Education: Reitz Memorial High School (2002); Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance, University of Southern Indiana (2006)
Hometown: Evansville
Resume: Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Bridge Alternative (2021-present); Vice President and General Manager of Evansville Operations, SS&C Technologies (2015-21); Senior Financial Analyst, Mead Johnson Nutritionals (2008-10); Assurance, PricewaterhouseCoopers (2005-08)
Family: Wife Kristin and daughters Kinsley, 12, and Tatum, 10
Kyle Fields defines his support for Evansville as “reflective glory.” In 2023, he helped longtime friend Casey Keown raise capital to open East Side pizza joint Casey’s Dugout. The following year, he and a group of local investors funded the purchase of Colonial Classics Landscape & Nursery. By spearheading eFund 1, a homegrown capital-raising initiative, Fields wants to prove investment in local businesses can stay local.
He’s honed those skills since co-founding Bridge Alternatives, a back-office accounting and finance consulting firm, in 2021.
“Our clients come to us because we have talent, expertise, and scalability. They don’t have to find that unicorn CFO,” he says.
What led you to strike out with your own business?
Just seeing an opportunity. The space we’re now in, three large competitors were consolidated, and disruption in the market screams “opportunity.” Having conviction and confidence and, most importantly, surrounding myself with great people and talent, I knew we could be successful.
What’s one thing that surprised you about running your own business?
It’s gone faster and been more successful than we thought it could be. The original expectation in our business plan was to get to 25 team members by 2025. We’re nearly three times that and continuing to grow.
Tell us some of the sayings you use to motivate yourself.
“Attack the day.” “Be real.” “There are bodies, and then there are somebodies. Be a somebody.”
Lance Armstrong is a Bridge client who visited Evansville last year. What was it like completing a workout with him?
I didn’t keep up very well! About seven minutes in, he looked over at me, and yeah, he’s got the upper hand. We were doing more like CrossFit training. Afterward, he said, “You were struggling a little bit!” Yeah, because dinner the night before was pizza and beer!
Why did you choose to invest in Casey’s Dugout with your friend Casey Keown?
I said, “Don’t worry about capital. Create a special place where people love to come.” Mattingly’s 23 was such a cool restaurant; my brother and I went there, and that picture’s on the wall at Casey’s. Hopefully, we can create memories like that so it’s another staple in the community. Casey and I talk every day. He’s a great friend and business partner. Seeing that dude smile is the best.
If you could speak to your 2017 self, what advice would you give him?
Live every day to the fullest. Losing brothers has brought my and Casey’s families together. Unfortunately, sometimes it takes an event like that to realize we all have a shot clock. (Fields’ older brother, Kourtney, passed away in 2017. Keown lost older brother Corey in 2016 and older brother Clint in 2024.)
What’s been the most satisfying part of investing in your community?
I’ve always been a huge fan of Evansville and business and helping people. I think Bridge has been one example of combining all three of those and seeing not just financially how things have changed, but also by bringing clients into Evansville from New York, Florida, and Los Angeles (California), hopefully we’re putting Evansville on the map more. There’s pride in that.
