About
About Dylan Bastian
Lucent CFO was founded by Dylan Bastian to bring institutional-grade financial leadership to owner-operated businesses. Dylan combines degrees in finance and accounting with operator experience inside one of the largest and most disciplined finance organizations in the world, and deal experience advising on transactions from $20 million to $230 million.
The result is a fractional CFO practice built around a specific promise: the clarity of an in-house CFO, the perspective of an M&A advisor, and the discipline of an operator who has sat in the seat.
Operator roots
Dylan is an alum of Amazon's Operations Financial Rotation Program (OFRP), where he supported multi-site operations, built forecasts against real weekly volume, and partnered with general managers on the decisions that actually move a P&L.
That foundation shapes how Lucent CFO engagements run today: financials tied to operating drivers, forecasts that survive contact with reality, and reporting that answers the questions owners actually ask.
Deal-maker instincts
On the advisory side, Dylan has worked sell-side M&A on transactions ranging from $20 million to $230 million in enterprise value. He has built the models, told the story to buyers, and negotiated the terms that determine what an owner actually walks away with.
Every Lucent CFO engagement is run with the exit in mind, even when a sale is years away. The numbers a buyer will scrutinize and the story they will underwrite are built into the operating rhythm from day one.
Credentials
- Degrees in Finance and Accounting
- Amazon Operations Financial Rotation Program (OFRP) alum
- Sell-side M&A advisor on transactions from $20M to $230M
- Founder, Lucent CFO