Summary
Ed Goodwin is a finance and analytics leader with 15+ years in finance and accounting and over five years applying heavy software development to enterprise systems, currently serving as Managing Partner at Rana Analytics. He combines deep expertise in FP&A, treasury, M&A, risk management and capital strategy with hands-on data science and systems automation—building forecasting models (regression, Monte Carlo, random forests) and integrating financial systems to drive decision-making. Ed has a track record of creating high-performing teams and partnering with executives, auditors, investors and banks to improve margins, cash flow and capital efficiency across industries from oil & gas to tech. He has translated unconventional data sources into operational advantage (e.g., fleet Bayesian classifiers and GIS/Omnitracs integrations) and led insurance and hedging programs that materially reduced cost of risk. Based in Houston, he blends investment experience as a former portfolio manager with an MBA in Finance and Accounting to marry long-term value thinking with pragmatic, data-driven execution.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
MBA, Finance, Accounting, MBA, Finance, Accounting at University of Houston
BA, Business Analysis, BA, Business Analysis at Texas A&M University