Vetted Negotiation Professionals

Alexander Altieri

Screened

Senior Corporate Lawyer & Strategic Advisor specializing in M&A and capital markets

New York, NY9y exp

“Corporate transactional/M&A attorney with private equity deal experience who runs cross-functional workstreams across tax, finance/lending, restructuring, and benefits, and is trusted as an "outside in-house counsel" for C-suite needs (board materials, equity, annual reports). Previously led day-to-day operations at a custom-apparel startup, automating fulfillment and scaling a nationwide campus-manager program (25+ hires) while improving fulfillment speed and driving $2M+ annual revenue growth.”

Dhaya Lakshminarayanan

Screened

Executive Operations Leader specializing in AI, climate tech, and high-growth organizations

San Francisco, CA20y exp

“Operator who has repeatedly stepped into founder-level, cross-functional ownership at startups—running full HR (recruiting, onboarding, benefits) with AI-driven process automation, and later serving as interim VP People & Culture during an executive transition. Also managed cap table, 409A, equity grants, and day-to-day investor relations, and built company-wide ELT goals/KPIs and operating rhythms tied to board-approved strategy.”

“Chief of Staff to the COO of firmwide engineering at Goldman Sachs, serving as lead strategist for a COO/CIO-sponsored program to drive operational excellence and scalability via AI/automation. Ran discovery across divisions, built governance/OKR systems, negotiated budget commitments with divisional leaders, and coordinated firmwide CFO alignment while preparing Board-level materials for executives.”

“Former investment banker who built an AI hiring tech platform to automate early-stage undergraduate screening for investment banks, validated via discovery calls with heads of HR and tailored workflows to bank-specific recruiting needs. Strong 0-to-1 operator with a disciplined approach to problem selection, moat analysis, and lean go-to-market execution.”

“TA/Recruiting Operations leader who was the first in-house TA hire at Pyant Therapeutics, building the entire function and tech stack (Greenhouse, LinkedIn Recruiter, SeekOut, Gem, Ashby) from the ground up. Managed a 6-person team supporting all business units, redesigned workflows to cut time-to-fill ~50% for urgent clinical ops hiring, and led an EOR rollout that saved ~$1M in year one.”

“LLMOps-focused technical leader who took an LLM use case from prototype to production for a non-technical customer by combining trust-building and structured enablement with a robust AWS/Kubernetes-based MLOps stack. Built observability and rollback mechanisms (Grafana + MLflow) to troubleshoot in real time, and scaled delivery by hiring a 5-person team while partnering with sales to manage expectations and drive adoption across departments.”

Carrie Vincent

Screened

Executive Design & Strategy Leader specializing in global studio leadership and service innovation

Seattle, WA29y exp

“Operations and consulting leader with ~30 years’ experience scaling and stabilizing creative/consulting organizations, including growing frog’s Seattle office from a 3-person seed team to nearly 60 and serving as interim MD at ustwo. Known for diagnosing friction across people/projects/P&L, implementing operating rhythms and stage-gated delivery systems, and driving profitability improvements through client rate-structure redesign and executive decision-making coaching.”

Rich Espinoza

Screened

Executive sales leader specializing in media distribution and enterprise revenue growth

Los Angeles, CA30y exp

“Senior media sales and distribution executive with 25+ years at NBCUniversal and Sony Pictures Television, leading national account strategy across U.S. broadcast groups, affiliates, and platform distributors. Most notably helped lead Seinfeld renewal negotiations that generated more than $300M in licensing revenue, while also steering distribution strategy through the industry's shift from linear TV to streaming, FAST, and AVOD.”

Brett Potter

Screened

Director-level Blockchain Engineer specializing in smart contracts and Web3 infrastructure

Miami, FL15y exp

“Technical leader with startup and venture experience who recently had a modest exit from a crypto protocol called Buck. Previously served as Technology Director at Launch Code Capital and has worked across multiple startups, bringing both operator and VC-side perspective.”

“Serial game publishing builder who has helped raise $300M+ across multiple rounds for four publishers. Deeply embedded in the SF/LA VC ecosystem and actively advises clients through pitch rounds, emphasizing data-driven narratives, timing, and investor relationship-building in highly scrutinized markets.”

“HR operations and human capital leader with Department of Transportation experience who built an HR policy and training infrastructure from scratch (20 policies in a year), enabling ~25% organizational growth. Known for data-driven process optimization (cut processing time by 20 days and improved request responsiveness by ~20%) and for creating scalable manager enablement tools (HR toolkit/quick-reference guides) while aligning senior leadership and reducing overhead via FTE-to-contractor transitions.”

Yevgeniy Sergunov

Screened

Principal Partnerships & Business Development leader specializing in AI alliances and SaaS growth

San Francisco, CA22y exp

“Candidate explicitly states they focus on SaaS and software (not hardware/GPU infrastructure) and withdrew their application due to the role’s hyperscaler/AI infrastructure focus and screening criteria.”

Bryan Mangelson

Screened

Executive operator specializing in SaaS, cloud infrastructure, and M&A

Remote, USA11y exp

“Candidate has prior startup experience that included raising money and evaluating accelerator opportunities, giving them practical exposure to early-stage company building. They are motivated by the chance to shape company culture and vision, and they assess ideas with a mix of market research, customer interviews, and personal conviction.”