Chief Financial Officer / Strategic Business Partner / Public & Private & IPO experience / FP&A / Team Building / Fundraising (​>$2B) / ex-Meta, Microsoft, Amazon, Lyft, BA, AA

I am a trusted analytical and insightful finance executive, partner and advisor with 25+ years of progressive leadership experience directing finance, accounting, financial planning / analysis, treasury, investor relations, insurance, real estate, and facilities operations within industry leading organizations, including Ori, Aurora, Lyft, Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon, American Airlines, British Airways, and Deloitte. As a logical, collaborative, and resourceful problem solver, I possess an innate ability to lead fast growing businesses building high performance teams, developing long-term financial models (including SaaS and other innovative models), and establishing strong accounting and finance policies / procedures. I thrive as an intellectually curious professional and effective communicator with success building investor and Board relationships and influencing financial performance and organizational sustainability within highly dynamic and fast-paced environments. Career Highlights: * Took Aurora Innovation, Inc. public on NASDAQ in 11/2021. Raised $1.2B gross proceeds at $11B valuation ($1B in PIPE and $0.2B from SPAC trust) notably with a more traditional IPO investor base dominated by long-only mutual funds such as MSIM, Ballie Gifford, T Rowe Price, Fidelity, and strategic investors within 6 months. Very few SEC questions received on filings with no substantive questions on financial data / information. * Scaled Aurora from Series B, through to IPO. * Rebuilt, grew, and professionalized Aurora Innovation, Inc.’s Finance team from 6 to 27 supporting company’s growth including major M&A transaction (930 employees added overnight) of Uber ATG, Uber’s self-driving vehicle program. Supported organizational growth from $2B company with ~550 employees to $18B with ~1,800. * Reimagined RBS Aviation Capital’s accounting policies to better reflect performance of company preparing for sale. Investigated accounting policies, compared to current IFRS, and revised policies and procedures within 1 year versus projected 2 years. Improved accuracy of financial statements recognizing additional profits via P&L each year. Supported ultimate sale of company to SMBC, a Japanese bank. Specialties: Strategic Planning & Execution • Finance & Accounting Operations Management • Financial Planning & Analysis • Leadership & Team Building • Accounting & Internal Controls • Enterprise-wide Capital Allocations • Budgeting & Forecasting • Investor & Board Relations • Revenue & Margin Analysis • IPO-Readiness & Business Planning • Performance Measurement