Donna Lachman — CFO
Role: Chief Financial Officer, CPA Joined: 2002 Tenure: 23+ years
Credentials
- CPA (Certified Public Accountant)
- AICPA member (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants)
- NYSSCPA member (New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants)
Background
- 20+ years of accounting experience across public and private companies
- Expertise: auditing, corporate taxation, partnership taxation, individual taxation
- Adjunct professor at Baruch College (ongoing academic engagement)
Role at Blue Ribbon
Donna has managed all financial operations for Blue Ribbon since 2002. Her dual role in both practice (CFO) and academia (Baruch College professor) is unusual and gives her a perspective bridging real-world multi-location restaurant finance with formal accounting frameworks.
Her 23-year tenure places her in the core leadership cohort — part of the same long-term team that includes kris-polak, michael-paritsky, and bowie-fu.
ADS Relevance
For billing, invoicing, and financial discussions, Donna is likely the primary contact on the Blue Ribbon side.