Cheyne attended Piopio Primary and Piopio College before attending Otorohanga College. He joined the firm in 1992 fresh out of school. Cheyne worked part time for the firm whilst attending Waikato University from 1993 to 1996 and completed Bachelor of Management Studies Degree in April 1997. Cheyne then qualified as a Chartered Accountant in February 1998 after completing practical experience requirements and Final Qualifying Exam. He was one of the youngest people ever to qualify as a Chartered Accountant at that time. Cheyne gained a Certificate of Public Practice and became a partner of the firm in 2005.

Cheyne is passionate about assisting clients to grow and succeed with their business – no matter how big or small the businesses may be. He particularly enjoys working with clients in the rural and small to medium sized business sectors. Cheyne's specialities are rural, Family Trusts, Companies, taxation, KiwiSaver and investing.

Cheyne has three children – Alyssa, Brianna and Jacob.

He enjoys all sports, particularly football, rugby and cricket.