Elena Gomez
InvestorPartner at Operator Collective
San Francisco, California
Writes $500K β $1.5M checks Β· typically $1M
About
Board of Advisors member and Operator LP, and CFO at Toast. She was previously CFO at Zendesk and held senior finance roles at Salesforce, Visa, and Charles Schwab.
Experience
- Toast, Inc.President & Chief Financial Officercurrent2021 β present
- University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessBoard Member, Haas School of Businesscurrent2019 β present
- Operator CollectiveFounding Limited Partner and advisorcurrent2019 β present
- PagerDutyBoard Member, Audit Committee Chaircurrent2018 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- SmartsheetBoard Member, Audit Committee Chaircurrent2017 β present
- ZendeskChief Financial Officer2016 β 2021
- SalesforceSenior Vice President Finance and Strategy2010 β 2016San Francisco
- VisaSenior Business Leader - Enterprise Planning & Forecasting2009 β 2010
- Charles SchwabVice President of Finance - Corporate Retirement Services2005 β 2009
- Charles SchwabVice President of Finance - Advice and Investor Services2003 β 2005
- Charles SchwabVice President of Finance- Active Trader Division2000 β 2003
- Charles SchwabDirector of Finance - Marketing and Consumer Products1998 β 1999
- KPMGAssurance Manager1992 β 1998
Education
- University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of BusinessBachelor of Science (BS), Accounting
Skills & more
Strategy65Leadership39Management25Forecasting43Strategic Financial Planning8Financial Modeling20Finance41Business Strategy10Financial Analysis14Financial Services6Budgets8Business Intelligence6
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Cross-functional Team LeadershipProcess ImprovementLanguages Spanish
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Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business489
Mark FiorentinoInvestor at Index VenturesRishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Yibo NianInvestment Director at Intel CapitalZhenyu TangInvestment Director at Intel CapitalHariFellow at Clear VenturesDennisDirector of Trading at Pantera Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business59
Jules MaltzInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Lana DevlikamovaLegal Operations Manager at CapitalGCamden SnowdenAssociate at Context VenturesSebastian KreisVenture Partner & IC Member at ATTOM CAPITALRishi TapariaCo-founder and General Partner at Garuda VenturesPaula GoldmanChief Ethical Officer of Salesforce at EMERGENT VENTURES
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Also worked at Zendesk21
Peter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkShardul ShahInvestor at Index VenturesAlex ConstantinopleChief Marketing Officer at GreycroftZack UrlockerInvestor at Index VenturesBrianne KimmelFounder & Managing Partner at Worklife VenturesCristina FonsecaGeneral Partner at Indico Capital Partners
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Also worked at Salesforce159
Mark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesViviana FagaGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalWesley BarrowPartner at Correlation VenturesAlex BardManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesKarthik ChakkarapaniInvestor at Foundation Capital
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Also worked at Visa70
Rajat TanejaInvestor at Foundation CapitalTodd ChaffeeInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Tony WellsVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalGregory BillingtonResearch at Transform Capital ManagementTuoyo LouisCo-founder and General Partner at Seae VenturesPablo BariolaInvestor at Inception Studio Capital
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Colleagues at Operator Collective
Allison Barr Allen
Investor at Operator Collective
Anna Jacobson
Partner & Chief AI Enablement Officer at Operator Collective
Anu Bharadwaj
President, Atlassian at Operator Collective
Caroline Caswell
Marketing Partner at Operator Collective
Cathy Polinsky
Investor at Operator Collective
Claire Hughes Johnson
Corporate Officer, Stripe at Operator Collective
Dan Scheinman
Board Director: Zoom, Arista, Sentinel One at Operator Collective
Dana Marohn Spiliotis
Partner at Operator Collective
Network2
Julian ShapiroScout
Managing Partner at Julian Capital
Sahil BloomScout
Managing Partner at SRB Ventures
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