah holds an AB in Government from Dartmouth College where he captained the golf team.

Julie joined Elephant in 2016 and is currently a Partner at the firm. She is on the boards of CFI Education and AIHR, and also serves as a board observer for several other Elephant investments including A Cloud Guru, another leader in the eLearning space. Prior to joining Elephant, Julie was an investor at Insight Venture Partners. She also previously co-founded ALICE, a hotel operations software company that raised $39M in financing before being acquired by Expedia. In 2020, she was recognized by Forbes 30 Under 30 for Venture Capital. Julie holds a BA in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania.

Ryan has been a Partner at Arthur Ventures since joining the firm in 2016. Ryan joined Arthur Ventures from Mainsail Partners where he focused on growth-stage B2B software investments. Prior to Mainsail, Ryan was the founder of a software startup, an investor with Summit Partners, and a member of the Technology Investment Banking team at Piper Jaffray. Arthur Ventures has a portfolio of e-learning businesses including CFI Education, Cybrary, Datacamp, Linux Academy (acquired by A Cloud Guru). Ryan graduated from the University of St. Thomas with a degree in Entrepreneurship.

International businessman and thought leader in publishing, education and information solutions serving as Elsevier’s Chairman and RELX’s Director of Corporate Affairs. Former President of International Publishers Association and Association of American Publishers. Distinguished Visiting Professor at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). Independent director of CFI Education and Ingram Industries. Board Member at Princeton University Press, Ban Ki-Moon Foundation, and Educational Testing Services. Advisory Board Member at KAIST, University of Surrey and Southern Federal State University.

Ryan is a serial entrepreneur and former investment banker (Credit Suisse and Lehman Brothers), who earned an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business after serving in the U.S. Navy as a submarine officer. He founded and served as CEO of Macabacus, which was acquired by Corporate Finance Institute® (CFI) in 2021. Ryan currently heads CFI's enterprise software division and is the driving force behind Macabacus' business, sales, and product strategies.

Gwyn is responsible for CFI’s website, from the user interface to backend development. When he’s not behind the screen working with code, he enjoys globetrotting and learning about foreign cultures.

Andrew joins CFI after a long career in the financial markets in Asia and is looking forward to bringing his experience to his new role as Director, Capital Markets. Outside of work, Andrew is most often found driving his kids around, on the golf course or indulging in his passion for wine, but never all three at the same time.

Darren joins CFI in a financial modeling and valuation capacity, bringing 20 years of experience in corporate development, investment banking and public accounting. Outside of work, Darren enjoys spending time traveling with family, finding great food and watching his kids play hockey.

Patrick heads up our B2B stream with his team of all-stars! When not promoting the value of CFI's Certification Programs, he spends time with his Iron-family. Patrick and his wife are Ironman finishers and now spend time chasing their 3 kids.

Duncan is fascinated with pedagogy and loves course creation and design. He is an effective communicator with extensive experience teaching financial modeling, accounting, analysis & valuation. Prior to teaching, Duncan held senior equity research positions with top banks & brokerages. He has solid analytical skills with an Engineering degree, Master of Finance degree and a CFA Charter.

Jamie leads CFI’s cool, calm and collected marketing team. He has spoken at some of the largest conferences in the world and was listed a top 30 marketer to watch by Salesforce. He is an avid runner (when he isn’t injured) and loves photography, particularly if it involves a drone and nature!

Kyle is a former teacher, coach, mentor, and finance professional; he brings a passion for education, as well as unique credentials and career experience. When not at the office Kyle loves to travel and spend time with his family.

Seb Taylor is passionate about business intelligence, a world where data transformation and automation meet analytical superpowers. Sebastian has a degree in Economics and Finance and has spent the last 12 years working across Energy, Finance and Retail delivering analytical and automation solutions. As a fun fact, Seb once swam in the chilly waters of the Antarctic.

John is part of the Macabacus—and now CFI™—team. As an engineer with a broad range of skills, he leads engineering for Macabacus. He is curious and passionate about everything tech-related and likes to tinker in his free time, automating everything he can in his personal life. John is an avid outdoor enthusiast, spending his outdoor time skiing, snowboarding, mountain biking, and sailing.

Yuting has a Master of Educational Technology and Learning Design from SFU and has been teaching and designing courses for learners from all over the world. She’s passionate about using adult education theories and various learning technologies to improve our students’ learning experience.

With a multifaceted background in academics and marketing, Viktoriya is our Director of Operations and Marketing. She is passionate about planning creative marketing strategies behind our email campaigns, social media, website content, and offering top-notch customer support!