William Finkelstein is a CFO with more than 15 years of experience scaling operations, increasing profit, and raising capital for privately-held and publicly-traded companies in the food & beverage industry. William is currently Senior Vice President of Finance at Yamamotoyama / Stash Tea in Pomona, CA. William has been CFO / head of finance at several other food & beverage companies, including Super Coffee, Numilk and Outstanding Foods. He previously was an investment banker at Bank of America Merrill Lynch for the Consumer Packaged Goods and Retail industries, advising clients on M&A, equity, debt, and other strategic financial transactions. William began his business career at Chubb Insurance in New York and Sydney, Australia.

In addition to serving on FEAST’s Board, William currently serves on the Board and is Treasurer of the Mammoth Ski & Racquet Club Homeowners Association and Nichols Canyon Neighborhood Association. He previously served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Microfinance Club of New York. In addition, William is a PSIA-certified ski instructor, having previously worked at mountain resorts in California and the Northeast.

William has an MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business and a BA in International Affairs from George Washington University.