Shaaya Sharifi

About Shaaya Sharifi

I work with founder led companies at pivotal moments of growth, transition, and liquidity.As Managing Director at ECG, I advise owners on M&A, capital strategy, and exit planning with a singular focus: helping them convert years of hard won value into well timed, durable outcomes. My work centers on preparation, positioning, and execution so liquidity is achieved intentionally, not reactively.Over the last 15 plus years, I have worked across private equity, venture backed startups, and corporate innovation, leading growth initiatives, acquisitions, and complex strategic transformations. That experience allows me to approach exits not as transactions, but as engineered outcomes where strategy, timing, financial readiness, and people are aligned long before a process begins.In practice, I operate as both advisor and quarterback. I bring structure to ambiguity, pressure test assumptions, coordinate stakeholders, and help owners avoid the most common and costly pitfalls, including rushed timelines, misaligned buyers, and value erosion caused by poor preparation.Founders typically work with me when they are navigating scale driven complexity, considering liquidity within the next one to five years, or intentionally building enterprise value ahead of a future transition. They want clarity, control, and optionality, not surprises.Trusted advisors partner with me when their clients need a steady hand through high consequence decisions. My role is to complement existing advisory teams and ensure value creation and exit planning are integrated, disciplined, and owner first.If you are building toward liquidity and want a thoughtful, well run path from growth to exit, I am always open to a conversation.

Experience

1. Advisor

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   Oct 2023 — Present

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Education

• Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management

  Marketing - Executive Education

• UCLA

  Bachelor of Arts, Economics

• University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business

  Master of Business Administration

• Università Bocconi

  International Business Semester Abroad Program, Milan, Italy

Skills

• Due Diligence
• Valuation
• Financial Modeling
• Asset Management
• Finance
• Investments
• Commercial Real Estate
• Real Estate Economics
• Banking
• Portfolio Management
• Underwriting
• Financial Analysis
• Credit Analysis
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Distressed Debt
• Leadership
• Microsoft Excel
• Sales & Marketing
• Business Development
• Presentation Skills
• Strategic Partnerships
• Sales
• Salesforce.com
• Strategy
• Microsoft Powerpoint
• Coaching