Kaufman joined the Los Angeles Chargers as Senior Director of Financial Operations in April 2018.

Kaufman joined the Los Angeles Chargers as Senior Director of Financial Operations in April 2018.

Kaufman most recently worked at Sole Technology, Inc. for over 10 years, leaving as CFO. Her career spans over 22 years with extensive public and private industry experience in operational accounting and finance, investment banking and institutional lending, and systems implementation and management. She has worked in the technology, consumer goods, and non-profit sectors.

A native of Buenos Aires, Argentina, her family moved to California when she was 15. She attended Upland High School where she made an early determination to become an accountant, and later receiving a degree in Accounting from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona in 1997. She majored in Business with an emphasis in Accounting. Prior to graduating, Kaufman began her professional career in 1996 with Kieckhafer, Schiffer & Co, a CPA firm in Irvine, CA, where she became a Certified Public Accountant. She belongs to various financial and CFO groups in Orange County and Los Angeles.

Denise is married to Jonathan. She has 2 children, Jacob and Lucas, as well as 2 stepchildren, Jed and Joey. Together, they reside in Laguna Niguel, and enjoy watching and playing football as a family. They also volunteer at Second Harvest Food Bank in Irvine, at Temple Beth El in Aliso Viejo, and at various animal shelters.