Expertise

Experienced Senior Executive in companies from small to Fortune 500 companies serving both internally and on a contract basis in Accounting, Finance, and Technology.  This includes turnarounds, organizational growth, transitions from entrepreneurial to professionally managed, and driving rapid change.

Biography at a Glance

Asa Beck is President of Cogent Strategies focusing on working within companies, hands on, to take them to the next level. A financial and operations executive for 24 years, Asa has specific experience in revitalizing organizations, which includes responsibility for accounting operations, financial strategy, business operations, and information systems.

VP Research Operations for the Compustat unit as Standard and Poor?s
VP Procurement systems at Quest Communications
CEO of Applied Business Systems
CFO and then Division General Manager for Night Owl Security

Guest columns published in 2009 and 2010 in the Denver Post and the Denver Business Journal.  Has also been a guest host for the Tim Danahey Radio Show.  Asa is a Licensed CPA and a certified Project Management Professional.  He is also a Member of the Policy Committee of the Coalition for a Prosperous America

Education

• MS Finance, University of Colorado, Denver
• BS Accounting Cum Laude, University of Maryland, University College