Vetted Vice Presidents in the NYC Metro

“Goldman Sachs VP in the Office of the COO for Merchant Banking (private equity) who led cross-functional integration work through two major divisional reorganizations, building executive reporting and governance to keep senior leadership aligned. Also drove operational buildout for a property manager enabling sensitive rent-controlled housing investments and helping scale a real estate platform to $1B+, and partnered with Technology to implement supervisor dashboards for approvals and project tracking.”

“Recruiting leader with experience managing teams from 5 to 55 and staying hands-on in senior/executive searches. Partnered closely with HRBPs and a CFO at PDT, including designing compensation structures for a junior-talent program and helping build out the CFO’s organization over 6 years. Known for implementing a shorter, structured, data-driven interview process that improved hiring speed and enabled teams to become fully staffed and more proactive in hiring.”

“AWS advisory leader and long-tenured (4 decades) execution-focused operator who helps startups and enterprise "startup-like" business units scale operations through customer-centric mechanisms (Working Backwards/PRFAQ) and tech-enabled modernization. Delivered concrete process gains (e.g., ~30% faster mortgage workflow and ~10 manual handoffs eliminated via automation/microservices) and advises VC/startups on data/infra ops, AI-driven differentiation, and go-to-market positioning across multiple industries.”

“Former COO of Hamilton Lane’s direct investment unit (appointed in 2007) who helped professionalize operations in an early-stage environment—implementing DealCloud, revamping investment committee materials, and creating valuation governance. Known for pairing process/technology upgrades with culture repair through high-touch communication and transparent leadership.”

“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.”

“Senior Director-level engineering leader from Zelle who built a multi-year cloud and use-case expansion roadmap (e.g., SMB and brokerage funding) aligned to an aggressive growth target (from $1.2T to $5T in 5 years). Experienced scaling an engineering org from ~25–30 people into domain-driven pods and leading audit/compliance remediation (OCC, SOC 2, PCI) through security and infrastructure reengineering, including multi-region/multi-zone architecture.”

“Finance/real-estate professional currently at Citi supporting FRB exam work (transaction testing, data-quality root cause analysis) and coordinating cross-functional regulatory responses with executive communications. Previously at JPMorgan Global Real Estate, automated an Excel-based depreciation forecast for a commercial office portfolio using complex formulas to handle overlapping project-phase data.”

“Corporate strategy / M&A professional with experience acting as a chief-of-staff-style associate to multiple managing directors at Focus Financial Partners while running parallel M&A, enterprise vendor negotiations, and infrastructure strategy work. At BNY, led strategic growth initiatives around fintech partnerships (TAM + financial modeling) and supported a confidential divestiture using rigorous information-control processes.”

“Operations-focused leader with experience spanning client delivery, sales operations, and longer-term customer success initiatives at a reputation analytics firm and at Penta. Known for implementing systems (ClickUp, Salesforce/HubSpot, marketing tech) and rigorous reporting rhythms that improve executive visibility, accountability, and data-driven resource allocation; also supported an acquisition by preparing confidential financial documentation and contracts.”

“Operations leader and consultant with deep experience scaling a PE-backed services business: as COO at Access Information Management, introduced KPI-driven management, industry-specific software/client portal, and incentive compensation to lift margins from 25% to 40%+ and help grow the company from ~$2M to $100M+ EBITDA. Later advised executive teams in Australia using open-book management and a rigorous accountability/metrics cadence to drive improved results.”

“Operations/program leader with experience at Open Core Ventures driving cross-functional initiatives across content/engineering and legal/tax operations. Built systems-heavy process improvements (public handbook + SOP frameworks, DRI accountability) and delivered measurable outcomes like +30% Hacker News front-page frequency and ~80% faster company formation.”

“Revenue/GTM leader with ~10 years of experience scaling companies from early stage through IPO, with unusually deep cross-functional exposure across risk, finance, product/tech, and DevOps. At Catapult, helped drive a pivot from brick-and-mortar to e-commerce and landed major enterprise customers (Lenovo and Wayfair) by navigating complex system integrations and enterprise delivery expectations. Previously ran a family business (2004–2008) and is committed to founding a company.”

“Operations-focused advisor/consultant for early-stage and growing companies, with repeated experience scaling processes and people. Has driven measurable improvements in SaaS partnerships by implementing partner scoring, onboarding, and accountability systems, and reduced churn for an outsourced IT provider by clarifying roles and responsibilities without adding headcount. Known for mentoring founders through data-backed, Socratic questioning to unlock tough decisions like reallocating spend away from underperforming partners.”