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Dean Blackmer

Mid-level finance and accounting professional specializing in due diligence and investing

SuperMushMITRemote9 Years ExperienceMid LevelWorks On-Site

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MBA candidate with early-stage venture capital experience and hands-on operating exposure at a growing CPG startup. Built an AI tooling pipeline for a newly spun-out fund, supports founders on finance/ops and go-to-market decisions, and brings a rare mix of investor rigor, startup empathy, and consumer trend intuition.

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Key Strengths

  • Built an AI tools evaluation pipeline from scratch for a newly independent venture firm
  • Sourced and vetted ~20 AI vendors, narrowing to 3 finalists and driving a GP-approved trial
  • Strong venture and startup pattern recognition across consumer, technology, and CPG
  • Combines investor-side analysis with operator-side finance and operations experience
  • Fluent in cap table, preferred/common equity, participation rights, and liquidation waterfalls
  • Practical early-stage GTM judgment for CPG founders across D2C vs retail decisions
  • Effective network-driven sourcing for vendors and ecosystem relationships
  • Strong upward communication and stakeholder management in high-pressure deal environments
  • Good at translating complex analysis into actionable recommendations for senior leaders
  • Proactive in identifying emerging consumer trends and founder potential before broader recognition

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Experience

MBA Operations/Finance InternSuperMush · Feb 2025 – Presentinternship
MBA Venture Capital Summer Intern1745 Ventures · Jun 2025 – Jan 2026internship
ManagerKPMG · Oct 2023 – Jun 2024
Senior AssociateKPMG · Jan 2021 – Sep 2023
Senior AssociateEY · Sep 2020 – Dec 2020
AssociateEY · Sep 2019 – Aug 2020
TA for Introduction to Managerial Accounting courseUniversity of Southern California · Jan 2018 – Jan 2019
Apartment leasing agentUniversity of Arizona · Jan 2014 – Jan 2018

Education

MITmaster, Business Administration (2026)
University of Southern Californiamaster, Accounting with Data and Analytics (2019)
University of Arizonabachelor, Business Administration, Accounting (2018)

Awards

  • Dean's Fellowship - MIT Sloan School of Management
  • EY scholarship
  • Academic Year Academic Distinction - University of Arizona
  • Wildcat Excellence Scholarship - University of Arizona
  • Eller’s Top Hispanic Scholars Award - University of Arizona
  • MLT MBA Prep Fellowship
  • UCLA Riordan Pre-MBA Fellowship
  • Eagle Scout

Skills

Data AnalyticsInventory ManagementStakeholder Communicationmarket researchgo-to-market strategyAccountingFinancial Due DiligenceQuality of Earnings AnalysisNet Working Capital AnalysisNet Debt AnalysisPortfolio ValuationFund Performance AnalysisInvestor MaterialsFundraising SupportCash Flow Tracking

Languages

English

Certifications

CPA

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Dean BlackmerMid-level finance and accounting professional specializing in due diligence and investing