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Mohamed Zarrugh
Mohamed has held executive internal consulting roles for JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo, transforming operations with annualized expense reductions of up to $180 million. He is a finance expert who perfectly blends the academic knowledge of an Industrial Engineering degree and MBA with deep business acumen and technical know-how. Specializing in strategic planning, performance management, and process improvement initiatives, Mohamed is willing to leverage his experience with other clients.
Show MoreKevin Roberts
Over the last 20+ years, Kevin has closed 46 M&A deals totaling several billion in value. He started his career at leading investment banks—Bank of America and Merrill Lynch—and respected private equity firms—Trinity Hunt—advising clients ranging from $1-billion companies to startups and investment firms to family offices. Kevin joined Toptal mainly to leverage his capabilities in M&A and strategic finance, aiming at helping talented entrepreneurs and investors achieve their growth objectives.
Show MoreAkshay Sharma
Akshay is an entrepreneur, executive, and management consultant focused on solving key business problems. As a technology strategy executive, he has worked with Fortune 500 organizations on data platforms, AI, machine learning, and launching data products. Akshay has a proven track record in bringing products to market and managing technical, operational, and financial risks.
Show MoreJames Woods
James is a finance executive and investor who pairs CFO-level discipline with deep energy-sector experience. He reviewed $50-250M in renewable power generation investments in Latin America and South Asia at IFC, covered energy and utilities at Driehaus, and now chairs a buy-and-build building products company, where he established financial controls, cash forecasting, and FP&A. A creative, positive-sum dealmaker, he helps companies manage liquidity and raise capital.
Show MoreMichael Andrew Hengst
Michael is a finance leader with 17 years of experience in operational finance, VC investing, consulting, and entrepreneurship. He set up a shared services FP&A team of 30+ people at GE, managing $200+ million. As a VC fund manager, he assessed 600+ startups and doubled the portfolio value in two years. Michael is passionate about improving a business's performance and has helped 80+ clients with company valuations, M&A transactions, raising capital, and developing strategic growth plans.
Show MoreJoseph Valentic
Joe has 30+ years of middle-market financial services experience as an investment banker, CFO/COO, strategy consultant, public accountant, banker, and board leader. He excels with strategic planning, fractional CFO, pitch deck creation, fundraising, FP&A, M&A due diligence, and research. Joe helps businesses achieve their growth goals by integrating strategy, fractional executive services, financial planning, and capital placement services.
Show MoreAnand Sundararajan
Anand is a CPA with expertise in M&A, FP&A, financial reporting, internal controls, and systems implementation in a variety of verticals. He brings a holistic approach to solving clients' problems and specializes in providing operational and M&A guidance to emerging companies. At General Mills, Anand assisted with the negotiation of a $2.1 billion contract for the provision of 3rd-party logistics services and executed due diligence at KPMG for $10 million to $1 billion projects.
Show MoreNiloufer Afzal, MBA, CM
A growth strategy expert with tier 1 companies, Niloufer led the transformation of a $300 million pet business that was acquired for two times EBITDA. Her areas of expertise are strategic planning, innovation, customer strategy, and eCommerce transformation. She is an award-winning architect of iconic brands across North America, Europe, and Asia; J.M. Smucker, Reckitt, Philips, Kraft-Heinz, McCain, GSK, Tetra Pak, and Mars. Nilo joined Toptal to help organizations unlock and accelerate growth.
Show MoreAleksey N. Krylov, CFA
Aleksey served in CFO roles of public and VC-backed private companies. As an investor, he contributed to 25+ private equity deals that have deployed $500 million. He has advised 50+ clients on raising $1.6 billion in equity in the healthcare, consumer, media, software, energy, and industrial sectors. Aleksey enjoys working with officers of early-stage and mature small-cap firms, and he freelances because it exposes him to a wide range of companies.
Show MoreDavit Gvelesiani
Davit is an investment banking professional with 5+ years of experience in M&A and capital markets advisory. He has advised on transactions worth $10+ billion across energy and infrastructure, and TMT sectors. Davit holds an MBA from the University of Rochester and brings deep expertise in financial modeling, valuation, transaction execution, and strategic advisory for corporate and institutional clients.
Show MoreSimon Touchette
Simon has worked closely with executives and led $400+ million of M&A, debt, and equity transactions across the world. A veteran of public companies like CAE as well as investment banks such as Scotia Capital and Cafa, his expertise ranges from valuation and forecasting to negotiating and closing transactions. Simon's most recent role as a principal at a private equity fund has allowed him to lead buy-side investment transactions and provide strategic guidance to portfolio companies.
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