Chris Nelson

About Chris

• My dad is a small business owner, so growing up I was heavily impacted by that first-hand exposure to business and entrepreneurship.
• I figured out pretty early on that business was a passion of mine and it was something I wanted to pursue.
• Attended the University of California, Irvine (UCI) where I earned my bachelor’s degree in business administration.
• While in college at UCI, there was a big push towards the field of accounting, which sparked my interest and aligned with my love of numbers and problem-solving.
• After graduating, I began working in auditing at Deloitte, but quickly realized that this was not the right fit for me.
• I then got an opportunity to work as a senior accounting analyst at an aircraft leasing company.
• After a few years of that, I made the transition to working as the manager of financial reporting and accounting at Chipotle.