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Vetted Managing Directors
Pre-screened and vetted.
Executive technology and operations leader specializing in telecom and media transformation
Executive Technology & Product Leader specializing in Video Games, Web3, and AI/ML
“Entrepreneurial media founder who built SportTechie from a side blog into an influential B2B sports-tech media company, raised capital, and sold it to Leaders Group (Advance Publications). Brings hands-on CEO experience across fundraising, monetization, hiring, and exit execution, plus strong ties to the sports-tech startup and accelerator ecosystem.”
Umesh Toprani
Executive Cloud & Product Operations Leader specializing in SaaS transformation
“Transformation leader brought into Barracuda Networks to orchestrate a founder-level shift from legacy software to SaaS across 14 product lines. Drove a metrics- and operating-margin-focused, multi-cloud (AWS/Azure/private cloud for DR) execution plan while aligning engineering, GTM, finance (subscription accounting), and support—contributing to nearly doubling revenue over ~4 years.”
Paul Neeb
Executive life sciences entrepreneur specializing in biotech commercialization and diagnostics
“Healthcare-focused operator/investor with multiple emerging startup ideas, including a patented fish oil formulation backed by a published NEJM clinical trial and a fermentation-based functional ingredients company restart. Brings a patient-first mindset, experience leading companies in incubator settings, and a distinctly investor-driven lens on commercialization, fundraising, and cap table strategy.”
Executive financial services leader specializing in asset management operations and governance
Executive Operations Leader specializing in global transformation and service delivery
Executive Sales & General Management Leader in Global Engineering, Testing & Enterprise Software
Executive Strategy & Business Development Leader specializing in global advisory, defense, and capital markets
Executive Chief of Staff specializing in strategy, transformation, and global operations
Executive Product, Platform & Operations Leader specializing in Healthcare, SaaS, and FinTech
Executive Treasury Leader specializing in global cash, banking, and TMS transformations
Shery Saeed
Executive Strategic Advisor & Executive Coach specializing in transformation and growth
“Transformation/PMO leader who launched the Bear Stearns program management office for a firm-wide business transformation, building governance (steering/ops committees), communications, and an issue-resolution system to align five parallel teams. Known as a highly discreet trusted advisor who improves executive effectiveness through delegation systems, and who can influence senior leaders via storytelling and ROI framing—while also advocating strongly for teams on deadlines and workload.”
Diana O'Neal
Director-level Talent Acquisition & Executive Search leader specializing in mission-driven organizations
“Recruiting leader who builds structured, competency-based hiring systems and can also personally run Senior Director-to-C-Suite searches. Notable for scaling a full hiring season to 175+ teacher hires and for leading a high-stakes CEO succession search, advising a board to define a new leadership vision and landing a CEO who remains successful four years later.”
Stephen Beach
Executive sales leader specializing in public safety enterprise software and SaaS
“Senior public sector sales leader who ran EMEA for a public safety technology company spanning intelligence, software, analytics, and SaaS. He combines full regional ownership—P&L, GTM, channel strategy, hiring, and executive relationships—with standout results including 185% revenue growth, 300% headcount growth, and 300%+ channel growth.”
Executive Workplace Operations Leader specializing in scaling hybrid workplaces
Executive CIO and operator specializing in AI, enterprise platforms, and M&A transformation
Executive operations leader specializing in multi-site turnarounds and growth
Executive Strategy & Transformation Leader in finance, governance, and cross-border turnarounds
Executive B2B Operations & Finance Leader specializing in global automotive manufacturing and distribution
Executive International Trade & Business Development Leader across US, Japan, and China markets
Gary Pulford
Executive sales leader specializing in public sector SaaS, public safety, and SLED
“National public sector sales leader with deep experience in public safety, broadband, and government modernization deals. Built organizations from the ground up, exceeded quota, maintained strong retention, and led complex partner-driven wins with Microsoft, AWS, and major public agencies including New Orleans, Atlanta, and Hawaii.”
Dean Graves
Executive Business Leader in corporate strategy, M&A, and global outsourcing/SaaS transformation
“US leader for Freeman Clark (fractional IT leadership services) who drove a >$1.5M capital raise tied to repositioning the US business as a standalone entity. Previously led a turnaround at Environmental Data Resources by unifying fragmented data/SaaS platforms and landing Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase on significant 5-year subscriptions through co-designed solutions; also has GTM leadership experience in a PE-backed startup (LogicSource) spanning sales through delivery alignment.”