Ken Caveney begins his fifth year as vice president of finance for the San Jose Sharks and has been associated with the organization for 16 years. He has been employed by the organization since 1994, previously serving as tax manager and director of finance. Caveney, 39, directs the financial reporting environment for the Sharks and the other SVS&E properties including compliance with National Hockey League and City of San Jose reporting requirements. In addition, Caveney is responsible for the tax, budgeting, forecasting and financial modeling processes for the organization. From 1991-93, Caveney provided consultation services to the Sharks while with Deloitte & Touche, LLP. He became recognized as a Certified Public Accountant in California in 1993. Caveney has served as a volunteer consultant for more than 16 years through Junior Achievement's Applied Economics program, having worked in classrooms at various San Jose high schools including Pioneer, Santa Teresa, Gunderson and Valley Christian. Born in San Francisco, Caveney was raised in Salinas. He earned an associate's degree from Hartnell College, a bachelor's in business from Cal Poly at San Luis Obispo and a master's degree in taxation from San Jose State University.