Christopher Ridge

Christopher is a collaborative, community‑focused leader who brings more than two decades of operational, financial, and project‑management expertise to his role as Partner and VP of Finance & Strategy at Number 17 Solutions. With a background spanning corporate, government, and nonprofit environments, he offers clients a rare blend of strategic insight, financial discipline, and people‑first leadership.

Christopher's experience includes building and leading high‑performing teams, managing multimillion‑dollar budgets, guiding organizations through complex integrations, and delivering meaningful cost efficiencies. Christopher’s strengths in continuous improvement, compliance and change management directly enhance the consulting, taxation and financial services Number 17 Solutions provides to small businesses, not-for-profits, seniors, students, and families.

 Christopher approaches every client relationship with warmth, clarity, and a commitment to making financial matters feel accessible and manageable.

Outside of work, he’s energized by time with family, travel, 80s music, supporting Liverpool FC, the Philadelphia Flyers, the Edmonton Oilers and the Philadelphia Eagles.

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