Cary McMillan Keller

About Cary McMillan Keller

Outsourced Chief of Staff with experience working for large investment banks, small VC/PE firms, and seed/early stage growth companies. I bring to the table immense versatility, polished communication skills, and a measurable ROI that amplifies C-level effectiveness, unifies cross-functional teams, and results in my clients expanding my role as needs evolve. I am uniquely positioned, having experience in various sectors with roles including project management; program implementation; staff and firmwide administration; vendor contract negotiations; investor relations, marketing and communications; owner’s rep for office build-out/relo and design/construction management; entrepreneurship/company founder; and nonprofit board leadership. The combination of my versatile skillset with an ability to connect with people, a meticulous attention to detail, and comfort with pivoting in a rapidly changing environment allows my clients to trust my business judgment and “run with it” on projects that do not fit neatly into the org chart and where resources are limited.

Experience

1. Outsourced Chief of Staff

   Cmk Consulting

   Nov 2013 — Present · Westchester County, NY, US

   Serve as a trusted partner in support of executive leadership teams, managing priority workflows and taking on special projects. Highly skilled at facilitating cross-functional collaboration, aligning stakeholders, executing polished communications, negotiating contracts, and driving project execution to completion. Adept at integrating quickly, executing sound business judgment, connecting with people across the organization and externally, while staying meticulously organized on time and on budget.Past clients include C-level executives across private equity, venture capital, and early-stage technology startups.VC/PE client projects include investor relations and fundraising strategy, office relocations and new buildouts (owner’s rep), contract negotiations, and serving as a force multiplier for senior leadership teams on high-level administrative and strategic initiatives.Tech client projects include business development, marketing and communications, and product development.

Education

• The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

  1994 — 1996

• Boston College

  B.S., cum laude

  1987 — 1991

Skills

• Leadership
• Financial Analysis
• Venture Capital
• Entrepreneurship
• New Business Development
• User Experience
• Product Marketing
• Social Media Marketing
• Mobile Devices
• Market Research
• Entrepreneur
• Competitive Analysis
• Start-Ups
• Team Building
• Writing
• Product Development
• Product Management
• Business Development
• Financial Modeling
• Marketing Communications
• Business Planning
• Business Strategy
• Marketing Strategy
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership