Jade OlsonVice President of Finance

As the head of finance for Sg2, Jade is responsible for financial reporting, preparation of the annual budget and monthly forecasts, and operational finance. He also oversees sales incentive plans for senior members of the sales, service and consulting teams and supports Sg2’s overall strategy and planning process as a member of the leadership team.

Jade has nearly 25 years of finance, audit and compliance experience, including 4 years at Arthur Andersen, LLP, 8 years at Abbott Laboratories
(a Fortune 100 company at the time) and now 12 years at Sg2, where he also previously served as Sg2’s Privacy Officer for 7 years. At Abbott, he was the finance leader for a manufacturing business unit that accounted for annual sales of $750M and 1,200 employees; an international internal audit manager; and a finance project manager for Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) compliance. For the latter role, he was one of two finance leaders who coordinated and supported Abbott’s successful worldwide rollout of SOX 404 compliance.

Jade is a certified public accountant and is also certified in Healthcare Privacy Compliance from the Health Care Compliance Association. He is a member of the Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Health Care Compliance Association. He is currently licensed to practice as a certified public accountant in the state of Wisconsin. Jade earned his bachelor of business administration degree from the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, majoring in both accounting and management information systems.

Jade lives in the Chicago suburbs with his wife, Andrea, and their 3 children. He is an avid supporter of all Wisconsin sports teams, most notably the Brewers, Badgers and Packers.