Anna Yergat

Anna Yergat

Director, Accounting

Anna Yergat is the Director of Accounting for XPRIZE, and has over fifteen years of accounting experience in various industries. Anna brings her vast knowledge of accounting to the foundation. After graduating from California State University, Fresno, with a Bachelors of Science Degree in Business Administration, with an emphasis in Business Law, and a Minor in Armenian Studies, Anna went on to earn her MBA from California State University, Fresno, and is a licensed CPA.

Anna has applied her education and experience to the entertainment, technology, agriculture, and food manufacturing industries headquartered in New York City, Los Angeles, and the Central Valley of California. Recently, Anna spent over seven years at Factual, Inc, helping see it through the successful merger with Foursquare Labs, where she served as the Director of Accounting. Prior to that, she spent a few years at ProElite, Inc., the parent company of the former mixed martial arts company EliteXC (known for their broadcasted events on CBS and Showtime Networks), where she served as the Director of Finance. Anna values her strong work ethic, and both personal and professional relationships.

In her spare time, Anna enjoys traveling, cooking, wakeboarding, skiing, spending time at the beach and yoga.