Selvey Knight

Career

From technical foundations at Baylor, through high-stakes audit at EY, to strategy and teaching at Yale SOM. Click a stop on the path for a snapshot—or see more below for the full story.

  • CPA
  • MBA (Yale SOM)
  • Master's in Accounting
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Baylor University · 2016–2020

Foundations at Baylor

I completed a BBA in Accounting and a Master of Accountancy in four years instead of five—Summa Cum Laude with a 4.0 GPA.

Beyond coursework, I led a large campus project that forced real delegation, standards, and follow-through. That mix of technical rigor and ownership became the base I still use.

  • Master of Accountancy20204.0 GPA – sustained rigor through an accelerated path
  • Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting, Summa Cum Laude2020Summa Cum Laude · 4.0 GPA

EY · 2020–2023

Operating in complexity at EY

At EY I went from intern to Assurance Senior, and became the person teams trusted with ambiguous, high-stakes work—novel equity structures, first-time SOX, and large transactions.

The throughline was building systems and judgment others could rely on: a new revenue testing process for a SaaS client, analytics across millions of journal entries, and developing juniors through busy seasons.

  • Led end-to-end design and rollout of a new revenue testing system for a large SaaS client. Scoped the problem, built the tool, coordinated with the client finance team, trained the engagement team, and drove adoption, transforming a manual procedure into a faster and more reliable process.
  • Audited several M&A transactions including the buyout of a large public client valued >$10B by a major PE firm and 5+ acquisitions by clients. Gained an in-depth understanding of the merger agreements and valuation models. Coordinated with in-house specialists to ensure attainment of reliable conclusions.
  • Led testing of complex transactions including intricate stock compensation structures and an equity restructuring. Demonstrated ability to solve ambiguous problems with limited guidance and synthesized learnings to inform senior team members.
  • Collaborated with client to assess 10+ processes of a publicly traded company reporting on internal controls over financial reporting for the first time. Provided recommendations on the implementation of controls. Built understanding of financial calculations, enterprise software use, and operational procedures for each process.

Related moments

  • Leading the rollout of a new revenue testing system

    At a large SaaS client, I led the end-to-end rollout of a new revenue testing system that replaced a manual process with a faster, more reliable approach.

  • Owning the ambiguous corners of complex deals

    I was often pulled into the pieces of deals that didn't have a clear playbook—equity restructurings, stock compensation modifications, and plan designs that required real digging.

Yale SOM · 2024–2026

Zooming out at Yale SOM

The MBA has been a chance to connect deep finance and accounting skills to strategy, capital, and how organizations actually create value—reinforced by teaching EMBAs and tutoring modeling and entrepreneurial finance.

Alongside school, I advise a stealth startup founder on financial infrastructure, pricing, and runway decisions. Building from a blank page has been the best test of operating in ambiguity.

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

  • EMBA Tutor – Accounting, Entrepreneurial Finance, Modeling
  • Teaching Assistant – Investor, Sourcing & Managing Funds
  • Quantum Business Certification

Concurrent · Stealth Startup

Strategic Finance & Operations Advisor

  • Built initial three-statement financial model to evaluate different growth paths, including how pricing, usage, hosting costs, and headcount scale under each option, and to assess capital needs and runway across multiple scenarios.
  • Advised founder on translating technical and operational realities into financial and strategic decisions, supporting pricing strategy, investor pitch materials, and ongoing cross-functional discussions with engineers.

Related moments

  • Making complex ideas intuitive through teaching

    Serving as a teaching assistant and EMBA tutor forced me to translate technical topics into something other people could really use.

  • Building financial infrastructure alongside a founder

    At a very early-stage startup, I partnered with a technical founder to build the financial and operating backbone needed to make real decisions.