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Andrew Sherman

Executive General Counsel & Board Director specializing in financial services governance and M&A

FreelanceColumbia UniversityHastings-on-Hudson, NY34 Years ExperienceExecutive Level

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Early-stage operator who has been with Narravance, Inc. since inception, building core internal functions (Legal, Compliance, HR) and designing COO/CFO capabilities. Hands-on experience with startup finance operations including cap table management in Carta, closing a SAFE, and creating/issuing a warrants program, alongside implementing a full policy/procedure framework and mentoring founders through high-stakes strategic tradeoffs.

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Key Strengths

  • Built Legal, Compliance, and HR functions from scratch at an early-stage company
  • Designed and staffed COO and CFO functions for a startup
  • Structured and closed SAFE issuance; created and executed warrants program
  • Implemented a comprehensive policy/procedure library to operationalize the business
  • Establishes a lessons-learned culture focused on near-misses and self-critique to drive operational improvement
  • Effective founder coaching to drive pragmatic tradeoffs and avoid perfection-driven failure modes
  • Understands the need to pair strong engineering/CTO talent with real-world domain experts (trading) for product success
  • Maintains appropriate strategic vs hands-on boundaries when advising part-time to avoid operational disruption

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Experience

PrincipalAndrew Sherman, Consultant · Apr 2022 – Presentfreelance
General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, Executive Vice PresidentBank Leumi USA · Jan 2018 – Apr 2022
General Counsel, Managing DirectorCoöperatieve Rabobank, U.A., New York Branch · Jan 2011 – Jan 2018
Associate General Counsel, Managing DirectorCoöperatieve Rabobank, U.A., New York Branch · Jan 2006 – Jan 2011
Counsel, Executive DirectorCoöperatieve Rabobank, U.A., New York Branch · Jan 1996 – Jan 2006
AssociateSimpson Thacher and Bartlett · Jan 1992 – Jan 1996

Education

Columbia Universitydoctorate, Law (Juris Doctor)
University of Michiganbachelor, Business Administration

Awards

  • Harlan Fisk Stone Scholar - Columbia University School of Law
  • Graduated with Highest Distinction - University of Michigan School of Business

Skills

Strategic PlanningRegulatory ComplianceStakeholder ManagementNegotiationCorporate GovernanceBoard GovernanceBoard and Committee OperationsCorporate Secretary FunctionsEnterprise Risk ManagementRisk OversightRegulatory StrategyRegulatory Relationship ManagementStakeholder EngagementMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Spin-offs

Languages

English

Certifications

New York BarMassachusetts BarFINRA Series 7FINRA Series 24FINRA Series 63

Memberships

  • New York Bar
  • Massachusetts Bar

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