I also run board meetings and execute fundraising — from Series A to IPO.
ROI-driven operations executive with 15+ years running the systems, teams, capital, and board-ready cadence behind venture-backed and public companies — from Series A through a NASDAQ IPO. I pair operational discipline with modern technology — AI-enabled workflows, automation, real-time analytics — to measure everything and hold the plan accountable to the P&L.
Great strategy dies in handoffs. I build the connective tissue — operating cadence, systems, and accountability, amplified by AI — that keeps a company's plan, people, and P&L pointed at the same target.
I bring a finance-grade lens to operations: capital programs sized to payback, vendor contracts negotiated against benchmarks, and initiatives killed early when the math stops working.
Before I recommend a hire, I find the lever — an AI agent in the workflow, self-service tooling, or lifecycle automation. AI does the repetitive work; headcount compounds judgment.
I operate as the CEO's execution counterpart: turning board-level intent into quarterly operating plans, arming every decision with real-time data and AI-driven insight, and reporting reality — not theater.
MIT-certified in Applied Generative AI for Digital Transformation — and putting it to work as an operator, not a spectator.
Implemented AI-enabled analytics across manufacturing, supply chain, and finance data streams at a Khosla-backed construction-tech company — improving visibility and throughput 30% and accelerating time-to-market 50%.
As COO of a seed-stage AI company, I'm architecting the data, analytics, and workflow foundation from the ground up — a deliberate move to build at the frontier, applying enterprise-grade discipline where it's hardest: before scale exists.
My default question before any hire: what's the lever? Self-service IT automation cut service-desk resolution time 60%; identity and endpoint overhauls cut security incidents 75%. People do judgment work; systems do the rest.
As a mentor at T-Hub — India's largest innovation ecosystem — I coach startups on intelligent automation, data governance, and AI-enabled product strategy, helping founders build operations that scale past their first hundred customers.
Operating cadence, OKRs, and cross-functional execution — supported by AI-enabled workflows — from seed stage through public-company rigor.
$30M+ capital programs, high-value contract negotiation, and SaaS portfolio restructuring that returns real dollars to the plan.
Board-ready operating cadence, fundraising execution, and investor narrative — from seed-stage pitch to IPO roadshow.
SEC-aligned reporting, controls, KPI standardization, and the systems backbone that lets a company survive scrutiny.
Quote-to-cash, billing, and subscription infrastructure — the machinery that turns bookings into auditable revenue.
Facility deployment, commissioning, and supply-chain data unification for hardware and manufacturing-tech environments.
GenAI workflows, AI-driven operational analytics, BI consolidation, and governance — deployed as durable infrastructure, not demos.
Three representative engagements where operations, intelligent automation, and accountability met — and the numbers moved.
As one of three executives leading IPO readiness, I owned all business systems for 1,500+ globally distributed employees through pre- and post-IPO audit, compliance, and controls — implementing Salesforce, Zuora, and Workday into an audit-ready quote-to-cash pipeline while revenue scaled from $430M to $630M with zero critical system failures during lockup.
Led the end-to-end transformation of Yelp's Commerce Platform and quote-to-cash infrastructure — eliminating manual billing and reconciliation across Yelp.com, Reservations, and Waitlist, and streamlining a $25M+ subscription line through a bundled, automated billing rollout.
Led a 175-person direct and indirect organization across all financial systems for five brands — consolidating 22 reporting systems into two global BI platforms, cutting new-market rollout time 75%, and supporting expansion into six international markets on $20M+ program budgets.
Currently exploring COO and Head of Operations opportunities at growth-stage companies.
Earlier: HP Enterprise Services · Cisco ($30M cost savings) · Advent Software · Capgemini · KPMG Consulting
I'm currently open to full-time COO and Head of Operations roles, as well as fractional and advisory engagements — particularly at companies scaling through rapid growth, IPO readiness, or technology and AI transformation.