Vetted Chief of Staffs in California

“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.”

“Operator with consulting and startup experience who has led founder-level, zero-to-one initiatives across highly complex domains—from conceiving and launching an $80M, 80m maritime disaster-response vessel for Global Support & Development (Sergey Brin’s org) to acting as a cross-functional leader at Windfall Bio spanning regulatory, GTM, partnerships, and R&D. At Deloitte, owned the Omnia ESG software roadmap and drove >30% faster delivery through standardization/automation, and was tapped to train other managers on their operating cadence system.”

“Operator/strategy leader with experience driving digital transformation and building executive operating systems in high-noise environments. At a legacy B2C brand, created a prioritization framework and exec alignment process that cut 100+ initiatives to 16 and lifted execution from 12% to 81%. At Point B, owned a $20M delivery budget while shifting the firm to a tech-forward practice, implementing OKR/KPI cadences and AI-enabled workflows (n8n, LLMs, gamma.ai) that materially improved executive productivity.”

“Early hire at FullCycle who owned high-trust fund operations initiatives spanning tax (K-1) process redesign, investor communications, and executive support. Known for building scalable systems (including an executive communication framework adopted as a team best practice) and for driving complex logistics like getting a team to Davos while keeping core fund operations running.”

“Chief of Staff to the family of Kevin Scott (CTO of Microsoft), serving as the first CoS to unify previously siloed teams and build an operating cadence for executive decision-making. Experienced running high-stakes, high-security events including a Presidential fundraiser/President Biden visit, coordinating with the presidential advance team and Secret Service while protecting principal priorities and privacy.”

“Cross-functional operator with experience hiring and standing up a product support function, then reducing ambiguity across Sales/CS/Product Support through clear roles and KPI-driven accountability. Reported outcomes include +20% customer satisfaction, +40% employee engagement, and -10% churn, with an emphasis on structured execution (deliverables/deadlines/follow-ups) and proactive risk/disaster recovery planning.”

“Founder/CEO who built Hometown Heart from the ground up—creating SOPs and standing up hiring, GTM, finance, and investor/government relations—scaling from 6 employees and $100K debt to 350 employees and $40M in annual revenue in 3 years. Led expansion into San Francisco County, proactively managing compliance/licensing and municipal stakeholders to secure early approvals and drive major revenue growth.”

“Chief of Staff with experience driving cross-functional execution and executive alignment, including in real estate development environments with shifting timelines. Implements PM tooling (Notion/Monday.com) plus KPI/OKR systems to improve clarity, accountability, and executive productivity, and has experience mediating priority conflicts between functions like marketing and operations.”