Vetted Executive & Leadership Professionals in New York

“Product designer/front-end builder in EdTech who bridges UX and engineering by moving quickly from Figma into coded interactive prototypes, then shipping production UI directly with engineers. Recently owned a major assessment-builder redesign at Progress Learning and independently built K-12 Compare, a neutral vendor comparison product informed by seven years of firsthand EdTech procurement experience.”

“Operations-focused advisor/consultant for early-stage and growing companies, with repeated experience scaling processes and people. Has driven measurable improvements in SaaS partnerships by implementing partner scoring, onboarding, and accountability systems, and reduced churn for an outsourced IT provider by clarifying roles and responsibilities without adding headcount. Known for mentoring founders through data-backed, Socratic questioning to unlock tough decisions like reallocating spend away from underperforming partners.”

“Repeat founding-team contributor with hands-on experience helping startups build prototypes and MVPs that support fundraising. Currently developing an enterprise AI governance engine to make AI agent decisions deterministic under user-defined policies, with an MVP and investor feedback process planned.”

michael brown

Screened

Executive CEO specializing in tech-enabled services, robotics, and M&A-driven scale

New York, NY27y exp

“Entrepreneurial operator with a background in platform acquisitions, tuck-ins, turnarounds, and robotics commercialization. At Skyline Robotics, they were part of a company that raised $25M and are now exploring a Physical AI startup focused on autonomous property management for the UHNW market, with a planned Hamptons POC and manufacturer-backed deployment strategy.”

“Talent acquisition leader who has owned the full TA function (and in some roles the broader people/HR function) at companies including Pryon, partnering closely with presidents/CPOs on strategy. Known for data-driven executive influence (e.g., preventing a costly location-restriction policy) and for streamlining late-stage hiring by redesigning CEO/President interview and equity-conversation processes to reduce senior-candidate backlog.”

“Chief of Staff and public-sector leader who has stood up new functions from scratch—hiring 26 people and building governance/processes across 8 locations—while navigating high-stakes regulatory stakeholders. In industry, implemented OKRs and performance systems (Leapsome) and led change communications to improve executive productivity and cross-team accountability.”

Dewayne DeRozzo

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Executive Strategy & Operations Leader specializing in SaaS, AI, and GTM transformation

New York, NY13y exp

“Ops/tech program leader who supported the national rollout of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by building an enterprise OKR system and implementing Asana + real-time dashboards across technology, operations, clinical support, and communications. Has led a 15-person team and repeatedly improves executive productivity through pragmatic tool rollouts (HubSpot, SharePoint/Confluence, Slack/Zoom) and lightweight integrations.”

Frank Albanese

Screened

Executive CTO & Engineering Leader specializing in AI/ML and distributed systems

New York, NY10y exp

“Founder of Essence, a wisdom and memory preservation platform with early testing indicating mental health benefits and positive impact for hospice patients. Has raised $25K to date and reports prior capital-raising experience through Y Combinator and the Berkeley Angel Network, with a GTM plan starting in hospice and expanding to the general public.”

“Entrepreneur who built a sports card and memorabilia business during COVID and drove over $1M in total sales volume. Developed a self-taught outbound approach through cold calling, cold messaging, online marketplace sourcing, and nationwide relationship-building at card shows, with a strong emphasis on trust and repeat business.”