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Elena Gomez

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OpCo Board of Advisors & Operator LP; President & CFO, Toast at Operator Collective

San Francisco, California

Writes $500K – $1.5M checks · typically $1M

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About

Board of Advisors member and Operator LP; CFO at Toast and former CFO at Zendesk, with prior senior finance roles at Salesforce, Visa, and Charles Schwab.

Experience

  1. Toast, Inc.President & Chief Financial Officercurrent2021 — present
  2. University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessBoard Member, Haas School of Businesscurrent2019 — present
  3. Operator CollectiveFounding Limited Partner and advisorcurrent2019 — present
  4. PagerDutyBoard Member, Audit Committee Chaircurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  5. SmartsheetBoard Member, Audit Committee Chaircurrent2017 — present
  6. ZendeskChief Financial Officer2016 — 2021
  7. SalesforceSenior Vice President Finance and Strategy2010 — 2016San Francisco
  8. VisaSenior Business Leader - Enterprise Planning & Forecasting2009 — 2010
  9. Charles SchwabVice President of Finance - Corporate Retirement Services2005 — 2009
  10. Charles SchwabVice President of Finance - Advice and Investor Services2003 — 2005
  11. Charles SchwabVice President of Finance- Active Trader Division2000 — 2003
  12. Charles SchwabDirector of Finance - Marketing and Consumer Products1998 — 1999
  13. KPMGAssurance Manager1992 — 1998

Skills & more

Strategy65Leadership39Management25Forecasting43Strategic Financial Planning8Financial Modeling20Finance41Business Strategy10Financial Analysis14Financial Services6Budgets8Business Intelligence6
+2 moreCross-functional Team LeadershipProcess Improvement

Languages Spanish

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Colleagues at Operator Collective

Aarti Borkar
Partner at Operator Collective
Alka Tandan
Partner at Operator Collective
Allison Barr Allen
Investor at Operator Collective
Amy Lao
Investor at Operator Collective
Anirma Gupta
Partner at Operator Collective
Ann Funai
Partner at Operator Collective
Anna Jacobson
Partner & Chief AI Enablement Officer at Operator Collective
Anne Kornblut
Investor at Operator Collective

Network3

Allen GannettScout
General Partner at BHP Development
Julian ShapiroScout
Managing Partner at Julian Capital
Sahil BloomScout
Managing Partner at SRB Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Elena Gomez?
Board of Advisors member and Operator LP; CFO at Toast and former CFO at Zendesk, with prior senior finance roles at Salesforce, Visa, and Charles Schwab.
Where does Elena Gomez work?
Elena Gomez is OpCo Board of Advisors & Operator LP; President & CFO, Toast at Operator Collective.
What check size does Elena Gomez write?
Elena Gomez typically writes checks of $500K – $1.5M.
What companies has Elena Gomez invested in?
Investments tracked here include Givebutter, humanQ.
Where did Elena Gomez go to school?
Elena Gomez studied at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business (Bachelor of Science (BS), Accounting).

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