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New York, Ny, Us

New York, United States

New York City Metropolitan Area

• Led $75M cost transformation for leading U.S. specialty pharmacy, developing savings model in collaboration with senior stakeholders to quantify and validate 150 initiatives, and managed team of 4 consultants.• Spearheaded analysis of staffing inefficiencies for a specialty pharmacy and optimized 5 cross-functional labor models, driving $14M in additional cost savings.• Built make-vs-buy model for leading U.S. logistics provider that identified 4 scenarios for launching an internal trailer pool operation, each leading to 3-7% revenue growth. Presented to the company’s CEO and board of directors.• Developed value proposition that quantified impact of increasing manufacturing throughput for the 6 largest U.S. Department of Defense contractors, leading to 4 project wins worth $6M in a 7-month period.• Conducted comprehensive due diligence for merger of 2 executive search firms, identifying 12% revenue synergies and 5% cost synergies.

Evanston, Illinois, United States

Greater Chicago Area

• Built quantitative risk model based on competitive intelligence that showed investors placed 47% more risk on clients than comparable peers, with model added to internal database for Kearney-wide use.• Developed valuation model that identified $4.2B gap in client’s intrinsic value vs market cap and determined optimal portfolio mix that redefined the client’s strategic vision.• Constructed sum-of-parts analysis that showed investors did not believe client’s 3 business units added value to company. Client consequently explored sale of one of its business units.

Chicago, Illinois, United States

• Led investor relations function for 10+ public companies (all $600M market cap), constructing buy-side and sell-side targeting strategies that resulted in $400M of invested capital and initiation of coverage from 14 sell-side analysts.• Interacted daily with CEOs, CFOs, and board members of publicly traded companies, including Potbelly Corporation, Focus Financial Partners, and FreightCar America.• Communicated regularly with institutional investors ($10B AUM) of Potbelly Corporation during CEO and CFO transitions and 7 activist campaigns, resulting in 93% retainment rate of current institutional investors.• Led strategic rebuild of investor relations function for Potbelly Corporation during its turnaround, encompassing revamp of communications, buy-side targeting processes, and investor-facing collateral.• Oversaw pre- and post-IPO investor relations function for Focus Financial Partners, $2.5B market cap fiduciary wealth management firm, resulting in $100M of invested capital and initiation of 8 covering sell-side analysts.• Executed pre- and post-SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company) investor relations function for National Energy Services Reunited Corp., leading to $60M of invested capital between domestic and international firms.• Partnered with CEOs and CFOs of Sysco Corporation, Brunswick Corporation, and Cooper Tire & Rubber Company to create messaging strategies and materials for earnings announcements and investor days.

Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area

Greater Chicago Area

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Co-founder of a charity dedicated to raising money to purchase books, games, and other entertainment for children to use during chemotherapy and kidney dialysis sessions. • Recognized by the Masonic Children’s Hospital for raising more than $4,000 for the Journey Clinic Entertainment Fund.

Bloomington, Mn

Responsible for identifying trends in the commercial insurance space and finding ways to prove Gallagher’s value propositions through data gathering and analyses. Helped identify independent insurance companies that would make accretive merger partners.

Minneapolis, Mn

Analyzed and normalized 10 years of housing data to develop a comprehensive pricing model for home listings, leading to more than 100% growth in total homes sold in two consecutive years.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Coordinated and led golf outings for more than 100 members.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Strategy

Bachelors, Economics And Management

Activities and Societies: Minnesota Golf Club - President, Economics Student Organization, University of Minnesota Hillel, and Stock.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), Economics

Activities and Societies: University of Minnesota Golf Team Economics Student Organization

Education record

Activities and Societies: Varsity Golf Team Captain, Theatre