Vetted Chief of Staffs

“People operations and talent acquisition leader who was handpicked to launch the first Google Operations Center in the U.S., building the entire hiring and people-program infrastructure from the ground up (including selecting/configuring Greenhouse). Experienced scaling in new markets using deep talent intelligence and transferable-skill frameworks, and currently advises founders as a board member for a talent acquisition startup with a data-and-benchmarks-driven operating cadence.”

“Senior Program Manager and Chief of Staff at Google who led large-scale cross-functional transformation work, including centralizing program management across a 14,000-person global technical org. Known for building rigorous governance, executive communication cadences, and single-source-of-truth dashboards, while also optimizing executive time and managing sensitive, high-stakes information.”

“Chief of Staff / PMO leader at CAIS who built a firm-wide product & technology roadmap and delivery governance from the ground up, partnering directly with the executive committee to define OKRs and prioritization. Led cross-functional GTM readiness tracking and delivered major platform modernization (monolith to microservices) plus trade lifecycle automation in the alternative assets/independent financial advisor space, while also instituting financial discipline and vendor negotiations that saved millions.”

“Senior Program Manager / HR Chief of Staff (Global Industrial) specializing in cross-functional risk remediation, HR systems implementations, and M&A compliance. Delivered measurable outcomes including closing 18 payroll audit findings in 16 weeks, rolling out SAP SuccessFactors performance management to 2,000+ employees with major adoption gains, and remediating 600 I-9s in 6 weeks to avoid ~$3M in exposure; experienced operating with high confidentiality across large-scale M&A.”

“Chief of Staff at a high-growth startup who helped scale the company from Seed through Series B while owning fundraising/investor & board relations and building an enterprise GTM motion. Led the first enterprise launch by aligning CEO/CTO priorities under severe engineering constraints, then helped scale an enterprise account to 10-figures in GTV within six months. Known for executive leverage (CEO proxy), company-wide planning/communication systems, and operationalizing enterprise CS/AM processes.”

“Former COO of Paxos who joined near inception and helped scale the company to a $2.4B valuation, owning operations across nearly all functions and implementing core operating systems like OKRs and decision frameworks. Now advises and coaches early-stage founders through Lynx Collective (NYC startup community he founded), teaches a Startup Executive Bootcamp, serves as an NYU Stern adjunct professor, and sits on a public company board.”

“Corporate transactional/M&A attorney with private equity deal experience who runs cross-functional workstreams across tax, finance/lending, restructuring, and benefits, and is trusted as an "outside in-house counsel" for C-suite needs (board materials, equity, annual reports). Previously led day-to-day operations at a custom-apparel startup, automating fulfillment and scaling a nationwide campus-manager program (25+ hires) while improving fulfillment speed and driving $2M+ annual revenue growth.”

“Senior executive-operations leader who has run CEO-office functions at BNY (Head of the CEO Office) and supported scaling leadership teams at Public as Chief of Staff to Co-CEOs/Head of People. Known for building operating cadences (MBRs, offsites), creating decision-driving templates, and executing high-stakes weeks combining board governance, CEO travel/client engagements, and external communications with strong discretion.”

“Operator who has repeatedly stepped into founder-level, cross-functional ownership at startups—running full HR (recruiting, onboarding, benefits) with AI-driven process automation, and later serving as interim VP People & Culture during an executive transition. Also managed cap table, 409A, equity grants, and day-to-day investor relations, and built company-wide ELT goals/KPIs and operating rhythms tied to board-approved strategy.”

“Operations leader with experience scaling a fast-growing, startup-like government organization (tripled headcount in two years) by implementing OKRs, operating cadences, reporting structures, and decision/escalation frameworks. Has led complex process turnarounds (including a debt-collection overhaul with legal coordination and an appeals board) and advises executives on high-stakes public communications during critical-infrastructure cybersecurity incidents using data-driven decisioning.”

“Chief of Staff to the COO / Strategy & Business Development leader at Annapurna who unified four distinct entertainment verticals (film, TV, interactive, theatre) into the company’s first cross-functional five-year plan. Built standardized pipeline reporting, forecasting models grounded in real execution rates, and executive dashboards that improved decision-making speed and COO leverage while navigating creative/finance tension and sensitive information.”

“Operator with private-equity-backed scaling experience who standardized and automated global service delivery into a centralized CoE model to improve scalability and unit economics. Led company-wide Toyota Kata adoption (100+ processes improved) and an enterprise AI implementation generating $10M net contribution, with strong PE board communication and metric-driven execution.”

“Talent Acquisition leader in professional services/consulting who has led national experienced hire and campus recruiting teams at scale (up to ~40 recruiters). Known for data-driven recruiting strategy—cut a campus school roster by ~60% based on ROI analysis, expanded virtual sourcing, and reduced spend—plus executive-facing workforce planning, talent model redesign, and interview process modernization (virtual, pre-recorded, psychometrics).”