Company name: Illuminate Consult

Company size: 5 employees

Role in this company: Illuminate Consult is the executive advisory and venture studio platform behind III Ventures, where strategy meets execution. We design, build, and scale companies across the full lifecycle, from seed through Series A–C+ and secondaries. Capital is deployed through III Ventures. • Design scalable, institutional strategy • Embed performance, and capital • Align studio execution

Company name: III Ventures

Company size: 5 employees

Role in this company: III Ventures is an institutionally governed venture platform built to launch, scale, and endure. We don’t just fund companies, we help build institutions. Platform focus: • Deploy disciplined, milestone-driven capital across seed, Series A-C+, and secondary opportunities • Partner with founders, boards, and investors • Design scalable, institutional operating models with Illuminate • Build toward multi-path liquidity through structured execution and exit readiness

Company name: Core Properties

Company size: 5 employees

Role in this company: Founding Partner of Core Properties, a real assets platform focused on residential acquisitions, brokerage, and property management. • Lead strategy and execution for Core Properties CA and RPM Core • aligns acquisition with disciplined asset management • network, bringing institutional-grade structure, governance, and execution to real estate investing. • Partner with investors to source, underwrite, and operate assets with a focus on performance, scalability, and capital efficiency.

Company name: Balyasny Asset Management

Company size: 2,000 employees

Role in this company: • Executive Committee member for a global investment firm that grew over $10B during tenure. • Opened 16 offices in 6 countries, scaling workforce 6x. • Centralized 40+ finance and HR systems into a unified platform. • Achieved Great Place to Work® certification multiple years (97%+ satisfaction).

Company name: Conversus Asset Management

Company size: 35 employees

Role in this company: • Directed strategy and operations for a $2B AUM private equity firm post-IPO under Bank of America ($2.15 trillion assets) and Oak Hill Capital ($61 billion) • Played a key role in SEC registration and compliance • Created an integrated platform across 2,200 portfolio companies.

Company name: Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

Company size: 30,000 employees

Role in this company: • Managed HR and benefits for 30,000+ employees. • Launched first digital benefits system and trained 950+ managers.

Company name: Bake-Line Group

Company size: 5,000 employees

Role in this company: • Supported strategy across multiple unionized manufacturing facilities • Successfully negotiated collective bargaining agreements and collaborated closely with union leadership to maintain open communication channels during financial restructuring • Maintained to manage bankruptcy procedures for corporate + 8 plants with assigned trustee and small team

Company name: Blue Shield of California

Company size: 7,600 employees

Role in this company: • Led strategy for the design and launch of two businesses, Ascendiun and Stellarus, expanding services beyond California. • Developed and deployed a comprehensive enterprise operating model integrating finance, technology, and people strategies. • Managed a diverse, matrixed team of over 85+ professionals, fostering collaboration and innovation.