EDai is a tech-enabled social impact consulting company specializing in strategy and analytics projects for economic development and education clients- Consulting. Advise executives at non-profit orgs, regional and local econ dev orgs, foundations, and companies on growth and social impact strategies across the country- Tech and analytics. Community and corporate location analytics tools have been used by clients to evaluate community competitiveness and estimate fiscal impact of $1B+ in projects

Led development and implementation of strategies to improve Virginia’s business environment and support economic growth and prosperityCo-led Virginia’s winning second-round response to Amazon’s HQ2 search (25K+ promised jobs; $5B+ capex), including spearheading the development of the 900+ page proposal that covered topics like talent, taxes, real estate, and incentivesSupervised strategy development, execution, analysis, and stakeholder engagement for a first-of-its-kind industrial site development effort, which characterized the physical development potential and location competitiveness of 466 sites across 103 localities in VirginiaOversaw the development and stakeholder management for multiple economic development strategies for Virginia

Co-launched nonprofit organization that grew from five employees to a three-school operation with 250+ FTEs serving 1,200+ students in just 16 monthsOversaw strategy, management, and day-to-day operations for a 250+ person, $20M organization across three main divisions: Instruction, Community Support, and Business OperationsDeveloped and implemented all non-instructional (e.g., accounting, HR) processes and services

Led teams, advised clients, and managed projects across industries, sectors, and functions. Example projects, roles, and responsibilities include: Infrastructure Due Diligence: Executed market analyses and estimations for an investment firm considering the acquisition of a multi-billion-dollar global engineering and design consulting firmCapital Productivity: Identified $250–400M of annual savings opportunities out of $6B annual capital expenditures in Gulf of Mexico deepwater oil and gas operations Networked Organization Transformation: Coordinated global project management effort across 12+ client sub-teams to capture $1B+ in new marketing spend for a Fortune 100 companyLeadership Development Transformation: Developed comprehensive leadership development program for 1,100+ local organization executives for one of the country’s largest networks of youth services providers

Scaled and institutionalized U.S. operations from one city to six cities and increased graduates five-fold for what has become one of the largest global young adult training providers in the world Managed four regional teams totaling 20+ consultants and contractors across the country; developed and delivered comprehensive programming and trainings across multiple programs (healthcare, IT and customer service)

Developed industrial construction labor projection model to analyze Louisiana's labor supply pipeline relative to unprecedented demand

Analyzed company performances and outlooks, industry characteristics, and regulatory concerns to brief New York team on buyout opportunities and characteristics within the United States infrastructure and transportation market

Examples of projects, roles, and responsibilities: Crisis Response and Operations Transformation for Global Asset Manager: Worked with C-level executives for a firm with $500B+ in AUM to identify and execute sweeping operational changes to cut costs and prepare for uncertain future as the global financial crisis unfolded in late 2008Blue Ocean Economic Development Strategy: Executed analyses that formed the foundation for the “blue ocean” growth strategy to grow nearly 400K jobs over ten yearsWar-zone Economic Development: Analyzed projections and feasibility of switching $500B+ in U.S. government expenditures to local firms in a war-torn countryMiddle School Transformation: Created playbook to improve teacher effectiveness for a district with 12K+ middle school students

Equity Research: created financial models and analyzed information on coal-mining operations and regulationsPolitical Research: researched potential effects of proposed Congressional legislation (e.g., proposed tax on carried interest, changes to tax codes) that could impact Lehman's clients

Equity Research: analyzed company data and market trends during coverage initiation of a specialty pharmaceuticals companyInvestment Banking: analyzed key financial statistics and industry comparables for a spin-off sales transaction in Industrials sector