Joe McDonald
Chief of Staff-Style Operator | C-Suite Collaborator | Successful Project Manager | AI Integrator | Cross-Functional Leader | Process Improvement Executor
- Role
- Senior Director, Special Projects at Alumni Ventures
- Location
- Chicago, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Joe McDonald
Project & Program Management | Operator | Chief of Staff-Style Leader | C-Suite Partnership | AI Integration | Driving Clarity, Coordination & Results | Startups | Cross-Functional Leadership I’m a trusted operator who excels in bringing clarity and momentum to fast-moving teams. I’ve partnered closely with executive leaders to manage strategic initiatives, streamline operations, and build scalable processes. Most recently, I partnered closely with the CEO and executive team at Alumni Ventures to improve investor reporting workflows, piloted AI tools for quality control and reporting, and strengthened executive team coordination. I bring a Chief of Staff mindset to every challenge: aligning stakeholders, unblocking bottlenecks, and delivering results. I bring a mix of strategic thinking and operational know-how, with a steady, team-first approach. I work well where leadership needs a reliable partner to bring clarity, drive accountability, and make complex work easier to deliver. I’m now looking to bring my experience to a small or mid-sized company where I can drive meaningful outcomes and be a trusted thought partner to leadership.
Experience
Senior Director, Special Projects
Dec 2020 — Present · Chicago, IL
Operational and project delivery leader at a venture capital firm managing $1B+ in assets for investors. Served as right-hand to the CEO and executive team, leading complicated, cross-departmental projects across the organization. Known for driving operational improvement, investor engagement, process and tech innovation, and meeting/beating timelines & budgets.
Skills
- Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
- Operations Management
- Business Process Improvement
- Business Strategy
- P&L Management
- Performance Management
- Management
- Marketing
- Fleet Management
- Portfolio Management
- B2b
- Customer Satisfaction
- Vendor Management
- Process Improvement
- Budget Management
- Leadership
- Sales Management
- Crm
- Customer Service
- Team Building
- Quality Management
- Sales
- Business Planning
- Mentoring
- Customer Retention
- Business Analysis
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Strategic Planning
- New Business Development
- Hiring
- Forecasting
- Account Management
- Project Management
- Strategy
- Coaching
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