Originally from Nashville, Tennessee, Jacen Hessey earned a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting from Tennessee State University in 2013. He later completed a Master’s in Accounting at Middle Tennessee State University in 2015 and a Master’s in Healthcare Administration at Louisiana State University Shreveport in 2018. Since 2015, Jacen has worked across physician practices, ambulatory surgery centers, and hospital services. He moved to North Carolina in 2023 to serve as a Hospital CFO and joined WEPPA as CFO in 2025. Jacen lives in Hillsborough with his wife, Amie, and their two very spoiled dogs, Brody and Olive.