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Professional Biography

Jeff Calcagno is the Chief Financial Officer at YA Group, where he leads the company’s finance organization and partners with the executive team to support YA’s growth and acquisition strategy. He brings more than 20 years of financial leadership experience across private equity–backed professional and business services companies, including CFO roles at CXponent and Frontline Managed Services.

Jeff has extensive experience scaling high-growth, acquisitive platforms, having supported dozens of acquisitions from diligence through integration – consolidating systems, harmonizing compensation plans, and building scalable reporting and finance teams that keep pace with rapid expansion.

Jeff positions finance as a true business partner, combining disciplined planning and M&A execution with a focus on modern systems, data, and automation that free teams to concentrate on value creation.

Professional Experience

  • Chief Financial Officer | YA Group | 2026 - Current

Education

  • Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance, University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Chicago, IL, 2015
  • Bachelor of Science (BS), Finance, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2004