About the founder
The person who scopes the engagement is the person who builds the analysis and presents the recommendation.
Founder & Principal
Devin has managed and evaluated multi-billion-dollar investment portfolios, held senior finance roles within local governments, and advised businesses on budgeting, forecasting, capital planning, development feasibility, and financial strategy. He founded CEM Insights to bring that breadth of experience to organizations that need sophisticated financial thinking but may not need, or want, a traditional full-time finance executive.
That combination of public and private experience lets him evaluate an opportunity from several perspectives at once: financial, operational, organizational, and market-based.
The result is an institutional-quality financial perspective for organizations that need clear analysis and practical strategy without the overhead of a full time executive.
Education
Summa cum laude
Experience
Built and managed multi-billion-dollar investment portfolios.
Senior finance roles inside local government: budget, capital, treasury, labor cost.
Strategic finance for entrepreneurial businesses and real estate ventures.
How CEM Insights works
CEM Insights can lead a defined analytical project, provide recurring strategic finance support, or work alongside an existing accountant, bookkeeper, legal adviser, development team, or public sector leadership group. The role is to translate complex financial information into practical choices, quantified tradeoffs, and an actionable path forward.
Project based
Analysis for a specific transaction, policy question, negotiation, or strategic decision.
Fractional
Recurring advisory for leadership teams that need senior financial capacity.
Second opinion
Independent review of an analysis already on the table.
Deliverables
Decision models, executive presentations, and implementation roadmaps.
Tell Devin what has to be decided and by when.