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Laura OBrien
Executive Finance Transformation & M&A Leader in Global Enterprises
Fairfax, VAHead of Finance Transformation, Chief of Staff, Reporting to CFO19 years experienceExecutiveTelecommunicationsTechnologyConsulting
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Senior cross-functional leader with deep experience in high-stakes compliance and executive operations, including executing a DOJ monitorship rollout (52 ethics/compliance processes in 3–4 months) and driving executive alignment through training and dashboards. Also led M&A at AT&T across strategy, diligence, and integration, and delivered measurable operational improvements like automating the financial close down to 1 day.
Experience
Head of Finance Transformation, Chief of Staff, Reporting to CFOEricsson Enterprise Wireless Solutions
Interim Head of Financial Planning & AnalysisEricsson Enterprise Wireless Solutions
Vice President, Chief of Staff to the CEOEXA Infrastructure
Head of Mergers and AcquisitionsGTT
ConsultantThe Great Courses
ConsultantWorldgate
ConsultantInphonic
ConsultantAptela
ConsultantCMS
Chief of Staff to CFO, Finance TransformationAES
PresidentAlexandria Choral Society
SecretaryVirginia Ice Theatre
Education
Cedar Crest Collegebachelor, Business Administration
Key Strengths
- Led rapid implementation of 52 DOJ-mandated ethics & compliance processes across all functions in ~3–4 months
- Structured large compliance effort into ~10 initiatives with clear ownership and executive accountability
- Built executive alignment via targeted training for senior leaders and their teams plus weekly dashboards/updates
- Improved executive meeting efficiency using weekly pre-read “top of mind” reports
- Drove automation to reduce accounting close cycle to 1 day
- End-to-end M&A leadership: target strategy, market research, due diligence, integration planning, and synergy realization
- Adapts communication to senior leaders’ decision-making and information-consumption styles to drive clarity/accountability
- Demonstrated discretion and access control practices for sensitive executive information
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