Kristen Ankerbrandt

Kristen is Brightway’s Chief Financial Officer. She is responsible for overseeing the company’s financial strategy, operations, and performance to drive Brightway’s next phase of strategic growth.

Kristen brings 25 years of leadership in tech-driven growth and innovation spanning private equity, public company, and high-growth environments. She brings deep expertise in rapidly scaling businesses, capital raising and strategic M&A. Most recently, Kristen served as the CFO at Compass, where she led the company through a period of rapid growth, record profitability, and an IPO. Prior to Compass, she led technology investments for The Carlyle Group’s flagship US Buyout Fund and worked at Goldman Sachs in technology investment banking.

Kristen earned her M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and her B.A. from Columbia University.