About
Elaine R. is a fractional Chief of Staff and operator with 10+ years of experience across media, fintech, crypto, and venture capital in the US, Asia, and Latin America. At SODAX, she serves as Chief of Staff for Growth, Communications & Business Operations, and through Prodos Global Consulting, she advises fintech, media, and VC clients on operational transformation, OKR frameworks, and systems design. Her background includes scaling CoinDesk's audience operations to 3M+ monthly social engagements, co-launching the DESK rewards program, operationalizing monetization for Find.co's crypto portfolio, and managing cross-functional initiatives across multiple regions.
Experience
- SODAXChief of Staff, Growth, Communications & Business Operationscurrent2025 — present
- Connect Puerto RicoStrategic Advisorcurrent2024 — present
- Prodos Global ConsultingConsultant & Coachcurrent2024 — present
- Iron Key CapitalAI Optimization, Growth Operations, Partnership Development2025
- Iron Key CapitalVenture Fellow2024 — 2025
- Career BreakProfessional development2024 — 2025
- Find.coCommercial Operations and Research Consultant, Crypto Portfolio2024 — 2025
- CoinDeskHead of Audience Development2020 — 2023New York City Metropolitan Area
- Forkast.NewsAudience Development Strategist, Special Projects Manager2019 — 2020
- Evanston NowAdvertising Sales Manager2019 — 2020Evanston, Illinois, United States
- FreelanceJournalist and editor2016 — 2020Seoul, South Korea
- Startup Seoul MediaPublisher2015 — 2020Seoul, South Korea
- Forbes Asia LLCWriter2016 — 2019Seoul
- GrowiyCo-Founder2019Chicago
- The Host HQProject Lead, Chief Editor2019Greater Chicago Area
- Northwestern University Medill SchoolContent Strategist2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
- BlockstreetPodcast host2018
- Bloomberg Industry GroupSouth Korea correspondent2016 — 2018Seoul
- New Now Next Media ConferenceProject Director, Founding Chief Editor2015 — 2018Hong Kong SAR
- MeedanUX Designer, Product Intern2018San Francisco Bay Area
- AAJA-AsiaBoard Member2017Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
- The DiplomatKoreas correspondent2016Seoul
- Tech in AsiaKorea correspondent2015 — 2016Seoul, Korea
- The Korea HeraldCopy Editor and Reporter, Business Desk2012 — 2016Seoul, Seoul, South Korea
- Groove KoreaChief Editor, Editorial Director, Associate Editor2012 — 2015Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Korea
- Revista RevolverFounding Member, Managing Editor2008 — 2009Santiago, Chile
- The Santiago TimesNews and Business Writer2008Santiago, Chile
- New York Daily NewsNews Intern2008New York, NY
- LTB MediaEditorial Intern2007New York, NY
- Macfadden Performing Arts MediaEditorial Intern2007New York, NY
Skills & more
Web3BlockchainAirtableContent Management Systems (CMS)inVisionGoogle AnalyticsWordPress5Adobe Indesign CCCryptoDecentralizationInternal CommunicationsInternal and External Communications
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Change ManagementExecutive ManagementStrategic HiringOrganizational LeadershipInvestmentsOperational PlanningOperationsBudgetingSkilled Multi-taskerMarketingUser RequirementsMarketing StrategyLanguages English · Korean · Spanish
- Season 14 Cohort — SheFi
- Chief of Staff Launchpad — Chief of Staff Network
From Elaine's professional profile.
Colleagues at Iron Key Capital
David A.
Governance Advisor at Iron Key Capital
Humaira C.
Chief of Staff at Iron Key Capital
Joseph Argiro
Founder at Iron Key Capital
Josh D.
CBDO at Iron Key Capital
Kenley P.
CTO at Iron Key Capital
Kris K.
Venture Principal at Iron Key Capital
Laura S.
Legal Advisor at Iron Key Capital
Madhav S.
Head of Operations at Iron Key Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Elaine R.?
- Elaine R. is a fractional Chief of Staff and operator with 10+ years of experience across media, fintech, crypto, and venture capital in the US, Asia, and Latin America. At SODAX, she serves as Chief of Staff for Growth, Communications & Business Operations, and through Prodos Global Consulting, she advises fintech, media, and VC clients on operational transformation, OKR frameworks, and systems design. Her background includes scaling CoinDesk's audience operations to 3M+ monthly social engagements, co-launching the DESK rewards program, operationalizing monetization for Find.co's crypto portfolio, and managing cross-functional initiatives across multiple regions.
- Where does Elaine R. work?
- Elaine R. is Partnerships at Iron Key Capital.
- Where did Elaine R. go to school?
- Elaine R. studied at Northwestern University (Master of Science in Journalism, Media Innovation and Entrepreneurship); Quantic School of Business and Technology (Executive MBA); New York University (Bachelor of Arts, Journalism).
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Also attended Northwestern University353
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Also attended Quantic School of Business and Technology60
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Also attended New York University385
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