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20+ years experience at the intersection of operations, strategy, growth, and finance. ➤ Built and scaled new products, generating $60M of incremental annual operating income ➤ Ran $450M line of business with 500+ staff, serving 50K customers ➤ Increased operational efficiency of $40M department by 25% ➤ Reduced operating costs of B2C sales and support organization by 28% ➤ CEO chief of staff and head of strategy for newly formed $1B revenue company ➤ Guided integration planning efforts for $2.5B merger of two publicly traded companies ➤ Executed 50+ M&A and capital transactions ($8B+ transaction value) Passionate about helping mission-driven companies grow revenues, increase profitability, and scale impact. Worked in multiple industries (education, finance, real estate) and in multiple functional areas (strategy, sales, operations, customer service, finance, M&A, analytics, product development). Consistently assigned to high-priority initiatives outside areas of functional expertise. Proven track record of leading and managing cross-functional teams in highly regulated industries to deliver strategic results and operational performance improvements for organizations across a variety of industries, ownership structures, and sizes. Harvard MBA and Princeton undergrad. Strengths: strategy development & execution, goal setting & tracking, B2C and B2B sales, creative problem solving, operational improvement, turnaround strategies, corporate development, merger integration, change management, analytics, financial statement evaluation, complex valuations, negotiations, customer-based innovation, product development, people management & development, leadership, and stakeholder communications.