The story
Kyle Christopher
Clayton Whisler
Finance executive. First-generation college graduate. Aspiring chief financial officer, board member, and author — built from discipline, faith, and the life that loss demanded.
Kyle Christopher Clayton WhislerFirst-generation,
by faith and discipline
The executive
Finance & strategy
at global scale
Kyle Christopher Clayton Whisler is a first-generation college graduate — one of six children — and a finance executive with more than a decade of progressive leadership across global, multi-entity, and founder-led organizations.
He is Vice President of Accounting & Finance at The Agency Real Estate, promoted from Director in January 2025, leading finance across seven distinct lines of business: residential brokerage, franchising, title, mortgage, insurance, property management, and ancillary services. He leads a distributed team remotely, with members across the United States and internationally.
He brings technical fluency across an enterprise systems ecosystem — Oracle NetSuite, SAP, BlackLine, Celigo, Ramp, Concur, American Express Corporate, Drivetrain, ADP, and Profit Power — a record of measurable transformation, and the credibility of operating inside a globally recognized organization — one ranked #13 in the nation on the 2025 RealTrends 500, named among the Financial Times' fastest-growing American companies, and honored as Inman's Luxury Brokerage of the Year. He leads collaboratively: building cohesive finance teams, mentoring talent, and partnering across departments to deliver results.
Origin
“I lost my father at six years old. Everything I have built since — every credential, every team, every relationship — traces back to that loss, to the faith that carried me through it, and to the life I chose to build in spite of it.”
Built from nothing inherited
OriginBuilt from
nothing inherited
Education & credentials
Trained for the seat
MBA, Finance
Colorado State University — College of Business. AACSB accredited, finance concentration.
BBA, Accounting
California State University, Fullerton — Mihaylo College of Business & Economics. Dual AACSB accredited in business and accounting.
AI for Business & Finance
Columbia Business School Executive Education with Wall Street Prep. Machine learning, predictive analytics, generative AI, Python and OpenAI APIs. 65 CPE credits awarded.
Certified Public Accountant
Currently pursuing.
IRS-Certified Tax Preparer
Volunteer Income Tax Assistance — free tax preparation for low-to-moderate income, disabled, and elderly taxpayers.
Study Abroad
Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Germany — business coursework through CSU International Programs.
Faith, service & community
A life is measured
by what it gives
Faith and service have shaped Kyle's life since childhood. Whether mentoring one-to-one, building homes, serving in college ministry, or working alongside children in Mexico, the conviction has stayed the same.
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Serves as a Big — a volunteer mentor matched one-to-one with a young person through the nation's largest youth mentoring organization.
Door of Faith Ministries — Mexico
Served at the Door of Faith orphanage, spending time with and caring for children — an experience that left a lasting mark and a lifelong perspective on gratitude.
Friends Church Yorba Linda — College Ministry
Served in the college ministry community — mentoring, building relationships, and growing in faith alongside fellow students. “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” — Philippians 4:13
Habitat for Humanity ReStore
Volunteered at the Habitat ReStore — the nonprofit home-improvement store and donation center whose proceeds help fund Habitat's work building affordable homes for families.
IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
IRS-certified preparer through the CSUF program, providing free tax preparation for low-to-moderate income, disabled, and elderly taxpayers — federal and California returns.
CSUF Accounting Society
Meet the Firms Chair and Awards Banquet Lead for one of the largest student-led organizations on campus — 600+ members — connecting hundreds of students with Big Four, regional, and private firms.
Student Leadership Institute
CSUF Mihaylo College co-curricular leadership development program focused on public service, nonprofit leadership, and community engagement.
Meet the FirmsWhere careers
begin in company
“Six hundred members, one staircase — the organization that connected hundreds of students with the firms that would shape their careers.”
CSUF Accounting Society
CSUF Accounting SocietyMeet the Firms Chair
& Awards Banquet Lead
The book
The Last Time
I Said I Love You
A book Kyle intends to write about his life — the story of a first-generation kid who lost his father at six years old, and what it took to build a life, a career, and a legacy in the years that followed.
Industries of interest
Finance skills
transfer everywhere
Real estate & proptech·entertainment & media·technology & SaaS·hospitality & travel·luxury & lifestyle·national franchise·nonprofit & philanthropy