Vetted Analysts in the NYC Metro

Michael Smith

Screened

Principal-level finance leader specializing in venture-backed startups and strategic finance

New York, NY16y exp

“Repeat founder and former venture investor with 7 years of investing experience, now building a startup focused on fixing CPG trade promotion inefficiencies. The candidate articulates a differentiated product vision using predictive modeling and portfolio-wide cross-elasticity analysis rather than event-by-event TPM measurement, and is actively mapping the NY venture studio ecosystem to support 0-to-1 company building.”

Bianca Polycarpe

Screened

Executive Chief of Staff specializing in consumer brands, finance, and operations

New York, NY10y exp

“Operator with a rare mix of investor/analyst roots and hands-on merchandising, demand planning, and chief-of-staff leadership across startups and major beauty brands like Chanel and Jones Road. She has led complex cross-functional initiatives from global inventory reallocation to international market launches, including a Europe expansion that generated $10M in first-year incremental revenue.”

Vandana Ravi

Screened

Mid-level GTM analytics professional specializing in strategy, operations, and growth

New York, NY6y exp

“Engineer and current MBA student making a post-MBA pivot into venture capital, with a strong track record of sourcing and nurturing early-stage founder relationships. She combines technical curiosity in AI with deep NYC ecosystem networking and says she has translated hundreds of qualified founders into conversations with relevant VCs.”

Alex Gonye

Screened

Senior strategy and M&A operator specializing in financial services and FinTech

New York, NY10y exp

“Strategy and corporate development professional who started in principal-side M&A at Morgan Stanley and PNC, including work on the Eaton Vance acquisition, then moved into a Chief of Staff role at an early-stage agentic AI company serving global financial institutions. Distinctive for operating at the intersection of analytical rigor and hands-on commercialization, with experience rebuilding pricing around a 10x ROI framework and owning enterprise client deployments in a highly ambiguous startup environment.”

“Private equity-style origination/pipeline professional focused on sourcing and engaging founders of family-/privately-owned businesses via advisor networks and direct outreach. Demonstrates strong underwriting instincts (EBITDA quality, concentration, leverage, capital structure/ABS) and has progressed proprietary opportunities into management meetings and site visits, including a Canadian family-owned company pursuing a >$1B project requiring third-party investment.”

“Transformation and integration leader with experience spanning Morgan Stanley, Exiger, and Cisco, focused on helping organizations execute through acquisitions, large-scale change, and operational complexity. Particularly compelling is their blend of enterprise M&A integration expertise and practical AI modernization work, including leading a RAG/LLM-based diligence initiative across 13 functional domains.”

Mo Hallaba

Screened

Executive Founder & Corporate Strategy leader specializing in AI data analytics and gaming

New York, United States18y exp

“Startup CEO/founder (9 years) who built an AI data assistant and ran cross-functional GTM + engineering prioritization using OKRs and KPI-driven sales experimentation. Previously worked in finance on M&A due diligence for multi-billion-dollar transactions, including hands-on NDA/confidentiality work; seeks roles at $250k+ depending on equity and fit.”

“Built a hackathon "Patient Summary Assistant" backend focused on healthcare workflows, combining RAG-based summarization with HIPAA-minded privacy controls (NER redaction + encryption). Demonstrated strong infra skills by deploying on Kubernetes with Helm/HPA and GitOps (ArgoCD), plus migrating from OpenAI to an on-prem Llama 3 stack (vLLM, quantization, shadow-mode testing) and adding real-time Kafka ingestion for patient vitals/anomaly alerts.”

“Candidate brings a blend of consulting and brand-side marketing sourcing experience from Deloitte Consulting and L’Oreal. They stand out for using deep research, cost analysis, and one-on-one stakeholder engagement to drive agency negotiations, support a $4M annual savings target, and win adoption of new project tools like Smartsheet in change-resistant client environments.”

“Strategy and finance operator with experience spanning hotel asset management, hospitality operations, and tech consulting, including direct work with Samsung’s executive team. Stands out for combining analytical rigor with hands-on execution, from owning P&Ls and investor reviews to leading a multi-workstream Samsung initiative that produced an 8% sales lift and remains in use today.”