Cathy Cloud

Cathy currently serves as CFO of Chastain Horse Park, a nonprofit organization which empowers individuals of all abilities through life-changing relationships with horses. Cathy is responsible for budgeting, monthly financial reporting and cash flow forecasting as well as overseeing the completion of the audit and Form 990. Cathy also provided financial management of the organization’s $10 million capital campaign and recent renovation of its facilities.

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Previously, Cathy provided CFO services to the Atlanta BeltLine Partnership and Gateway Center. In addition, Cathy has delivered project-based services for client organizations in the areas of budgeting, cash flow forecasting, finance assessments, and profitability analysis.

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Offering deep expertise in financial analysis and communications, Cathy began her career at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta where she was a financial analyst and an associate bank examiner. During this time, Cathy conducted detailed analysis of banking activity, performed bank financial examinations, and presented findings and recommendations to bank presidents. After completing her M.B.A., Cathy spent five years with AT&T BellSouth where she was recruited for the company’s finance leadership program. In this position, Cathy played a key role in the development of multi-year strategic forecasts and business unit financial models. Cathy later served as a general manager in Investor Relations with Delta Air Lines where she functioned as a liaison between the company’s executive leadership and Wall Street investor and analyst communities. Cathy was instrumental in developing the comprehensive investor communications plan for the Delta/Northwest merger, as well as preparing earnings and investor conference presentations for Delta’s CEO and CFO.