About
LouAnn Conner is a global operations professional focused on scaling organizations, team building, and maturing operations. She has worked with more than 80 companies worldwide and advises early-stage startups as an interim and fractional COO and CHRO. She also works on corporate governance and setting up and improving boards for early-stage companies.
Experience
- SagaciousThink, LLCFounder & CEOcurrent2008 — present
- HiPowerExecutive Membercurrent2025 — present
- Sundara JoonFoundercurrent2022 — presentUnited States
- Prospera WomenAdvisor and Venture Partnercurrent2022 — present
- Squishy RoboticsStrategic Advisor - Board of Advisorscurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Singapore Institute of DirectorsMembercurrent2022 — present
- GCC Board Directors Institute (GCC BDI)Membercurrent2021 — present
- European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)Academic Membercurrent2019 — present
- NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors)Certified Director and Governance Fellowcurrent2017 — present
- NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors)Faculty and Advisory Member2023 — 2026United States
- PulpWorks, Inc.Member Board of Advisorscurrent2013 — present
- Asian Institute of ManagementAdjunct Lecturercurrent2017 — presentNCR - National Capital Region, Philippines
- Private Directors Association®Member2022 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia (ICDM)Member2021 — 2025Malaysia
- Global PMI PartnersSenior Executive Advisor2011 — 2023
- Golden Gate UniversityAdjunct Instructor2010 — 2023
- Golden Gate UniversitySmall Business Program Director2014 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- UC BerkeleyAdjunct Instructor2012 — 2015San Francisco
- The California - Spain Chamber of CommerceMember Board Of Directors2012 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- PriceWaterhouse CoopersDirector2006 — 2008
- HoneywellSenior Program Manager2005 — 2006Goddard, Linthicum Maryland
- Booz Allen HamiltonProgram Manager2003 — 2005
Skills & more
Start-ups Management2Leadership Development1IT Enabled Business Transformation1Entrepreneurship DevelopmentBusiness Advisory Servicesinternational4Risk Analysis3Stakeholder Engagement3Shareholder CommunicationsTransformation ProgramsBusiness Relationship ManagementContract Negotiation10
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Intercultural SkillsRelationship BuildingClient RelationsB2C MarketingNon-Executive DirectorCybersecurityStakeholder ManagementEnterprise Risk ManagementStrategyStrategic PlanningStrategy DevelopmentLeadershipLanguages English · French · Italian · Spanish
- Private Equity Company Governance — Private Directors Association®
- Diligent Cyber Risk & Strategy Certification — Diligent
- Cyber Risk Management and Strategy — Diligent
- Certificate in Private Company Governance — Private Directors Association®
- NACD Directorship Certification® — NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors)
- PMP — Project Management Institute
- NACD Director Governance Fellowship — NACD (National Association of Corporate Directors)
- Global Business Leader — International Executive Resources Group (IERG)
- Masters Certification in Business Process Engineering — Association of Image and Information Management
- Change Leadership Methodology — Being First, Inc.
From LouAnn's professional profile.
Colleagues at Aurelia Ventures
Aditya Kumar
APAC Sales at Aurelia Ventures
Ahmet Ugur Yilmaz
Creative Strategy & Performance Marketing Strategic Advisor at Aurelia Ventures
Anthony Mitchell
Email Deliverability at Aurelia Ventures
Ari Franklin
Product Management at Aurelia Ventures
Bob Upham
Strategic Advisor at Aurelia Ventures
Brad Bowery
Startups & Partnerships at Aurelia Ventures
Carl Hinrichsen
Channel Partnerships at Aurelia Ventures
Dmitry Stavisky
Strategy and Expansion at Aurelia Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is LouAnn Conner?
- LouAnn Conner is a global operations professional focused on scaling organizations, team building, and maturing operations. She has worked with more than 80 companies worldwide and advises early-stage startups as an interim and fractional COO and CHRO. She also works on corporate governance and setting up and improving boards for early-stage companies.
- Where does LouAnn Conner work?
- LouAnn Conner is Board Governance, Expansion at Aurelia Ventures.
- Where did LouAnn Conner go to school?
- LouAnn Conner studied at KEDGE Business School (Doctor of Business Administation (DBA), Country Specific Institutions Impact on Board Directors' Risk Governance); Hong Kong Baptist University (Doctors of Business Administration (DBA), Country Specific Institutions Impact on Board Directors' Risk Governance); The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA) (Doctors of Business Administration (DBA), Country Specific Institutions Impact on Board Directors' Risk Governance).
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Also attended KEDGE Business School48
Edwin (Loredo) AndradePartner at Core Venture CapitalArthur DumasChief Financial Officer at InsitorGuillaume GirardInvestment Associate at UTXO ManagementMoritz GillmairInvestment Team at RedstoneMaría AlonsoInvestor at Adara VenturesElodie DormesBusiness Development at GENERAL INCEPTION
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Also attended Hong Kong Baptist University19
Mason NystromInvestor at Pantera CapitalLily ChoiInvestor at Vector CapitalXavier van SlootenAssociate at PureTerra VenturesSunny MaCEO Executive Assistant, Senior Administration Manager at Blue Ocean Capital GroupJulien MagitteriPartner at Come Maison of FinanceZuzana KřivinkováFinance and Structuring Director at TCF Capital
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Also attended The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA)6
Oleg MikhalskyPartner at Fulgur VenturesWilliam SutterDirector of Housing Innovation and Strategic Initiatives at GroundBreak VenturesAngelina MikheevaHR Director at RaisonAlexey RatnerPartner at Raw VenturesElizaveta KuzminaDissemination & Communications Specialist at META GroupDmitri BourkovskiChief Investment Officer at Xsolla
Also attended Iowa State University65
Raghu MadabushiInvestment Director at Samsung Catalyst FundTom PetersonVenture Partner at Rally Ventures Management, LlcBrad H. ValeFounding General Partner at Treo Ventures, LlcNick RoelofsVenture Partner at ScietyMark JuettenDirector, Discovery Collaboration at TitletownTechMark ThomannManaging Partner at Spiral Sun Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at GCC Board Directors Institute (GCC BDI)1
Also worked at The California - Spain Chamber of Commerce3
Also worked at PriceWaterhouse Coopers1,816
David PhuController at Felicis VenturesJen WangDeal Operations Manager at Felicis VenturesTianen LiangTax Controller at Felicis VenturesJanet WolpertInvestor at Index VenturesAryo TehranianManaging Director at Mayfair Equity PartnersAne Tolnes HaugdalInvestor at Investinor
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Also worked at Honeywell67
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