Freed Associates Names Tracy Golden as Chief Financial Officer

California – Freed Associates, a certified woman-owned healthcare management consulting firm, is excited to welcome Tracy Golden, a financial leader with 30+ years of experience, as their new chief financial officer.

“Tracy’s broad experience in a variety of senior financial roles in professional services and business, her strategic acumen and passion for improvement, will further help Freed serve our clients,” Freed said. “We are fortunate to have Tracy on our team.  Her proven success in optimizing and driving business health and growth through careful, informed financial decision-making and her alignment with the Freed values makes her a great fit for Freed.”

Golden comes to Freed after serving as CFO for an international marketing and communications firm, which she helped expand. Previously, she served in a variety of senior finance and business operations roles for multiple privately owned businesses. Her experience ranges from building a finance function from the ground up to scaling a business to accommodate growth to pioneering effective long-term strategic plans and large-scale initiatives on behalf of globally dispersed, cross-functional organizations with eight- and nine-figure budgets.

“I’m excited to join Freed, particularly given this firm’s track record and reputation as an industry leader in healthcare consulting,” Golden said. “Freed’s consultants consistently achieve game-changing operational excellence and financial improvements for the firm’s clients. It’s wonderful to be a part of making such a distinct and positive impact in healthcare.”

Golden succeeds Don Freed, who served as CFO for Freed for more than 30 years.

Golden earned her Master of Business Administration from Loyola University in Chicago and her Bachelor of Arts from Indiana University.