TEAM

Our team is comprised of resources at all levels, so that we can best meet your business needs: from CFO and COO to manager, analyst, and staff.

LEADERSHIP

George Wells, Chairman & Founder

George Wells is the Chairman of Wells Group of New York, an interim CFO and COO management consulting firm with offices in New York City and Los Angeles. George serves as the COO/CFO at Lehmann Maupin, one of the top ten art galleries in the world, as well as interim CFO of Draper James, a lifestyle clothing brand backed by Reese Witherspoon, Forerunner Ventures and JH Partners. From September 2015 to October 2017 George served as the Chief Financial Officer of Zola, the fastest growing wedding registry and wedding company in the country. As a member of Zola’s 8 person executive team, George was responsible for designing and implementing the finance, accounting, legal and HR administrative functions as the first finance executive hire. During his time at Zola, revenue grew from single millions to hundreds of millions. George received a BA in Finance and Accounting from Morehouse College and MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Evan Zawatsky, Partner / Consultant CFO

Evan Zawatsky is a partner of Wells Group and specializes in CFO and Controller services. Evan began his career in audit at KPMG, where he earned his CPA, and later joined Ernst and Young’s Advisory group. After completing his MBA, Evan spent four years as an independent consultant while partnering with Nomad Financial and Catalant, focusing on working with start-ups in finance, accounting and management consulting engagements. He consulted 100+ start-ups in tech, consumer goods & services, healthcare, and manufacturing, while also working with Anheuser-Busch’s ZX-Ventures, Estee Lauder and Covanta Energy. At Wells Group, he currently serves as the VP of Finance of Draper James, interim Controller at Cityblock Health, and interim CFO of FEED. Previously at the Firm, Evan served as Interim Controller for 4 months at Daily Harvest. He also consults with 15+ other organizations in consumer goods & services, healthcare, food & beverage, and financial services. Evan received his BS in Accounting from the University of Delaware and MBA from UNC Chapel Hill’s Kenan-Flagler Business School.