Chris Wilkerson is Vice President of Finance at Ethika. Under Chris’s financial leadership, Ethika has experienced rapid business expansion and improved financial oversight. Chris has over a decade of accounting and finance experience, having spent most of his career in private accounting in the apparel industry.
Chris started his accounting career assisting the Controller for a property management company that successfully grew and maintained multi-unit leasing properties during the 2008 recession. He then transitioned his career into public accounting as an auditor for Windes & McClaughry and successfully completed multiple engagements in various industries. Soon after, he landed at Ethika where he has been for 9 years.
Chris has led teams that were critical in the continual year over year growth for multiple companies in the apparel and tech industries. Outside of finance, Chris oversees human resources ranging from culture enhancement, training, recruiting, and employee benefits implementation.
Chris received his M.B.A. from the University of Southern California, a B.S. in Accountancy from California State University of Long Beach, and has successfully completed all portions of the CPA exam.
In his free time, he enjoys spending time with family and finding new adventures to tackle with his wife. Chris is actively involved in philanthropic activities and various sports activities. His new adventure goal is to complete a full Iron Man triathlon.