Functional Skills
Change Management / Org Design
M&A Support
M&A Deal Sourcing
Post-Merger Integration
Commercial Due Diligence
Software Skills
Java
Prolog
UML
SPSS
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint
Sector Experience
Financial Services
Life Sciences & Pharma
Media & Entertainment
Technology
Transportation & Logistics
Big 3 Consulting (MBB)
Top Consulting Firms
Experience
Mosaic Sports Group
Finance
CFO
8/2024 - Present
Fractional CFO
Leads Fundraising ($25M) including Financial modeling
Leads Fundraising ($25M) including Financial modeling
D'ORNANO +CO.
Management Consulting
Managing Director
8/2024 - 7/2025
• Drove the growth of D'Ornano+Co.'s PE Value Creation practice (targeting $10M+ annual sales), leveraging relationships with ~25 private equity firms and their portfolio companies
• Originated and secured ~10 new clients, leading the full cycle from prospecting and proposal development through negotiation and closing
• Led several projects end-2-end focused on value creation for PE/VC-backed portfolio companies in the TMT and AI sectors
• Originated and secured ~10 new clients, leading the full cycle from prospecting and proposal development through negotiation and closing
• Led several projects end-2-end focused on value creation for PE/VC-backed portfolio companies in the TMT and AI sectors
McKinsey & Company
Management Consulting
Associate Partner
4/2013 - 4/2024
Hamburg, New York and Miami
● • Leader in McKinsey's M&A and Private Equity practice
• Co-led McKinsey's Private Equity/M&A JV domain with a focus on value creation of PE-owned portfolio companies (fastest growing M&A domain)
• Led 30+ M&A integrations/value creation projects and 15 diligences across all deal sizes (from $100M to $20BN). Selected project experiences include:
• Led the M&A integration and subsequent transformation of a private equity-owned multinational media company ($11BN deal size)
• Developed value creation programs to establish targets, secure executive buy-in, and deliver synergies for a Cloud Software merger
• Managed the end-to-end M&A process from initial due diligence to the integration of multiple assets and an IPO for a private equity-owned company in the AdTech gaming sector
• Served as interim integration leader for a merger in a private-equity (mega fund) owned EventTech merger, focusing on value creation ($3BN deal size)
• Developed and presented a workshop module on Value Creation excellence, emphasizing operational improvement for multiple private equity firms, particularly in the Tech, Media, and Entertainment sectors
• Co-authored two articles on strategies for integrating add-ons within private equity portfolio companies.
● • Leader in McKinsey's M&A and Private Equity practice
• Co-led McKinsey's Private Equity/M&A JV domain with a focus on value creation of PE-owned portfolio companies (fastest growing M&A domain)
• Led 30+ M&A integrations/value creation projects and 15 diligences across all deal sizes (from $100M to $20BN). Selected project experiences include:
• Led the M&A integration and subsequent transformation of a private equity-owned multinational media company ($11BN deal size)
• Developed value creation programs to establish targets, secure executive buy-in, and deliver synergies for a Cloud Software merger
• Managed the end-to-end M&A process from initial due diligence to the integration of multiple assets and an IPO for a private equity-owned company in the AdTech gaming sector
• Served as interim integration leader for a merger in a private-equity (mega fund) owned EventTech merger, focusing on value creation ($3BN deal size)
• Developed and presented a workshop module on Value Creation excellence, emphasizing operational improvement for multiple private equity firms, particularly in the Tech, Media, and Entertainment sectors
• Co-authored two articles on strategies for integrating add-ons within private equity portfolio companies.
DHL Inhouse Consulting
Management Consulting
Senior Consultant / Consultant
1/2009 - 1/2013
• Led multiple transformations driving the overall strategy for DHL Supply Chain EMEA (EUR 6BN revenue)
• Revamped the sales strategy, which involved pinpointing new contract logistics opportunities and creating and implementing sales materials for a prominent global logistics firm
• Identified target sectors and additional contract logistics prospects for DHL Supply Chain in Eastern Europe, with revenue potential exceeding EUR 100 million, and provided end-to-end support for the transformation
● BAYER 04 LEVERKUSEN FUSSBALL GmbH, Marketing department [Diploma Thesis] Leverkusen, Germany - 2009 SCHENCK PROCESS GmbH, Operations department [University Project] Darmstadt, Germany - 2008 STRATLEY AG, Management consultancy with focus on petrochemicals [Internship] Dubai, UAE - 2008 LUFTHANSA CARGO, Sales & Marketing department [Internship] Atlanta, USA - 2007
• Revamped the sales strategy, which involved pinpointing new contract logistics opportunities and creating and implementing sales materials for a prominent global logistics firm
• Identified target sectors and additional contract logistics prospects for DHL Supply Chain in Eastern Europe, with revenue potential exceeding EUR 100 million, and provided end-to-end support for the transformation
● BAYER 04 LEVERKUSEN FUSSBALL GmbH, Marketing department [Diploma Thesis] Leverkusen, Germany - 2009 SCHENCK PROCESS GmbH, Operations department [University Project] Darmstadt, Germany - 2008 STRATLEY AG, Management consultancy with focus on petrochemicals [Internship] Dubai, UAE - 2008 LUFTHANSA CARGO, Sales & Marketing department [Internship] Atlanta, USA - 2007