Babak Motie started his career in public accounting assisting local, national, and international for-profit and nonprofit organizations with accounting and tax planning, management consulting and mergers and acquisitions. Since exiting the public accounting world, Babak has held high level finance and operations positions at various for-profit and nonprofit organizations over the past two+ decades. Prior to joining Edgewood, Babak was the Chief Financial Officer for Peer Health Exchange, an innovative and entrepreneurial health education nonprofit bringing knowledge and skills to underserved youth across the United States through both in-person teaching, as well as an internally developed computer and phone based application. Prior to joining Peer Health Exchange, Babak was the Chief Financial Officer for Roots of Peace, a nongovernmental organization with a mission to restore economic vitality in post-conflict countries. Prior to Roots of Peace, Babak was the Director of Finance and Operations at the San Francisco General Hospital Foundation (SFGHF), where he oversaw a period of rapid growth while partnering with the San Francisco Department of Public Health and the University of California, San Francisco. While at SFGHF he participated in the launch of a multi-year, $100+ million capital campaign to equip a new hospital for the underserved population of the City and County of San Francisco. Babak is a Certified Public Accountant, and holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Accounting and Master’s of Science in Taxation. He loves the outdoors, visiting national parks, as well as spending a lot of time with his extended family. Babak loves international travel and learning about new and old cultures.
