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Mary Ann Fialkowski
Mary Ann has 20 years of C-level experience with private equity and publicly owned companies. She has planned and implemented high-growth strategies and restructured poorly integrated industry rollups. She creates solutions through new technology and business process improvement. With a uniquely wide breadth of functional experience, honed by easily pivoting to the area needing attention and quickly assessing the underlying processes, Mary Ann is an exceptional freelance contributor.
Show MoreEric Till
Eric is a financial services professional with 15+ years of experience as a sell-side, buy-side, and startup professional, advising on debt and equity deals from $10 million to over $1 billion. He has deployed more than $2 billion into funds at Apollo across various structures and sectors. During his experience at boutique firms and on his own, he has worked with both large and early-stage companies. Eric wants to work on challenging projects alongside his other small business owner endeavors.
Show MoreCarol Kraemer
Carol advised in the sale of a global multi-billion dollar energy company and served as a sub-segment controller/CFO for Siemens. She helps companies grow through acquisitions, fundraising, and strategic advisory. Carol has built some of the most sophisticated financial models for high-tech startups as well as large corporations and infrastructure projects. Freelancing allows her to broaden her industry focus while working with very driven CEOs.
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 MoreSanjay Jajoo
Sanjay is a finance executive and operating partner focused on value creation and sustainability. He has 20+ years of CFO and finance leadership experience with companies like General Electric, Kraton, G-CON (Summa PE), Revive (PE), and Star—driving P&L, cash, M&A, due diligence, strategy, and audits. Sanjay has led and grown businesses across diverse segments, including oil and gas, power generation, manufacturing, industrial, and distribution.
Show MoreTim Anderson
With 15 years as an expert in corporate finance, Tim has successfully helped several firms grow their revenue by 300–500% while maintaining or increasing their profit margins. He has served as the director of finance for the largest tile contractor and CFO of the second largest drywall and painting contractor in the State of Hawaii. He enjoys freelancing as it provides an opportunity to share his skillset and help people grow their businesses and their dreams.
Show MoreBryan Johnson
Bryan is a seasoned financial consultant in strategic finance, planning, and analysis, with a PhD in financial mathematics and having spent over 14 years at BlackRock and investment banks such as JPMorgan. He has helped leadership teams invest in the technology, media, communication, and healthcare sectors. Bryan has also raised funds as a CFO for a SaaS technology company in London, UK, and is now based in Vancouver and likes the flexibility that Toptal offers.
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 40+ clients with company valuations, M&A transactions, raising capital, and developing strategic growth plans.
Show MoreKurt McFarland
Kurt is a former investment banker who provides strategic CFO services to high-growth companies. As a consultant, he brings a pragmatic approach to problem-solving tailored to the unique requirements of each client. He is equally comfortable partnering with C-suite execs and boards as diving into the weeds with junior staff. Kurt has held numerous finance and strategy leadership roles within VC and PE-backed companies operating in the healthcare, food, technology, retail, and mobility sectors.
Show MoreDar Fazulyanov
Dar is a financial business leader with over 20 years of experience in eCommerce, healthcare, aircraft, software, blockchain, automotive, and airline industries. His expertise lies in M&A, pre-IPO, IPO, venture capital, and private equity deals. Dar holds an MBA with scholar honors from Tuck School of Business.
Show MoreAlex Highstein
Alex is a corporate development professional who has helped guide strategy and raise over $230 million for startups across various industries. He has deep expertise in financial and operational modeling, valuation, fundraising, and creating investor materials. Alex's ability to distill complex ideas into actionable advice has been key to success. Joining Toptal gives Alex control over his time while continuing to help companies strategize, innovate, and grow.
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