Vetted Budgeting Professionals

“Operations/finance leader who joined Google during a rapid growth phase (circa 2007–2008) and built foundational analytics and governance systems across revenue, partnerships, and global marketing finance. Known for shifting organizations from qualitative/"feel" decisions to metrics-driven quota setting, deal evaluation (including cannibalization and margin thresholds), and ROI-based marketing budgeting while aligning senior stakeholders like CFO and CMO.”

Sean Brennan

Screened

Senior Software Engineer specializing in backend platforms and cloud systems

Oakland, CA28y exp

“Engineer with a track record of taking on messy, high-ambiguity systems that others avoid, including a Python rewrite of Google Search Appliance's settings migrator that achieved 95% test coverage and zero bugs. Has also built internal full-stack planning tools at Capital One using React, Kotlin, and Airflow/DBT data pipelines, and brings specialized insurance analytics experience from catastrophe risk modeling for insurers.”

“Early-stage investor/sourcer with experience at Insight Partners and M13 who combines thesis-driven outbound with deep ecosystem presence to generate proprietary founder relationships. Particularly strong in generative AI, creative tooling, and commerce tech, with added credibility from Gold House Ventures fellowship, angel investing communities, and a fractional fundraising advisory practice that has helped founders close rounds.”

“Former lawyer and Bain consultant who evolved into a senior media/operator leader across NBCUniversal, Discovery, Nickelodeon, and a subscription gaming startup. Unusually combines top-tier analytical training, enterprise dealmaking, and COO-level execution—building proprietary analytics systems, leading Discovery+ launch partnerships that delivered 20M year-one subscribers, and driving startup turnaround improvements including a $2M inventory obsolescence avoidance.”

“Clean energy founder (Ishan "Summer") who built an energy storage/battery materials venture in 2022 focused on data centers and factories, raising $10M split between venture capital and government funding. Demonstrates end-to-end venture execution: multi-year market observation, team formation, customer/market validation, research collaboration, prototyping, and channel-partner-led go-to-market.”

“Founder-sourcing and pipeline operator with energy/sustainability network who has sourced and built multi-touch relationships with founders (including an SF-based founder building an AI platform for data-center permitting/financing/offtake). Uses a structured discovery and tracking process, provides value through insights and introductions, and produces partner-ready summaries and recommendations to drive go/no-go decisions.”

“Consulting-style leader (McKinsey context) driving data- and AI-enabled transformations across healthcare, QSR, retail, and services. Has built AI-powered analytics tools for marketing ideation, led agile operating models with client-side counterparts and external coaches, and navigated highly sensitive competitive retail engagements by isolating teams and delegating pricing work to avoid conflicts.”

Jon Silvon

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Executive COO and brand/operations leader specializing in HealthTech and consumer growth

Wilmington, DE26y exp

“Operator/consultant with ~25 years of experience who co-founded and scaled a startup from “two people and a PowerPoint” to a $10M raise and eventual merger exit, building the full operational stack (HR, support, FP&A, investor relations) and scaling to 30+ employees plus 25–30 contractors. Has led rigorous compliance programs (HITRUST, SOC 1/2, PCI, HIPAA) and applies structured methodologies (Miller Heiman, Lean, Agile) while advising founders across sectors including defense tech, blockchain/Bitcoin, and food safety.”

“Senior engineering/technology leader who has defined and delivered a multi-year roadmap to modernize platforms and embed AI, leading global teams through cloud-native and microservices migrations on AWS/Azure. Demonstrated measurable outcomes including 99.99% uptime, 40% fewer incidents, 25% faster delivery, 5x scalability, and $30M in new business opportunities, while scaling a 100+ person distributed org with strong OKR-driven execution and mentorship culture.”

“Product leader with deep edtech experience who built Kaltura's LMS-native video and assessment suite and later shipped a Gemini-powered workflow at Google to help unemployment adjudicators resolve claims faster. Stands out for combining technical product fluency, human-centered AI thinking, and strong cross-functional leadership across design, engineering, sales, and support.”

“Entrepreneurial healthcare operator currently serving as investor, co-founder, and COO of Mednevo, a startup combining AI with physician oversight rather than replacing doctors. Brings experience from 8 startups, prior capital raising, and a practical approach to healthcare AI trust, including doctor-controlled AI shutoff, HIPAA-minded compliance, and physician validation of LLM outputs.”