Charlie Hopper

Managing Director, Boston Market Leader

Charlie is a Managing Director and the Boston Market Leader at Centri Business Consulting.  He has more than 18 years of experience in business advisory and accounting. He joined Centri in April 2024 and is responsible for establishing and expanding the firm’s brand presence in Boston and throughout the New England region.

Prior to his time with Centri, Charlie developed the Business Transformation practice at a regional advisory firm. Supporting the office of the CFO, he developed tailored and actionable recommendations prioritized into detailed roadmaps for finance and accounting transformation. As a trusted client partner, Charlie managed these transformations, often stepping in as the interim Director of Finance Transformation, where he ensured the timely achievement of milestones and effective project delivery. Charlie has broad industry experience including in Life Sciences, Retail, Manufacturing, and Financial Services. Specifically, within Life Sciences, Charlie is a subject matter expert in accounting and finance transformation from clinical-stage to commercial readiness.

Charlie’s earlier experiences include a role as Vice President of Finance and Accounting at Santander Bank, and tenures at PwC and KPMG, where he worked in their assurance and transaction advisory practices, respectively.

Charlie received a BS in Political Science and Economics from Connecticut College and an MS in Accounting/MBA from the D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University.