meet Ascendus
Our goal is to help business owners ascend to a better life. And while you’ll find us listed individually below, you can be sure that we work together as a team to ensure your success.
Joshua Brackett, Chief Financial Officer
Joshua has served in the community development space focused on small business finance for over a decade. Most recently, Joshua worked with a CDFI to grow assets to over $100M annually as CFO. Prior that that, he served in community banks with experience as a loan collector, auditor, financial analyst, and financial manager. At Ascendus, he oversees the finance and accounting departments. Joshua is a Babson College 10,000 Small Businesses Alumni and was named CFO of the year by Atlanta Business Chronicle for 2020 within the Community Service space. He currently serves on the Opportunity Finance Network’s “Performance Counts” CFO Working Group and AEO’s Board of Directors. He is a graduate of Berry College with a BS in Business Administration, and a graduate of the Community Bankers Association Consumer Lending School.