About
Strategy and operations leader with nearly 20 years of experience in start-ups, scale-ups, and Fortune 500 companies in consumer and professional services. Specializes in driving results in ambiguous contexts through strategic planning and iterative execution. Worked at Spotify during its 2018 public listing and at White & Case on global organizational restructures.
Experience
- StartupStrategy & Operations Leadercurrent2023 β present
- Success Academy Charter SchoolsVP Strategy and Operations2025 β 2026
- InvisibleVP of Operations2024 β 2025
- disczChief of Staff to CEO, Head of Strategy & Operations2023
- SpotifyHead of Strategy & Operations, Global Affairs2019 β 2022
- SpotifyHead of Strategy and Operations, Legal, Licensing and Govt Affairs2019
- SpotifyStrategy & Operations Lead, Content2018 β 2019
- SpotifySenior Program Manager and Head of PMO, Tech Platform Mission2017 β 2018
- White & CaseGlobal Projects for CFO2010 β 2016
- EYAdvisory Services2005 β 2010
Education
- UNSWBachelor of Commerce - BCom, Accounting and Finance
- North Sydney Girls High School
Skills & more
Business Process ImprovementProject ManagementCross-functional Team LeadershipBusiness ProcessProject PlanningAccountingInternal ControlsInternal AuditManagement ConsultingBusiness AnalysisBudgetsFinance
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ManagementConsultingBusiness StrategyBusiness Process Re-engineeringERPStrategic PlanningFinancial ReportingRisk Management- Chartered Accountant β Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand
- Certified ScrumMaster β Scrum Alliance
- PMP β Project Management Institute
From Li-Ann's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended UNSW221
Jeremy PhilipsInvestor at Spark CapitalSimon CantInvestor at Reinventure GroupDanny GilliganInvestor at Reinventure GroupLeah MitchellChief of Staff at Differential VenturesGrant AllenFounding GP, Schneider Electric Ventures at Giant Ventures Global LlpPurnesh SeegopaulAdvisor at Pangaea Ventures Us Inc.
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Also attended North Sydney Girls High School3
Shared employers
Also worked at Success Academy Charter Schools6
Also worked at Invisible13
Daniel DuboisInvestor at Side Door VenturesIhar MahaniokFounder & General Partner at Geek VenturesAngela WinegarVenture Partner at Zero Prime VenturesKate HorinHead of Legal, Invisible Technologies at New Earth VenturesIan RountreeGeneral Partner at Cantos VenturesNamek Zu'biCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Silicon Badia
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Also worked at discz2
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