Gavin Woody
CEO | Army Ranger | West Point | Stanford GSB | McKinsey | Adventurer
- Role
- Chief Operating Officer at Payam Music
- Location
- Bellevue, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Gavin Woody
Operations executive and combat veteran skilled in leading change in complex environments, building high-growth businesses, and leveraging technology to drive scale. Deep expertise in operations strategy, customer satisfaction improvement, transformative cost reduction, and organizational restructuring, including building and motivating large teams. Accomplished ultrarunner and mountaineer who is passionate about protecting wild places for the next generation of explorers.Education: West Point (Mechanical Engineering-with Honors), Stanford MBAMilitary Background: Airborne Ranger, Infantry Captain, Combat Infantryman\'s Badge, Bronze Star AwardOther: Endurance athlete (multiple Ironman triathlons and 100+ ultrarunning events, including ten 200+ mile efforts and multiple 1st place finishes), mountaineer, and backcountry skier
Experience
Chief Operating Officer
Aug 2025 — Present · Bellevue, WA, US
At Payam Music, our mission is for students to fall in love with piano. Our revolutionary approach is fundamentally changing the way students learn piano. Our patent-pending methodology is rooted in the psychology of language learning—students master fundamentals and techniques through a language they already know—letters and numbers—before progressing to traditional sheet music.Not only do our students love piano lessons—they’re winning competitions! In 2025, our students competed in the PTA Reflections national competition against others, taking 4 of the 5 top spots in Washington State and the #1 spot nationally. At Payam Music, 96% of students reach diploma level in 4 years, compared to just 2% nationally over 12 years.
Education
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
MBA, Business Administration and Management, General
2005 — 2007
United States Military Academy at West Point
BS, Mechanical Engineering
1995 — 1999
Skills
- Team Leadership
- Budgets
- Management Consulting
- Training
- Logistics
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Organizational Design
- Strategy
- Leadership
- Business Development
- Lean Operations
- Strategic Planning
- Change Management
- Product Management
- Management
- Team Building
- Customer Service
- Business Strategy
- Program Management
- Entrepreneurship
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