Christian Jester

Christian serves as the Markets Leader for PwC's Technology, Media, and Telecommunications Industries Emerging Company Solutions (ECS) practice. With over 30 years of experience at PwC, he specializes in addressing the challenges faced by innovative entrepreneurial companies as they grow and navigate both public and private capital markets. In addition to his national leadership role in the ECS practice, Christian has held various significant leadership and operational positions throughout his tenure, including most recently serving as the Assurance Leader for PwC’s Southwest Market, covering Southern California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and Colorado.

Christian possesses extensive industry experience, having worked with both public and private companies known for their rapid growth and innovative business models. His specialty areas include digital platforms (advertising, marketplace, services, gaming), cloud/SaaS, digital media, IoT, enterprise software, semiconductors, e-commerce, electric vehicles, renewable energy, aerospace and defense, and manufacturing/distribution.

As a recognized technology leader, Christian offers his deep industry knowledge and practical solutions to support PwC’s client service teams nationwide. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). Christian holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, graduating Cum Laude from the University of Southern California. He has also been a frequent guest lecturer and presenter at the MBA, undergraduate, and tech transfer programs at USC, CalTech and UCLA.