With over thirty years of business and industry experience, Randy Werder is the CEO of Black Diamond Advisory – a top-tier financial advisory firm that offers a wide range of financial services. Backed by a highly skilled team of professionals, Randy and Black Diamond Advisory are committed to helping their clients achieve financial objectives.

Randy is a seasoned implementation thought leader who has transformed the outdated planning processes of over 150 global clients into successful, industry-leading solutions. Before founding Black Diamond Advisory, Randy served as the Managing Director of Alithya's OneStream Practice and held several leadership positions at Ranzal & Associates, including Southeast Planning & Essbase Leader for delivery and Managing Director of the Advisory Practice.

Carl Yost, Chairman of Black Diamond Advisory, brings extensive expertise in software, technology, and accounting to his leadership role. With his wealth of knowledge, Carl embodies the vision of BDA and plays a crucial role in fostering effective communication both within the organization and with external stakeholders.

Carl brings extensive industry experience, having held several key leadership roles throughout his career. He was the managing partner and co-founder of MarketSphere Consulting, one of the largest firms specializing in Corporate Performance Management. Prior to founding MarketSphere, Carl served as a Partner in the Enterprise Performance Management practice at Arthur Andersen and held senior finance executive positions at both Motorola and Wyeth.

Damon Mittleider has played a key role at Black Diamond Advisory since its inception. As the Chief Product Officer, Damon has been integral in shaping the development of our growing portfolio of PartnerPlace solutions. His areas of expertise encompass a wide range, including OneStream, Hyperion, Micro Strategies, Oracle Business Intelligence, and much more. Discover the exceptional skills and knowledge that Damon brings to our organization.

Blake Kloeckner is passionate about empowering and enabling the growth of professional service firms.  Leveraging his extensive background in FP&A and accounting disciplines, Blake relishes the opportunity to delve deep into an organizations inner workings, collaborating with colleagues to identify strategic levers for driving results and enabling transformative change. His ultimate aspiration is to serve as the organizational headlights, illuminating the path forward while identifying and addressing potential impediments to success.​

Sherri Schraffroth, a professional in Sales and Finance, has played a crucial role as a Managing Partner at Black Diamond Advisory. Leveraging her vast expertise, Sherri has successfully contributed to the growth of the sales and marketing capabilities, while also providing valuable insights to set and achieve strategic goals.

Alex Townend is driven by a fervent commitment to client success. In his role as Managing Partner for EMEA, Alex harnesses his vast expertise in Enterprise Financial and Operational transformation to streamline complexity, ensuring seamless collaborations with our clients throughout the EMEA region. His mission is to alleviate technical debt, providing timely, precise, and invaluable data for the benefit of the office of the CFO, all while fostering successful and gratifying partnerships.

Kevin Moody collaborates with clients to facilitate the digital transformation of their finance function and enhance their investment in OneStream. In his role as Managing Partner at Black Diamond Advisory, he focuses on assisting CFOs and Finance leaders in modernizing their organization by implementing contemporary systems and processes. This enables them to streamline their close and reporting cycle, as well as their planning and budgeting activities, while also gaining valuable insights through improved data and analytics.

Luke Slevin serves as Vice President of Operations at Black Diamond Advisory, where he drives the alignment of delivery operations and revenue operations to enable firm-wide execution and client success.  

With a strong background in professional services, Luke builds scalable frameworks that empower teams, ensure operational excellence, and support the successful execution of financial transformation initiatives. His integrated approach helps clients realize the full value of their OneStream investment through disciplined delivery and strategic operational oversight. 

As the VP of Delivery, Carl is responsible for the overall delivery quality of the BDA implementations. He leads the senior leadership team for the Consolidation, Planning, Integration, Project Management practices as well as Summit Services.   Drawing on his solution architect expertise, Carl builds adaptable systems that address specific client challenges while exceeding technical standards—consistently delivering tangible value and creating client success stories worth retelling.