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Tao Qiu
Tao is a senior equity research analyst with 20 years of experience across sell- and buy-side, specializing in healthcare services and REITs. With a proven track record of alpha-generating stock calls, top-ranked earnings estimates, and strong client relationships, he is experienced in thematic and contrarian investing, cross-border M&A, and multi-asset and equity portfolio management. Tao has been recognized for differentiated research and the ability to drive institutional investor engagement.
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Dev Penn
Dev is an Eagle Scout and CFA charterholder who seeks to make a significant impact. His goal is to help firms find, grow, and scale over $1 billion in opportunities. Dev's past experiences include working for two billionaires and more than 10 years of acting as a strategic executive at blue-chip firms in VC, PE, and investments. He's also experienced as a fractional CFO and acts as a strategist, banker, marketer, and investor rolled into one person.
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Sean Grim, MBA, CPA
Sean is a finance executive with a track record of driving $70 million in net income growth through process optimization. Skilled in M&A, FP&A, and digital transformation, he has led customer initiatives, achieving a 15% net revenue CAGR and an increased market share. With 20+ years of leadership experience, Sean has developed high-performing teams and mentored 15+ associates, constantly focusing on driving growth, optimizing operations, and fostering innovation for measurable business success.
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Laura Lanteri
Laura is a business consultant with over 20 years of experience in strategy, business expansion, competitive analysis, consumer insights, data analysis, and research. She has consulted with CEOs of Fortune 500 companies and pre-revenue start-ups and has an established track record of improving revenue, margins, and scale. Laura started her career at Morgan Stanley New York, where she researched, conceptualized, and executed financing deals for almost one billion dollars.
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Stephen Kelly
With 20 years of experience working with family offices, institutional and entrepreneurial private equity funds, and consulting Big Four accounting firms, Stephen brings unique insights into the variety of investor mindsets. He freelances to help startups and established investors determine ideal investment, asset management, and fundraising strategies. As a senior executive, he has advised on multi-billion mergers, equity raises exceeding $2 billion, and transactions totaling over $5 billion.
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Alex 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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Dar 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.
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Divya Teja Pasam
Divya is a corporate finance and FP&A professional with 10+ years of experience in financial modeling, business planning, and cash flow analysis. She specializes in automated models, deal advisory, and real estate strategy. Her analysis resulted in $2 million in savings through reimbursements and credits and a 5% project profitability through pricing and financing optimization. Divya has also provided data-driven financial insights, sensitivity analysis, and scenario analysis.
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Jose Antonio Arean
Jose has directly executed valuations worth over $10 billion and founded Firmus, a firm offering advice in finance and economics. As a freelancer, he provides his clients with robust and thorough analyses to help them make optimal decisions. In addition to working extensively with public companies in financial modeling and management, Jose has acted as an international expert witness in commercial disputes and as an outsourced CFO for startups.
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Karim Kadry
Over his 20-year career in investment banking, Karim led deals ranging from $5 million to $2 billion, coordinating closely with entrepreneurs, CEOs, and directors in a wide variety of industries. He has collaborated with teams as small as two people, as well as large corporates like UBS. As a freelancer, Karim enjoys being exposed to different sectors, meeting new people and tackling challenges. He is a CFA charter holder and has a joint MBA from IESE.
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Bill Light
Bill has evaluated and sourced long and short investments at Lakewood Capital (hedge fund with $5 billion under management) and Harvard Management Company (endowment with $35 billion under management). Prior to his investing career, he advised on M&A transactions at Evercore Partners. As a freelancer, he enjoys working with both investors and entrepreneurs across a wide spectrum of industries in public and private markets.
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