Alexi Ritchie-Douvas

About Alexi Ritchie-Douvas

Hi, I\'m Alexi. I\'ve partnered with some of the best senior leaders in tech as their right hand - and I\'ve seen them face a pattern of challenges: rigor or resilience? Slow order or fast chaos? Do you lean into the intense structure needed to hit the roadmap, or do you prioritize the transparency and information flow needed to keep the team healthy? I spent years in the middle of that tension, watching how easily \"efficiency\" can become a bottleneck when it fails to account for the human element.That\'s when I started focusing on the concept of the human operating system - I shifted my lens from the product portfolio to viewing the team that builds that portfolio as the product that needs to be deeply understood, designed for, and fine-tuned as a science. High performance isn\'t about working harder; it’s about architecting a system that is resilient to the realities of life.By treating team operations and information flow as a precise science, I move organizations from reactive firefighting to a state of stable ease. The results are consistent:1) Predictable Excellence: Rhythms that ensure goals are met with high fidelity.2) Enablement with Autonomy: Leaders who have the clarity to act without needing to wait for direction.3) Accountability with Social Grace: A culture where high standards and team well-being aren\'t in conflict.4) Resilient Teams: Organizations that don\'t just survive when things don\'t go to plan—they thrive.I architect the human operating systems that turn high-level strategy into sustainable reality, and help senior leaders design the intentional rhythms and integrity-based infrastructure needed to scale their impact and reach true inflection points in leverage. If you\'re interested in designing for stable ease, let\'s connect and build together!

Experience

1. Director & Chief of Staff - Google Play

   Google

   Apr 2022 — Present

Education

• University of Colorado Boulder

  Chinese, Business Chinese

  2006 — 2010

• Peking University

  Business Chinese

• University of Colorado Boulder - Leeds School of Business

  B.S., Business, Managing Information Systems

  2006 — 2010