Hanif Lashari

“Operations/finance leader who joined Google during a rapid growth phase (circa 2007–2008) and built foundational analytics and governance systems across revenue, partnerships, and global marketing finance. Known for shifting organizations from qualitative/"feel" decisions to metrics-driven quota setting, deal evaluation (including cannibalization and margin thresholds), and ROI-based marketing budgeting while aligning senior stakeholders like CFO and CMO.”

“Senior finance and risk transformation leader with 25+ years across top-tier global banks including Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and Citi. Stands out for leading high-stakes regulatory, governance, and model risk programs—ranging from consent order remediation to Basel RWA analysis and firmwide model inventory buildouts—with measurable impact such as managing $200B in retail exposure mapping and earning a CFO excellence award.”

“Hospitality entrepreneur who founded and launched Hotel Lucine, a hotel resort in Galveston, TX, raising approximately $30M and opening in 2023. Led the venture end-to-end—from business model and investor pitches to entity structuring, deal docs, design/construction (including acting as primary general contractor), and ongoing operations spanning service standards, finance/capital strategy, brand, and event bookings.”

“Enterprise product leader with a rare mix of hardware, software, AI, pricing, and GTM experience across Polycom and Mitel. He led a major Polycom portfolio transformation that revived growth in a mature category, and has also driven AI-enabled contact center workflows and ML-based customer targeting programs with measurable commercial impact.”