Coordinated $175M+ Series F, led organizational restructuring to get to profitability, and ran product transformation.

Designing and creating a successful proposal for a venture capital investment program that received funding from the Department of the Treasury's State Small Business Credit Initiative.

Responsible for the State of California's technology strategy and development, including representing the State CIO on the Broadband Council, drafting legislation, and leading 0 to 1 product development during COVID response.

Senior Advisor to the Governor initially on setting up the office and the 100 day plan, and later on government efficiency and effectiveness initiatives, including standing up the Office of Digital Innovation.

Trusted advisor to senior executives and their teams with track record of creating value by setting portfolio and business unit strategy, and leading organizational / operational transformations.

Led diverse, skilled teams to solve complex problems and deliver exceptional results across private, public, and social sectors.

Developed approach for commercial due diligence for Ascent Capital (https://ascent-africa.com/), a then new small and medium enterprise-focused $80M private equity fund in East Africa

Led the fund's first commercial due diligence on a medical laboratory business in Ethiopia, creating a customer funnel, conducting break-even analyses on sites, and developing full financial models; resulted in first investment for fund t that became the first investment: a medical laboratory business based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Built growth and product strategy for a small-holder focused poultry company based then in Mekelle, Ethiopia.

Conducted analysis and research, tested hypotheses, and communicated recommendations to clients as part of a team. Experiences included: growth strategy, organizational development, operational transformations, due diligence, and operational drivers-based cash flow modeling.

Worked for Tony Blair's advisory firm with senior Government of Sierra Leone officials to build systems and strengthen capacity to deliver public services and encourage economic growth

Wrote briefing papers, presentations, and speeches for the Foreign Minister, sponsored by Stanford's International Public Service Fellowship.