Me, summarized:I love people and satisfying to-do lists. My curiosity has taken me through a variety of industries and roles at scaling organizations. I value service to the underserved and overlooked at businesses that operationalize their values to build a better world and economy for generations to come.My 3rd-person professional bio:​Heather Buffo is an operations-focused project and people manager with experience across a variety of industries. Most recently she led the Venture Growth and Partnerships team at Republic, an NYC-based global private investing marketplace, where she worked with partners in the investment ecosystem to help founders of all backgrounds gain access to capital. In two years at Republic she scaled an industry-first Venture Partner Program to over 300 VC & ecosystem partners, maintaining a 95% retention rate and a program NPS of 80. She leveraged relationship-driven industry partnerships to increase channel sales 30% QoQ, and her operational chops helped decrease deal review time by 40%. In past lives she was a researcher-writer for an industry leading international travel guide, an event planner for Boston’s largest Teacher Appreciation Week event, and got over 400 elementary students to write book reports for fun. Heather is currently a Go-To-Market consultant for early stage founders seeking fractional support with business development and sales operations.My more personal bio:I’m a cyclist, a lover, a loyal inmate of the asylum run by my cats and dog, a cannabis consumer, a pedicab driver, a Gemini, an amateur farmer, and a child of the sun. I've worked in education, tourism, philanthropy, fintech, and the service industry since 2008 (shoutout to Joyce, my mom's esthetician, for launching my career doing laundry and cleaning up wax spills!) I'm good at things that allow me to serve others. I care really hard about making the world more just, more safe, and more loving. I hate capitalism but love money, which can make things complicated. My partner Bobby makes me laugh every day and my friends push me to be my best. I'm really close with my older sister and my eight cousins on my mom's side (RIP Petey). I pick up at least three new hobbies a year (this year we are crocheting, organic farming, and in a book club) and I have a fantasy of writing a best-selling romance novel.