Vetted Chief Operating Officers in New York

“Entrepreneur and senior executive who has raised capital and built a sophisticated, integrated agency platform spanning PR, design, exhibitions/live environments, and media placement; the business is currently in a sale process due to a major shareholder exiting the U.S. Strong premium-market positioning experience, leveraging C-suite access to validate opportunities and building human-centric, data-driven, AI-enabled service offerings across luxury/hospitality/culture/real estate/wellness.”

Andrew Chang

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Executive operator and startup investor specializing in FinTech, crypto, and regulated blockchain

New York, NY22y exp

“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.”

Scott D'Andrea

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Executive Business Manager / COO Chief of Staff in global investment banking

New York, NY25y exp

“Business Manager/Chief of Staff with 20+ years in investment banking (Barclays, HSBC) leading cross-functional governance across IT, Ops, Finance, Compliance, and Risk. Notably helped launch and operationalize a new TRS on leveraged loans trading desk at Barclays, including building a bespoke trade-booking system and scaling the business from $0 to >$20B AUM, later becoming the largest TRS desk globally.”

“COO at Malk Partners who led a ~75-person org and managed a 6-month sell-side diligence process while still delivering growth targets. Known for building executive alignment and accountability through clear KPIs, strong 1:1 operating rhythms (including N-2s), and board-level strategy projects, and for scaling planning processes by pushing AOP ownership to business unit leaders with templates and coaching.”

“COO who specializes in professionalizing early-stage/growth operations for sale readiness—at Cooperative Laundry led a major restructuring (40% headcount reduction), redesigned operating hours (24 to 18) to reduce labor cost and improve maintenance uptime, and implemented Lean/Six Sigma systems with KPI-driven operating cadences across multiple sites. Emphasizes cultural transformation ('no surprise' accountability) and mentoring non-ops executives to independently run data-driven operations; cites driving the business to 7x EBITDA and positioning for an acquisition in 2026.”

“Seasoned healthcare entrepreneur with 30+ years spanning large companies, startups, and self-founded ventures, now building a vascular implant device company around owned IP. Brings 20 years of cardiovascular focus, experience raising capital, and a pragmatic commercialization strategy centered on strategic partnerships, prototype development, and preclinical validation for a large reimbursed unmet-need market.”

Mo Hallaba

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Executive Founder & Corporate Strategy leader specializing in AI data analytics and gaming

New York, United States18y exp

“Startup CEO/founder (9 years) who built an AI data assistant and ran cross-functional GTM + engineering prioritization using OKRs and KPI-driven sales experimentation. Previously worked in finance on M&A due diligence for multi-billion-dollar transactions, including hands-on NDA/confidentiality work; seeks roles at $250k+ depending on equity and fit.”

“Serial venture builder/operator across ad tech, media delivery, search engines, international content management, and ecommerce; has raised up to $150M and been involved in 8 acquisitions or IP-acquisition events. Known for refactoring/re-engineering smaller or troubled platforms into higher-value businesses, including building yield-management algorithms and a Kafka-like system to improve ad delivery profitability.”

Michael Cohen

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Executive Data & AI Leader specializing in enterprise SaaS and marketing analytics

New York, NY17y exp

“AI strategy and execution consultant currently doing contract/ad hoc work and planning to formalize the business with partnerships, GTM strategy, pro forma financials, and marketing/tech investments focused on AI productivity, governance, and security. Background includes founding startup teams, M&A/integration, and operating leadership in VC-backed scale-ups (Insight Ventures, EIP, Zetta Ventures) plus C-suite experience in a global PE-backed holding company, with 20+ years of published work in prediction and decision systems.”

“Candidate participated in Launch Factory's venture studio selection process, which introduced them to a formalized startup methodology, and then went on to found and recently exit their own business. They are highly motivated to keep building companies, with a clear emphasis on creating products that serve a community and validating market need through product-market fit.”

“Operations/program leader with experience supporting CEOs and scaling organizations through rapid expansion and multi-team initiatives. Implemented RACI + Asana-based execution systems and built board/KPI reporting cadences that improved executive decision speed and visibility across departments. Has worked across startups and in a foundation environment in C-suite-adjacent roles.”