Functional Skills

Business Analysis
Business Development
Business Operations
Change Management / Org Design
Corporate Finance
Financial Management
Growth Strategy
Organizational Design
Organizational Effectiveness
Organizational Leadership
Strategic Planning
Strategy Development
M&A Support
Market Intelligence
Financial Modeling

Sector Experience

Financial Services
Healthcare
Life Sciences & Pharma
Social & Public Sector
Technology

Experience

TYTON PARTNERS – STRATEGY CONSULTING Management Consulting
Director | Growth Strategy & Investment Advisory
6/2024 - Present
Advise investors and operators across the education, workforce, and human capital sectors. Lead due diligence, growth strategy, and organizational redesign engagements combining market analysis with operating insight. Illustrative projects:
• Directed multiple private equity due diligence and investment thesis projects, evaluating scalability, growth potential, and operational readiness.
• Designed new business and revenue models for a national membership organization.
• Led a statewide systems analysis of career-connected learning to identify structural efficiencies and cross-sector collaboration opportunities.

Independent Management Consulting
Fractional Chief Strategy & Operations Officer
1/2022 - Present
Partner to Boards and CEOs of social enterprises and educational institutions navigating inflection points — mergers, growth, and sustainability. Integrate strategy design, financial modeling, and operational execution to amplify impact and revenue.
• Orchestrated the merger of a 30-year-old nonprofit into a major research university, expanding educator reach 20x (impacting 2M+ students).
• Designed growth and diversification strategies for multiple higher education institutions, expanding workforce-aligned offerings and teacher pathways.
• Built a multi-year strategic and financial plan for a national nonprofit, doubling student reach within two years.

City Year Product Management / Strategy
Senior Vice President | Strategy, Innovation & Growth Capital
1/2018 - 1/2022
Served as the organization's top strategy and innovation executive for a $200M national enterprise. Advised the CEO and Board on long-term strategy, innovation investments, and large-scale funding partnerships.
• Launched City Year 3.0, clarifying strategic direction and outcomes across student, school, and alumni impact areas.
• Co-led design of the National Partnership for Student Success, later endorsed by White House.
• Secured $60M+ in growth capital from institutional and individual partners to expand innovation capacity.

Reimagine Learning Fund & Network Other
Managing Partner
1/2014 - 1/2018
Directed a $35M fund and national learning network backed by major investors and foundations. Bridged impact investing discipline and social enterprise scaling to drive systemic change in K–12 education.
• Deployed $18M in growth capital to 15 high-potential social enterprises; managed cross-sector network of 1,000+ leaders.
• Mobilized $100M+ in aligned investment through funder and policy partnerships.
• Extended the fund's lifespan with $12M in new capital and national recognition for system-level innovation.

New Profit Management Consulting
Partner | Impact Investment & Capacity
1/2011 - 1/2014
Led investment and advisory support for a portfolio of 50+ social enterprises. Partnered with CEOs, Boards, and funders to strengthen strategy, leadership, and sustainability.
• Oversaw allocation of unrestricted growth capital to high-impact enterprises across education, health, and economic mobility.
• Designed innovative investment vehicles aligned with enterprise growth stages.
• Created Board and CDO learning networks reaching 200+ senior leaders.
• Co-authored Learning to Change the World (Palgrave Macmillan, 2012) with One Laptop per Child.