Andrew Kang

Andrew Kang is a corporate finance executive who has served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy StrategyStrategy (formerly MicroStrategy) is a Nasdaq-listed company (ticker MSTR) headquartered in Tysons Corner, Virginia, United States, founded in 1989 by Michael Saylor and originally built on enterprise analytics software. Since 2020, the company has used bitcoin as its primary treasury reserve asset and describes itself as the world’s first and largest Bitcoin Treasury Company; as of September 27, 2026, it held 847,666 bitcoins. Its current Chief Executive Officer is Phong Le.Open the full entry) since May 2022, after serving as CFO of GreenSky and as a treasurer in Santander’s U.S. businesses. In October 2026 Strategy announced his resignation, effective November 5, 2026. He is not the cryptocurrency trader and Mechanism Capital co-founder of the same name.

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Education and Early Career

He earned a B.A. in biology and a post-baccalaureate certification in accounting from the University of Virginia.⁠[1]

He has more than 20 years of experience in banking and consumer finance and earlier held finance and treasury roles at HSBC Finance, Capital One and Thomson Reuters Thomson ReutersThomson Reuters (Toronto Stock Exchange and Nasdaq symbol TRI) is a content and technology company headquartered in Toronto, Canada, that provides information, software, and AI products to professional fields including legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media, and owns the news agency Reuters. The company was formed after The Thomson Corporation acquired Reuters Group PLC in 2008, and Woodbridge, the Thomson family’s private investment company, is its controlling shareholder.Open the full entry.⁠[2]

2012Santander Consumer USA Capital Markets

In February 2012 he signed a securitizer report filed with the SEC by Santander Consumer USA as its director, capital markets.⁠[3]

2015–2020Exeter Finance and Santander

In February 2015 he signed a regulatory filing as senior vice president and treasurer of Exeter Finance.⁠[4]

From September 2015 to September 2020 he was an executive vice president of Santander Consumer USA.⁠[5]

In January 2016 he signed a company filing as executive vice president, capital markets and treasurer.⁠[6]

2020GreenSky CFO

On August 3, 2020, GreenSky’s board appointed him executive vice president and chief financial officer, effective September 14; his predecessor, Robert Partlow, became executive vice president of capital markets. His base salary was set at $650,000.⁠[5]

March 2022Goldman Sachs Completes GreenSky Acquisition

On March 29, 2022, Goldman Sachs Goldman SachsGoldman Sachs is an American financial services group headquartered in New York whose businesses include investment banking, securities trading, asset management, and wealth management. It traces its origins to the commercial paper business Marcus Goldman founded in 1869; it listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1999 under the ticker GS and became a bank holding company in 2008. David Solomon serves as chairman and chief executive officer.Open the full entry announced that it had completed its acquisition of GreenSky.⁠[7]

May 2022Joining MicroStrategy

On May 3, 2022, MicroStrategy announced his appointment as senior executive vice president and chief financial officer, starting on or about May 9; Phong Le Phong LePhong Le (Phong Q. Le) is an American business executive who has served as chief executive officer of Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) since August 8, 2022, while also serving as its president and a director. He joined the company as chief financial officer in 2015 and previously worked at Deloitte Consulting, NII Holdings, and XO Communications.Open the full entry, then CFO, would then serve as president. Michael Saylor Michael SaylorMichael Saylor is the founder and executive chairman of Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), a company that has been buying bitcoin since 2020 and describes itself as the world’s first and largest “Bitcoin Treasury Company.”Open the full entry said he “has extensive finance leadership and capital markets experience.”⁠[8]

His later title was executive vice president and chief financial officer.⁠[1]

February 2026On the Capital Structure

In February 2026 he said, “Strategy's capital structure is stronger and more resilient today than ever before.”⁠[9]

June 2026Principal Accounting Officer

In June 2026, after chief accounting officer Jeanine Montgomery retired, the board designated him principal accounting officer from June 30, with no additional compensation.⁠[10]

October 2026Resignation Announced

On October 26, 2026, he notified Strategy that he would resign as CFO for personal reasons; the company said this was not due to any disagreement.⁠[11]

The resignation is to take effect on November 5, 2026, after which he is to serve as a non-executive advisor through December 31, 2026.⁠[12]

Reza Virasteh Reza VirastehReza Virasteh is a finance and operations executive who joined Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) in 2008 and has been its executive vice president of operations since January 2024. In October 2026 the company announced that he will become executive vice president and chief financial officer on January 1, 2027, succeeding Andrew Kang.Open the full entry is to succeed him as CFO on January 1, 2027. After the announcement and results, Strategy shares fell 6.4 percent in pre-market trading on October 30.⁠[13]

Santander Treasury and Funding Roles

He served as corporate treasurer of Santander Holdings USA, overseeing liquidity, the balance sheet and capital for the $150 billion bank holding company.⁠[1]

At Santander he oversaw more than $50 billion in securitizations, credit facilities and asset sales.⁠[2]