San Jose · Milpitas · Santa Clara · Silicon Valley
I’m Devon Coombs, CPA, MBA. I teach finance at Santa Clara University and help CFOs, accounting leaders, and founders work through technical accounting, complex transactions, finance transformation, and AI adoption.
For teams in San Jose, Milpitas, Santa Clara, and the wider Bay Area, I bring experience from Deloitte, Riveron, and Google Cloud to the question in front of you.
Devon Coombs, CPA, MBA · Assistant Teaching Professor of Finance and Faculty Director of Real Estate Finance, Santa Clara University
Start with the work
Whether you need a technical accountant, a finance advisor, or a workshop for your team, the first step is a clear scope.
For CFOs, CAOs, controllers & founders
Revenue recognition, contract analysis, technical accounting memoranda, M&A support, financial due diligence, and the reporting consequences of a deal.
Explore accounting & finance consultingFor finance leaders who need capacity
Experienced practitioners for a defined project, finance transformation, systems planning, or work that needs an accountable owner.
Explore embedded finance teamsFor teams, leadership groups & events
Practical workshops and talks on finance, accounting, AI, and decision-making. Build useful workflows while keeping evidence, review, and professional judgment in place.
See workshops, speaking & feesFor sustained team development
Recurring education and support for finance teams building a thoughtful approach to AI adoption.
Explore the AI Center of ExcellenceRooted in Silicon Valley
As Assistant Teaching Professor of Finance and Faculty Director of Real Estate Finance at Santa Clara University’s Leavey School of Business, I help students connect financial ideas to the decisions they will encounter in their careers.
My industry experience spans Deloitte, Riveron, and Google Cloud. The same habit connects the classroom and consulting work: explain the economics, examine the evidence, and make the decision understandable.
Read my SCU faculty profileI serve clients in San Jose, Milpitas, Santa Clara, and the broader San Francisco Bay Area, with remote engagements nationwide. We agree the meeting format and any onsite work when we scope the project.
Private advisory and training engagements are provided through Devon Coombs LLC, separately from my academic appointment.
Explore my experienceA useful first conversation
What needs to be understood or decided? A contract, an accounting conclusion, a finance process, or a team capability?
Share the deadline, the people involved, your location or virtual preference, and the type of support you need. Start with a brief overview.
We assess fit and agree deliverables, responsibilities, timing, and fees before work begins.
Learn before you engage
Courses, guides, calculators, research, and videos in one place. Find a topic and choose how you want to learn.
Explore the libraryExplore finance careers, local pay, credentials, software skills, campus resources, and the next steps to take.
Plan your careerWork through examples in diligence, technical accounting, cash flow, real estate, and startup finance.
Find a guideMy practice focuses on technical accounting, complex transactions, finance transformation, and applied AI. Common engagements include revenue-recognition analysis, technical accounting memoranda, transaction support, and finance-team training. Tell me the decision, deadline, and expertise you need so we can assess fit.
Yes. I work alongside CFOs, chief accounting officers, controllers, founders, and their advisors. The work can connect a proposed contract to its accounting consequences, address a reporting question, or help a team plan systems and process changes. Embedded finance support is also available through a separately scoped engagement.
Yes. Workshops focus on practical finance and accounting work: research, analysis, documentation, review, and controls. Half-day and full-day formats are available. Share your team size, goals, preferred dates, and location or virtual format; the training page explains the options and current fees.
Yes. I serve the broader San Francisco Bay Area and work remotely with teams across the United States. Meeting format, travel, and any onsite work are agreed in the engagement scope.
Devon Coombs is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Finance and Faculty Director of Real Estate Finance at Santa Clara University. Private consulting and training engagements are provided separately through Devon Coombs LLC; they are not university services.
The free learning library brings together finance, real estate, entrepreneurial finance, and applied AI courses, along with calculators, guides, articles, and podcast episodes. Students can also explore the SCU and Bay Area career guide for clubs, credentials, career paths, and next steps.
Share a brief description of the work, your timing, and whether you need advisory support, an embedded team, or training.
