Athenian Venture PartnersVice President, Operations
Jan. 2012 - Jan. 2015Columbus, Ohio AreaPromoted into a senior leadership role to lead all facets of firm operations—serving in a practice administrator capacity—and championing strategic planning, marketing, PR, client engagement, investor relations, operations, and administrative efforts for a #1-ranked venture fund. Project manage fundraising ‘asks’ through diligence package design and e-data room management, ensuring the creation of high-impact fundraising materials. ➥ Authored, developed, and produced the company’s first employee handbook, critical as the firm operates virtually with talent scattered across the country yet requiring strong onboarding and high levels of consistency. ➥ Led migration to ACT! CRM, evaluating CRM tools, selecting the best-fit and within-budget platform for the business, integrating new resource into the organization, and providing team member training to drive adoption. ➥ Created the virtual operating infrastructure that exists today, sourcing, evaluating, and selecting the virtual IT firm to afford for the efficient and cost-effective business model that supports ongoing growth. ➥ Serve as the ‘go-to’ resource for all personnel matters, not only managing talent acquisition and onboarding, but also benefits administration, compensation, employee relations, and culture shaping.