The Team

Meet the founders

Azurium is led by three partners with complementary expertise across strategy, finance, and operations. Together, we bring experience from global consulting firms and enterprise organizations — united by a shared belief that finance should be clear, structured and designed to help businesses scale with confidence.

Jason Aroesty

Jason Aroesty

Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer

Professional Experience

Former Senior Vice President at Siemens, Jason led global sales and restructuring across business units, managing portfolios of several hundred million dollars. He now advises founders on commercial strategy, operational scale, and building disciplined growth engines.

Areas of Expertise

  • Business restructuring
  • Sales leadership and commercial strategy
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Scaling privately held businesses
  • International business

Leadership Philosophy

“Bring institutional discipline to founders - without the complexity.”

Anurag Kakar

Anurag Kakar

Co-founder & Chief Financial Officer

Professional Experience

Former Partner at Oliver Wyman, Anurag advised global financial institutions on capital allocation, risk, and translating strategy into Board-level outcomes. His experience spans lending, insurance, and corporate finance across North America and Europe.

Areas of Expertise

  • Corporate and balance sheet strategy
  • Enterprise risk management
  • Financial performance improvement
  • CFO and Executive advisory
  • Financial services and banking

Leadership Philosophy

“Strategy without numbers is a wish. Numbers without strategy are noise.”

Hieu Le

Hieu Le

Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer

Professional Experience

Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company, Hieu advised CFOs on restructuring, finance transformation, and organizational performance. He previously held P&L ownership at Siemens and has led finance capability building across global operations.

Areas of Expertise

  • CFO agenda and finance transformation
  • Cost restructuring and reorganization
  • P&L ownership and operational finance
  • Finance capability building
  • Global finance operations

Leadership Philosophy

“Finance that holds up in the boardroom, and in reality.”

Our Approach

We engineer finance from the foundation upward. Every engagement begins with data integrity and process discipline, then extend into reporting, planning, and decision support. By connecting these layers into a single operating model, we reduce friction, improve visibility, and create a finance function that scales alongside the business.

Leadership level

Insightful & decisive

Numbers translated into the questions and decisions a CEO actually wants to make.

In operation

Structured & scalable

A consistent system the business can grow into — month-close, reporting, controls.

At the foundation

Clean & reliable

Books that close on time, balances that tie, transactions you can trust.

Our
Culture & Values

Our culture combines institutional standards with entrepreneurial energy. We move quickly, think long term, and care deeply about quality. We value precision, accountability, and adaptability. Azurium is a modern finance partner built for growth.

Thoughtful Communication

Clear, direct, and respectful communication — internally and with clients.

High Ownership

Taking initiative, solving problems proactively, and following through consistently.

Calm Under Pressure

Steady, organized, and solution-oriented during fast-moving situations.

Always Improving

Continuously refining how we work, think, and support clients.

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Bookkeeping, CFO support, or both - let's discuss your goals and how Azurium can help achieve them.

team@azurium.io
Scarsdale, New York

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