Julie Sakaguchi
About Julie Sakaguchi
Julie Sakaguchi is a Private Equity Senior Fund Accountant at Accel-KKR, where she has worked since 2014, focusing on structured minority equity and debt investments. She previously held positions at PwC as a Tax Experienced Associate and Tax Intern, and she holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Economics, Chinese, and Accounting from UCLA.
Work at Accel-KKR
Julie Sakaguchi has been employed at Accel-KKR as a Private Equity Senior Fund Accountant since 2014. In this role, she engages in structured minority equity and debt investments. Her responsibilities include participating in buyouts of divisions, subsidiaries, and business units from public companies. Additionally, she has been involved in transactions that encompass acquisitions and recapitalizations of founder-owned or closely-held private companies.
Previous Experience at PwC
Prior to her current position, Julie Sakaguchi worked at PwC in New York, New York. She served as a Tax Experienced Associate from 2012 to 2014 for a duration of two years. Earlier, she was a Tax Intern at PwC for three months in 2011. Her experience at PwC provided her with foundational knowledge in tax-related matters, which she applies in her current role in private equity.
Education and Expertise
Julie Sakaguchi earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Economics, Chinese, and Accounting from the University of California, Los Angeles. She studied there from 2008 to 2012, completing her degree in four years. Her educational background equips her with a strong foundation in financial principles and practices relevant to her work in private equity.
Background
Julie Sakaguchi attended Leigh High School from 2004 to 2008, where she completed her secondary education. This early academic experience laid the groundwork for her subsequent studies at UCLA and her career in finance and accounting.