Stephen Cohodes
Deputy Chief Financial Officer at Veterans Affairs Healthcare System
Los Angeles, California
Overview
Work Experience
Deputy Chief Financial Officer
2023 - Current
Oversee budgets and strategy for $1.5 billion medical system with 11 locations, 5200 staff and a 1000 beds.
Investments/Strategy
2022 - 2022
UM6P Ventures, 6 month contract to focus on agro-tech and bio-tech early stage companies, to find innovative, cost effective ways to feed people.
Chief Financial Officer
2018 - 2020
• Oversee $50M budget of Congressional Appropriated and non-Appropriated funds. • Focus on operations, strategy, budgets, government funding, and meeting Treasury regulations. • Coordinate with Headquarters on objectives, funding, and policy. • Lead financial spokesperson with the Commanding General and senior officers on budgets, spending, capital projects, financial analysis, and legal obligations. • Lead and direct financial management system, providing advice and guidance on financial management, analysis and financial problems. • Prepare operating budgets and analyze results for profit making activities: food & beverage including franchises, retail, gas and services. • Coordinate with directors and other CFO’s to determine objectives given budgets and budget cuts. • Oversee transfer of day-to-day accounting offsite to joint financial operations.
Chief Operating Officer
2016 - 2018
• Analyzed major real estate investments for NYC real estate company. • Created New York City real estate capital appreciation fund. • Oversaw risk analysis.
Acting CFO
2009 - 2015
Strategy for provider of security services to corporations and government: • Developed financial projections for new business lines. • Assessed marketing/pricing strategy for new client business. • Negotiated business, liability and health insurance with Lloyds of London. • Created new anti-piracy insurance policy to cover risk from shipping losses. • Created financial projects and cost analysis for new and existing business lines.
Executive Vice President
2010 - 2011
Ran US operations for cosmetic packaging company in New York and Los Angles with parent in Milan • Achieved 17% revenue growth in 2010 and 28% in 2011, highest earnings in 10 years. • Chaired Executive Committee and 34 staff reports. • Oversaw branding, marketing, strategy, finance and operations. • Responsible for budgets and coordination with parent company HQ.
CEO
2005 - 2010
• Founded company incorporating modern sports shoe design in flip flops for internet and retail stores. Used design technology to reduce foot injuries with arch support, improved traction, cushioned straps, anti-bacterial rubber to reduce foot fatigue and improve comfort. • Developed business model, arranging financing and hired designers. • Developed branding, trademarks, product lines, products, and distribution agreements. • Created automated Internet sales site. • Produced product in China with quality control equal to Nike. • Led negotiations for sales distribution with stores.
Senior Vice President
2005 - 2006
• Led team to win contract to produce all personal care products for 1500 GAP and Banana Republic stores. • Created strategy, business plan, pricing, cash flow projections. • Negotiated with GAP senior management. • Oversaw product lines, design/packaging, distribution. • Coordinated with legal, finance and operations and board of directors. • Contract created new specialty retail division including Abercrombie & Fitch, Coach, Brooks Brothers, Nine West, bebe and Betsey Johnson.
Managing Director
2002 - 2005
Strategy advisory firm,with clients in apparel, legal, health club, food service and financial industries. - Provided operating, financial and risk strategies for growing clothing company to allow growth without over extension. - Derived new operating model for health club chain, doubling potential revenue to $250 million. - Detailed divestiture issues, including finance and PR, for major division of $ billion company.