Vetted Chief of Staffs

“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).”

Eric Holden

Screened

Senior technology and operations leader specializing in digital transformation

Manhattan, NY14y exp

“Strategy and operations leader with cross-sector experience in tech, finance, government, and logistics, known for building and scaling transformation and automation programs from the ground up. Their track record includes $4M in annual automation savings/revenue, $5M+ in first-year savings for financial institutions through KYC/AML workflow automation, and a new logistics service launch that expanded to multiple cities and generated $15M in revenue.”

“Repeat founder/operator with hands-on experience taking startups from zero to MVP, traction, and fundraising. Built a venture-backed company to roughly a $5M valuation and later served as Interim COO for a prop-tech startup, helping launch operations and support a 4-5M SAR raise. Also brings direct exposure to top startup ecosystems through Techstars, Antler, and close work with founders and investors in SF.”

“Former military professional who transitioned into finance and operations, then took on leadership responsibilities in a Series B AI tax SaaS company and later PMO/regulatory initiatives at Wafra. Brings a blend of finance, compliance, audit readiness, and cross-functional program execution, with experience managing distributed teams and modernizing paper-based processes into controlled digital workflows.”

“Senior operator and Chief of Staff with over a decade at Amazon, including scaling HR infrastructure through hypergrowth and leading a 55-country, $750M Global Mobility program. Later built Peloton's global People policy framework from scratch and now serves as CoS to the CEO at Amperity, combining executive judgment, analytical rigor, and builder-style execution.”

“Entrepreneurial consultant who relocated to Boston to build a practice from scratch through intensive networking and pro-bono work, leading to being listed as a trusted provider in Leader Bank's CEO toolbox and generating qualified leads. Uses structured strategic frameworks (OODA, Porter's Five Forces, SWOT) to evaluate risk, resource lift, and enterprise/customer impact, with a strong ownership-and-accountability orientation.”

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.”

“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.”

“Senior technology and venture-oriented leader pursuing a CTO role, with hands-on experience advising an AI startup and a VC firm while also building incubation and technology advisory functions at Iron Mountain. Notably brought a cybersecurity product to market in six months and helped position a blockchain product through early deal development, showing a strong blend of product, strategy, and venture-building capability.”

“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.”

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.”

“Corporate Development Manager at FalconX with a rare blend of Credit Suisse tech investment banking, Serent Capital private equity, and hands-on fintech/crypto M&A execution. Has helped build FalconX's M&A strategy, close 3 acquisitions and 15+ strategic investments, and now leads integration for the 21Shares deal with a stated ~$50M revenue synergy target by 2027.”