Vetted Chief of Staffs

“Senior executive operations leader with experience supporting top leadership at the Smithsonian Natural History Museum and the Defense Health Agency. Built executive-facing tracking systems (Excel/SharePoint), implemented meeting-time standards (25/50), and led large-scale initiatives including multi-million dollar exhibits and a 25,000-person keynote event, with deep discretion from long-term military security clearance.”

“Former Army leader turned communications executive, startup founder, and public-sector operator who has repeatedly built functions from scratch in ambiguous, high-stakes environments. Unusually broad profile spanning global SaaS scale-up leadership, major construction and facilities operations, and NYC government executive management, with measurable impact including a 61% backlog reduction and oversight of 57 buildings plus $97M+ in budget.”

“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.”

“Former CEO of Foreman Technologies, a multidisciplinary tech company commercializing an autonomous painting robot, where they led early-scale operations and helped drive the business to #533 on the Inc. 5000. Brings rare operator-side startup experience spanning bridge financing, pricing and margin turnaround, operating infrastructure, and product-market alignment, and is specifically seeking an early-stage studio-style partnership to do it again from a stronger starting point.”

Marty Schneider

Screened

Executive Operations & GTM Leader specializing in startups across logistics, esports, and civic tech

Redwood City, CA15y exp

“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.”

Ariana Bavarian

Screened

Executive Operations Leader specializing in M&A integration and marketing/tech transformation

Chicago, IL20y exp

“Operations-focused leader who joined a consulting firm immediately after consolidating 5 companies via M&A and built standardized time tracking plus utilization analytics that became a core executive-management tool. Experienced in change management and cross-functional redesign of business systems, including simplifying an over-engineered Salesforce CRM to improve sales adoption and pipeline data integrity.”

“Executive-operations/program leader who supports senior leadership through multiple concurrent, high-visibility initiatives (tech rollout, cost optimization, growth strategy). Known for creating portfolio dashboards, operating cadences, and decision logs that reduce initiative sprawl, accelerate executive decision-making, and keep cross-functional teams aligned while maintaining strict confidentiality during sensitive changes like leadership restructures.”

Ann-Marie Waterman

Screened

Executive Higher Education Administrator specializing in operations, finance, and enrollment management

Baltimore, MD29y exp

“Higher-education operations leader (Assistant Dean at Howard University School of Business; inaugural Associate VP of Student Affairs/Enrollment Management at University of the District of Columbia) known for rebuilding and modernizing internal operations under constraint. Delivered measurable results including sustaining fiscal integrity across three budget cycles post-staff reduction and improving admissions throughput (+25% applications, 50% faster decisions) through process re-engineering, automation, and cross-functional governance.”