About
Financial and business manager who co-founded Garden Bar, a fast-casual salad chain acquired by Evergreens in 2019; experienced in company finance and funding strategy.
Experience
- Sankalpa LeadershipFractional CFO & Operational Leadershipcurrent2019 — presentMiami, Florida, United States
- Women Who ConnectCommunity Buildercurrent2025 — present
- FiftyPages, LLCCo-Founder, COOcurrent2024 — present
- TiE UTiE University - Startup Mentorcurrent2026 — present
- LodestarChief Executive Officer2021 — 2023California, United States
- Elevate Capital FundExecutive Partner2020 — 2023
- Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon (MESO)Board Member2020 — 2022Portland, Oregon, United States
- Entrepreneurs' OrganizationEO Portland Board Member - Past President + Finance Chair2019 — 2022Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area
- TiE OregonBoard Member2020 — 2022
- GARDEN BARCo-Founder | CEO2013 — 2019Portland OR
- Chaud Consulting Group, LLCManagement Consultant + Business Advisor + CFO2000 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
Education
- California State University - East BayMaster's in Business Administration (MBA), Finance1992 — 1994
- FAAP - Fundação Armando Alvares PenteadoBA, Mass Communication1987 — 1990
Skills & more
Strategic Thinking1Communication2Strategic Planning35Problem Solving8Management56Leadership29NegotiationTeam LeadershipStrategyFinancial Reporting4Organizational Leadership5Women’s Leadership4
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Leadership MentoringBusiness MentoringExecutive-level CommunicationVenture CapitalFundraisingFinancial ModelingBusiness PlanningHuman ResourcesProject ManagementFinanceBusiness DevelopmentBusiness ProcessLanguages English · Portuguese · Spanish
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Shared employers
Also worked at Elevate Capital Fund14
Nitin RaiFounder & Managing Partner at Elevate CapitalKumar SripadamGeneral Partner at Elevate CapitalBen NahirPartner at Elevate CapitalBrandon RossSenior Associate-Analyst at Elevate CapitalSoumitra SenguptaVenture Partner at Elevate CapitalKrishna ChittabathiniVenture Partner at Elevate Capital
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Also worked at Entrepreneurs' Organization36
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Operating Partner at Elevate Capital
Annu Navani
Venture Partner at Elevate Capital
Anu Shukla
Venture Partner at Elevate Capital
Barbara Johnson
Executive Assistant at Elevate Capital
Ben Nahir
Partner at Elevate Capital
Brandon Ross
Senior Associate-Analyst at Elevate Capital
Chris Bright
Executive Partner at Elevate Capital
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