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Vetted Chief Operating Officers in California
Pre-screened and vetted in California.
Sarah Tomita
Executive COO/CFO and strategy advisor specializing in high-growth consumer and services businesses
“COO/CFO and startup co-founder (Gratia, Inc.) who has built operational infrastructure end-to-end across finance, contracts, resourcing, and talent management. Has scaled multiple early-stage businesses (<$20M revenue) and supported outcomes including a sale to a private equity-backed strategic buyer, with a pragmatic approach centered on clear processes, stakeholder alignment, and leveraging tools like QuickBooks, Bill.com, HubSpot, and Salesforce.”
Bill Eichen
Executive product and business leader specializing in AI, semiconductors, and growth strategy
“Candidate indicated they have a business plan or startup and referenced Gimmelfund.com, a VC fund in Palo Alto. They also stated they are very familiar with the venture capital, studio, and accelerator landscape, but provided limited detail during the screen.”
Jon Cross
Executive Operations & Product Leader specializing in Ads, customer experience, and go-to-market
“COO of Greenopia (pre-seed, pre-revenue) who has built the company’s operational foundation over the past 18 months—supporting fundraising, SEC/crowdfunding setup, and coordinating app and self-serve business onboarding/assessment systems. Brings a metrics-driven operating approach (OKRs, balancing metrics/unit economics) and has advised other startups (e.g., sports betting) to refocus effort on the highest-value customer segments.”
Executive Founder-Operator specializing in AI-native products, operations, and GTM
Senior Research Scientist specializing in LLM verification and fraud/risk modeling
Executive Technology Leader specializing in SaaS platforms and Generative AI
David Yu
Director-level Continuous Improvement & Supply Chain Leader specializing in Lean transformation
“Operations/Continuous Improvement leader with 25 years of Lean/Kaizen experience, including roles at Danaher and 10x Genomics. Known for building enterprise operating rhythms (True North + daily management) and developing internal CI certification programs, while delivering measurable quality and cycle-time gains (e.g., NCR/MRB lead time cut 47→14 days and FPY improvements via global test-equipment relocation).”
Executive growth and operations leader specializing in Enterprise SaaS and AI
Leonor Montero
Senior operator and Chief of Staff specializing in 0→1 tech, ops, and fundraising
“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.”
Executive technology leader specializing in IoT, AIoT, robotics, and SaaS
Sadie Novello
Executive Operations & Content Leader (COO/CCO) in Media and Technology
“Business builder and operator with 15+ years developing new businesses inside larger companies, including joining GIPHY 5 years post-founding and helping drive value pre-acquisition. As Head of GIPHY Studios, led a major org and business-model transformation—converting a non-revenue content team into a profitable, self-sustaining creative agency embedded within the company.”
Executive technology and operations leader specializing in media and entertainment
Kurt Pickle
Executive Operations Leader specializing in manufacturing, biotech, and commercial growth
“Operations and manufacturing leader with experience acting as an internal CEO to build a new business inside IDEX Corp from a $15M budget, owning P&L and a 3-year plan through product launch. At Planet Innovation, used Lean/DMAIC-style value stream mapping to 4x production throughput (400 to ~1600 units/month), exceeding a customer’s 1200/month scaling target. Strong in building teams and operational systems (product development, quality, supply chain) and coaching non-ops founders using structured frameworks.”
Executive Operations & Finance Leader specializing in startups and scaling organizations
Executive Cybersecurity Architect specializing in cloud, Zero Trust, and compliance
Executive IT Service Delivery Leader specializing in managed services strategy, automation, and telecom
Director of Marketing & Communications specializing in integrated campaigns and nonprofit advocacy
Executive Operations Leader specializing in scaling marketplaces and consumer businesses
Executive revenue and operations leader specializing in AI identity and security technology
Executive Engineering Leader specializing in data platforms and SaaS
Marty Schneider
Executive Operations & GTM Leader specializing in startups across logistics, esports, and civic tech
“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.”