Home to the world’s top operators
Home to the world’s top operators
Where come together to build the world’s best companies
Our offerings
Operators Guild is purpose-built to empower and enable operators to connect, grow and thrive in their career.
Learn.
- The #1 Q&A “brainhive” OG Live forum for immediate, actionable and high quality answers from the casual to the next crisis. Our very own OG-GPT, if you will.
- Tactical and timely Focus Sessions and Masterclasses on topics such as “So You Want to be a COO or GM,” Strategic Planning, and Negotiating Severance
Connect.
- Global reach with chapters in over 25 major cities and hubs, born and rooted in Silicon Valley
- Intimate local, in-person events fostering personal and professional conversations simultaneously
- OG Summit, the only "un-conference" created and curated specifically with the cross-functional operator mentality in mind
- Monthly 1:1 calls with your highly diverse and accomplished peers
Jobs.
- Direct access to OG's own executive recruiting agency Guild Talent, whether you're on the job search personally or building out your team
- Exclusive Jobs Newsletter delivered to your inbox each month
- Supercharge your job search with introductions to VC talent partners & other outside executive recruiting firms
- Fine tune your search and attend our weekly jobseeker meetups to learn & share from other Operators on the search
Invest.
- The #1 Operating Syndicate in the world
- Access to highly oversubscribed and coveted start-ups
- Co-investing alongside Tier 1 investors
- Investing and supporting innovative founders that are helping create toolbox 2.0 for the modern day Office of the Operator
- Not just investing in what we believe in — as active operators, we’re investing in products we actually use, buy and build
Solutions.
- OG's exclusive resource directory with the world’s best software, tools and services for all operators' needs. The SWL differentiator is that all people, products and vendors come directly recommended by OG members - OG Partnership can't be bought.
Learn.
- The #1 Q&A “brainhive” OG Live forum for immediate, actionable and high quality answers from the casual to the next crisis. Our very own OG-GPT, if you will.
- Tactical and timely Focus Sessions and Masterclasses on topics such as “So You Want to be a COO or GM,” Strategic Planning, and Negotiating Severance
Our members
The best company builders in the world.
Charly Kevers
CFO
Carta
San Francisco, CA
Andy Toung
CSO
Gusto
Jennifer Haroon
CFO
Standard Cognition
Rose Punkunus
Founder & CEO
Sudozi
Michael Chapp
COO
Oura
Julia Felts
Venture Build Director
BCG Digital Ventures
Maxwell Bonnie
Co-founder
Saltbox
Lindsay Crittendon
VP of Growth
Round
Stella Treas
Chief of Staff
GitLab
Woody Hartman
COO
Lime
Iris Yen
Head of Biz Ops
TravelBank
Silicon Valley
Mustafa Nafar
VP of Finance
Big Health
Tiffany Ly
Ops Lead, Health AI
Lenette Howard
VP Strategic Projects
Niantic
Arthur Levy
CSO
Brex
Aneal Vallurupalli
CFO
Airbase
Stuart Wilson
VP, Biz Ops
Drata
Ana De Sousa
President
Agio Ratings
Daniel Phung
COO
Daniel Phung
Noah Marks
VP, GTM Strat. & Ops
Udemy
Allen Narcisse
Founder
Gigs
Susan Whittemore
Head of Rev Ops
Consultant
Venketesh Iyer
GTM Analytics & Strategy
ServiceNow
Advisors
OG Leadership is supported, mentored and well-surrounded by some of the world's most distinguished and accomplished executive operators.
Allen Shim
CFO
Slack
Sarah Friar
CFO
OpenAI
Jeff Epstein
Operating Partner
Bessemer Ventures
Anne Raimondi
COO
Asana
Mark Hawkins
President / CFO
Salesforce
Tim Riitters
CFO
Gong
Excellence in numbers
10,000
combined years of operator experience
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engaged members
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cities across the globe
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referral rate
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FAQs
Operators Guild is a members-only community for founders, entrepreneurs, COOs, biz ops, and finance leaders in high-growth, vc-backed companies. We are intentional about who joins our community, ensuring the caliber of human, quality of experience and generosity remains paramount. We empower operators throughout their career journey by offering connection and knowledge share between professionals who understand each other no one else does.
Our members are senior operations and finance professionals, primarily working at venture and private equity backed technology companies. Operator role titles come a dime a dozen, but some of the titles our members hold are:
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COO
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CFO
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Founder / Co-Founder
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Business Operations
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Strategy
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Chief of Staff
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General Manager
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[Function] Operations
OG Summit is our annual two-day “un-conference” bringing together the world's top operators to learn, connect, and have fun! OG members receive early access and exclusive pricing. Previous speakers include Mark Hawkins (ex-CFO/president of Salesforce), Meagen Loyst (founder of GenZ VC), and Yobie Benjamin (AI technologist and innovator). Summit seats are limited — while the event is technically open to the public, OG members (who receive early access and massive discounts) swoop up most of the tickets.
Anyone can apply through our application.Preference will be given to applicants who have been referred by current OG members. If you meet the criteria based on your application, our team will reach out to schedule a 30 minute informational interview with founders Casey and Jamie.
OG Summit is our annual two-day “un-conference” bringing together the world's top operators to learn, connect, and have fun! OG members receive early access and exclusive pricing. Previous speakers include Mark Hawkins (ex-CFO/president of Salesforce), Anne Raimondi (COO of Asana), and Yobie Benjamin (AI technologist and innovator). Summit seats are limited — while the event is technically open to the public, OG members (who receive early access and massive discounts) swoop up most of the tickets.
OG membership is “all-inclusive”. All members can access the full scope of benefits that we offer:
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Live Forum Q&A - "OG Live", our forum, is where members can go to get real-time feedback for any issue or challenge they may be facing as an operator. The caliber and experience of our members ensures that every answer will be relevant and helpful.
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Events - Our virtual and in-person events include - masterclasses from top international operators - roundtables - dinners - our annual OG Summit.
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OG Partners - Our Partner program ensures that OG members get the best deals on the most cutting-edge products and tools on the market. Partner companies offer benefits exclusive to members, tried and tested by your peers.
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Jobs Network - Being an OG member is the fast track to better hiring and hassle-free job searching. Get high-quality, pre-screened candidates when you’re trying to fill positions, as well as recommendations and direct connections when you’re looking for a job yourself.
Members of the OG Steering Committee are the OG’s top ambassadors. They champion our community by collaborating with the OG executive team on events and special projects. If you are interested in joining the OG Steering Committee, please mention it during your interview process!
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To see a full list of OG's upcoming events, view our event calendar here.
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