Jan 2021 – Present · 5 yrs 5 mos

• Trusted strategic partner to CEO Brian Shepherd, managing executive operations, board governance support, and high-priority corporate initiatives during a period of significant organizational growth and transformation.
• Directed end-to-end coordination of Board of Directors meetings, executive leadership engagement, investor-related logistics, and confidential communications with precision and discretion.
• Played a key support role throughout the $2.9B acquisition involving CSG and NEC Corporation, ensuring seamless executive coordination, leadership alignment, and operational continuity during transition activities.
• Served as a highly trusted advisor and gatekeeper to the CEO, proactively anticipating business needs, optimizing executive priorities, and enabling effective decision-making in a fast-paced public-company environment.
• Recognized for building strong relationships across the Board, executive leadership team, investors, and external stakeholders while fostering a culture of professionalism, responsiveness, and operational excellence.
• Supported CEO leadership across a global organization through complex business cycles, executive transitions, board governance activities, and enterprise-level strategic initiatives over a 10-year tenure with the company.

Apr 2016 – Jan 2021 · 4 yrs 9 mos