Vetted P&L Management Professionals

“Veteran software/security operator with ~45 years in the industry who has served as CRO/COO/CEO and worked closely with multiple VC firms. Known for disciplined execution and being brought in to turn around struggling companies—citing turnaround work at Counterpane and CEO roles at Bayshore Networks and Constella Intelligence leading to successful exits. Strong lens on product viability through buyer budget priority (CTO/CISO) and deployment/installation friction, including AI and legacy-code constraints.”

“Providing technical guidance to a small team exploring a biomedical startup focused on earlier disease detection, including for remote/underserved areas. The venture is in ideation with initial research completed and is moving toward prototyping while exploring initial investment/support.”

Melanie Gittiban

Screened

Executive Healthcare Operations Leader specializing in AI-enabled value-based care

Dallas–Fort Worth, TX19y exp

“Operations leader with deep healthcare delivery experience who joined a struggling VC-backed company and helped architect a full strategic pivot away from a fragmented home care LTSS agency model into a scalable chronic care telehealth/value-based care platform. Designed the end-to-end virtual care operating model (clinical team structure, triage/escalation workflows, EHR/RCM/call center ops) and rebuilt performance management around leading indicators to help leadership steer scaling decisions.”

“Entrepreneurial healthcare executive who led major growth at CAN Community Health (1,800% over 6 years) and launched an in-clinic pharmacy model (partnered with Maxor, expanded to three pharmacies) that ultimately generated about half of CAN’s $435M revenue. Brings hands-on experience raising capital, building detailed budgets/ramp-to-breakeven plans, and executing privacy-focused care delivery for HIV patients.”

“Early-stage operator brought in as hire #1 in a VP/president capacity to build a franchised business from two studios into a scaled support organization (including franchisee onboarding, call center, and a 60-person support staff). Implemented EOS and KPI dashboarding to accelerate speed-to-open and speed-to-profitability, then replicated the playbook as president of an acquired boxing brand while building accounting and ops teams from scratch.”

“Operations leader experienced in scaling and professionalizing founder-led and early-stage/growth manufacturing organizations (Keyline USA, Novagard, Process Technology). Known for implementing structured operating systems (RACI, S&OP, balanced scorecard, lean daily management) and ERP-enabled visibility (SAP HANA), delivering quantified improvements in throughput, inventory, capacity, and EBITDA while driving cultural adoption through pragmatic change management.”

Larry Moran

Screened

Executive Business Leader specializing in operations, growth strategy, and value creation

Lexington, NC32y exp

“Operator/CIO-type leader who has supported multiple founding teams and stepped in early at a high-growth venture (4th employee) to build core operations and hiring as the company scaled rapidly (4→40 employees; ~$1M→~$8M revenue in a year). Implemented an enterprise ATS across ~600 employees to centralize candidate flow and cut talent acquisition costs, and created a standardized operational playbook (30–40 offerings) to improve delivery efficiency in a healthcare/pharma-focused agency.”

“Founder building an AI-driven predictive analytics and programmatic advertising platform focused on identifying and marketing "hidden gem" songs and books. Has demonstrated early traction with 1M+ streams, a growing revenue base, acquired catalogs, and an artist roster, while developing proprietary AI and a supporting data ecosystem.”

Vishal Kodakanchi

Screened

Director of AI Platforms & Architecture specializing in enterprise GenAI and AI Centers of Excellence

Mountain View, CA20y exp

“Software industry veteran (20 years) pursuing entrepreneurship; currently building an MVP software product aimed at solving specific finance and accounting problems for nano, micro, and small enterprises. Plans to run a metrics-driven pilot to validate demand before refining the product and raising capital; leveraging Google for Startups and exploring AWS for Startups.”