Built by Operators, for Operators.
Our mission.
There’s no playbook when it comes to being an operator. Operators Guild aims to cultivate a community of highly engaged operations professionals so that they can help each other navigate the complex and nuanced issues that may come up when scaling a company. We also strive to provide an inclusive and safe space for members to develop professional and personal networks.
Our story.
What began as a small group of operators in San Francisco connecting to share ideas, best practices and war stories has evolved into a community of over 700 members from all over the globe. And we’re not stopping here.
Where we came from.
Operators Guild started in 2014 when a group of 9 like-minded operations professionals met over lunch. Casey Woo (an attendee), asked Jamie (the organizer) and the others if they’d be interested in formalizing the group, setting up monthly get togethers, and agreeing to a few ground rules which remain the same rules of engagement today:
- Give more than you get
- Leave your ego out the door
- No promotion or solicitation
- What said here stays here
- Operators only
Where we came from..
Where we are today.
The Operators Guild has 700+ members, with chapters in over 25 cities across the globe. We host 40+ events annually, including networking dinners, tactical Masterclasses/Focus Sessions and the annual OG Summit - the only un-conference built specifically formulti-disciplinary and cross-functional operators. Operators Guild has 700+ members, with chapters in over 25 cities across the globe.
Where we are today..
Where we’re going.
Our mission is to be the premier private community and ecosystem for finance and operational professionals at high growth companies. We are manically focused on empowering operators professionally through deepening our investments in four main verticals: social (in-person) events, education (knowledge and professional development), talent (jobs and hiring) and investing (companies and products).
Where we’re going..
Meet OG.
We live our values.
The Operators Guild values have remained the same since we began, and are fundamental to how our members interact and benefit from the community:
Safe Space.
What's said in the community stays in the community
Authentic .
Honest, vulnerable, and straight-up.
Relevant .
On the leading edge of industry trends.
Generous .
Give more than you get.
Humble.
Leave your ego at the door.
Operators only.
Active, "in the seat" operators who live it daily.
Generous.
Give more than you get.
Humble.
Leave your ego at the door.
Safe Space.
What's said in the community stays in the community
Authentic.
Honest, vulnerable, and straight-up.
Relevant.
On the leading edge of industry trends.
Operators only.
Active, "in the seat" operators who live it daily.
Leadership.
The inspiring members who lead the way in OG.
Casey Woo
Co-Founder
Jamie Ceglarz
Co-Founder
Molly Gunderson
Head of Community
Gina Sponzilli
Head of Partnerships
Kelsey Bigelow
Head of Engagement
Raney Pierce
Operations Manager
Laura Leber
Events Lead
Steering committee.
Ambassadors of the Operators Guild that lead our local chapters and special programs.
John Leigh
Sr. VP, Customer Success & Ops
Sitetracker
Austin
Micah Rowland
SaaS & eCommerce
Consultant
Boston
Denis Malkov
VP & Biz Ops
PandaDoc
Boston
Cassie Wang
VP & Head of Finance
Lightship Security
Canada
Mark Dhillon
Head of Biz Ops
Integral
Canada
Adam Wood
Founder & CEO
Future State
Canada
Charlie Feng
CEO & Co-Founder
Agora
Canada
Robert Loewer
CFO
Early Growth
Chicago
Evan Meagher
CFO
CoreWeave
Denver
Jackson Stevens
Director of Operations
SpareBox Storage
Denver
Hogan Lee
President & COO
Glo
Los Angeles
Melanie R-Meheust
Strategy & Operations
Consultant
Los Angeles
Pedro Cabassa
EIR
Co-Created
Miami
Andres Marcos
Sr. Dir. of Ops
Billie, Inc
Miami
Rusty von Waldburg
President & Founder
Spokes Group
North Bay
Abigail K-Babcock
Fractional COO
Blue Meridian, Inc
NYC
Aryn Castle
VP of Operations
Immunefi
NYC
Brad Romney
Founder & CEO
Verdi
Salt Lake City
Mitchell Cox
Dir, GTM Strategy & Ops
Expel
Salt Lake City
Amy Young
SVP Fin. & Ops
Bravado
San Diego
Todd Rakow
CFO
Gladly
SF Bay Area
Jon Micheals
Executive VP
Volta Charging
SF Bay Area
Jennifer Hotes
CFO & Advisor
Healthrageous
SF Bay Area
Seth Greenberg
VP of Program Ops
Springboard
SF Bay Area
Gurtej Gill
Head of Operations
Canary Technologies
SF Bay Area
Luke McKinlay
VP of Finance
Fountain
SF Bay Area
Hannah Weisman
Advisor & Consultant
Digital Health Startup
Seattle
Julie Greenberg
Sr. Dir., Market Strat. & Ops
JustAnswer
Silicon Valley
Michelle Ma
Co-Founder
Ask Ruth Inc.
Silicon Valley
Ted Kao
Strategy & Partnerships
AMD
Silicon Valley
Lalit Singh
President
Vareto
Silicon Valley
Jack Lynch
COO
EducationSuperHighway
Washington D.C.
Jeremy James
Strategy & Ops
Executive
Washington D.C.
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
CEO
Nextdoor
Jeff Epstein
Operating Partner
Bessemer Ventures
Anne Raimondi
COO
Asana
Mark Hawkins
CFO & President Emeritus
Salesforce
Tim Riitters
CFO
Gong