Jay Markham is a financial executive with 20 years of experience driving strategic financial planning and operational excellence primarily in the hospitality industry. As the Chief Financial Officer at Great Wolf Lodge, Jay leads the company’s Accounting, Treasury, Strategy, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), and Procurement functions, helping to drive the brand’s operational performance and growth. Before his time with Great Wolf, Jay worked for Golub Capital, where he was the corporate controller primarily responsible for accounting and financial reporting. Prior to that, he worked for Ernst & Young LLP, most recently as a senior auditor responsible for planning and performing public and private company audits in the banking, broker-dealer, and hedge fund industries. Jay is a certified public accountant and holds degrees in Analytical Finance and Accountancy from Wake Forest University.