Vetted Executive & Leadership Professionals in New York

“COO at Malk Partners who led a ~75-person org and managed a 6-month sell-side diligence process while still delivering growth targets. Known for building executive alignment and accountability through clear KPIs, strong 1:1 operating rhythms (including N-2s), and board-level strategy projects, and for scaling planning processes by pushing AOP ownership to business unit leaders with templates and coaching.”

“Freelance CTO with a track record of founding and building early web products, including an award-winning baby website creation platform that was acquired by eStyle after gaining traction via retail/mail-order distribution and PR. Also built a sports event text-alert product, engineering around missing data APIs via a replaceable scraping layer.”

Rom Manzano

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Executive technical founder and full-stack engineer specializing in AI, SaaS, and FinTech

New York, NY15y exp

“Engineer coming out of a venture studio as it winds down, now seeking another zero-to-one environment with strong studio support and go-to-market playbooks. They show a thoughtful founder mindset centered on rapid shipping, design-partner validation, lean execution, and testing whether users will actually pay for a workflow-specific solution.”

“Serial entrepreneur with two prior successful exits (Brownstoner.com and Smorgasburg) and a track record in real estate value creation (commercial project with Goldman Sachs sold for 5x). Currently building an architectural salvage marketplace (diggable.com) with major dealers onboard and thousands of items uploaded, and has fundraising experience with HNWI and major investment banks; also a strong communicator and published nonfiction author (2024).”

“COO who specializes in professionalizing early-stage/growth operations for sale readiness—at Cooperative Laundry led a major restructuring (40% headcount reduction), redesigned operating hours (24 to 18) to reduce labor cost and improve maintenance uptime, and implemented Lean/Six Sigma systems with KPI-driven operating cadences across multiple sites. Emphasizes cultural transformation ('no surprise' accountability) and mentoring non-ops executives to independently run data-driven operations; cites driving the business to 7x EBITDA and positioning for an acquisition in 2026.”

“Seasoned global CTO and executive leader with 20+ years of experience, including a $389M non-founder exit to a Fortune 10 acquirer. Now building a pre-seed AI-driven diagnostic imaging platform for pets with web and mobile products, beta customers, and a patent-pending solution aimed at saving pet lives.”

Nagsen Dahat

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Executive engineering leader specializing in FinTech platforms and cloud-native systems

New York, NY18y exp

“Motivated by the desire to work independently after spending significant time working for others. Demonstrated notable discipline and follow-through by completing a Master's program with great grades while managing a full-time job, family with two children, and a social life.”

“Data-centric operator who supports senior executives by anticipating recurring questions, building lightweight systems (meeting cadence/touchpoints), and driving cross-team clarity through rigorous documentation. Recently managed a staffing plan after significant practice turnover, navigating competing principal expectations and capability gaps while maintaining executive trust and positive feedback through proactive level-setting and discretion with PII/PHI.”

Paul Hartwick

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Executive Communications & Marketing Leader specializing in corporate reputation and crisis comms

New York, NY20y exp

“Advisor to early-stage companies (including an AI-driven market research startup) focused on building disciplined marketing/business development operations—audience targeting, content/social planning, and structured client follow-up. Former JPMorgan Chase leader who combined government relations, community relations, employee communications, and media efforts to improve local-market reputation and maximize reuse of activities across audiences. Acts as a "gray-haired" founder advisor; recently guided pricing decisions that led to higher revenues.”

“Recruiting leader with experience in both large-scale financial institutions (Morgan Stanley/JPMorgan) and a high-growth fintech (CAIS), including managing a 12-person recruiting team and staying hands-on with executive searches. Led a high-visibility Director of Finance search reporting to the President and drove process modernization by implementing AI tools (BrightHire, Metaview) to standardize interviews and improve sourcing. Regularly partners with HRBPs and C-suite leaders on restructuring, compensation alignment, and strategic talent pipeline programs (internship redesign with intern-to-FT conversions).”

Tamara Eliscovich Sigal

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Mid-level Analytics & Strategy professional specializing in FinTech and SaaS revenue growth

New York, NY5y exp

“Data-driven operator/analytics leader with experience spanning post-acquisition integration (Papaya Global/Azimo), executive BI systems (warehouse + dbt + Looker), and high-tempo operations leadership (managed Rappi’s Argentina fleet during COVID). Has repeatedly aligned senior stakeholders by defining KPIs upfront, building scenario models in SQL/Python, and operationalizing a trusted single source of truth for leadership.”