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Christine Donnelly, Finance Expert in Mexico City, Mexico
Christine Donnelly

Finance Expert in Mexico City, Mexico

Member since May 17, 2017
Christine is a Stanford MBA with 12+ years of experience who previously led a tech startup's capital raising and investor-relations function. She has experience in finance, private equity, venture capital investment banking, and business strategy at companies such as Uber, Crestview Partners, and Deutsche Bank.
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  • Head of Investor Relations and People Strategy

    2021 - 2022
    Minu
    • Served as head of IR. Led monthly investor reporting, developed content for quarterly board meetings, and worked on a Series B fundraising process. Owned the financial model, pitch deck, and due diligence data room for $20mm Series B.
    • Grew the company from 70 to 110 people in eight months as head of talent acquisition. Designed and implemented the recruiting process, including sourcing, interviewing, compensation and offer, and onboarding.
    • Created people strategy from scratch, designing and executing talent and culture strategy.
    Focus areas: Hiring, Hiring Process Development, Talent Strategy, Investor Relations, Fundraising, Organization Building, Strategy, Latin America, Investor Reporting, Fintech, Investor Presentations, Board Presentations, Startups, Microsoft Excel, Latam, Google Sheets, Capital Raising, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Pitch Decks, Private Capital Markets, Series B, Revenue & Expense Projections, Human Resources (HR), Recruiting, Pitch Deck Consultant, Startup Funding, Fundraising Strategy, Startup Funding Consultant, Investor Relations Consultant, Venture Capital, Dashboards, Microsoft Word, Google Slides, Venture Funding, Financial Reporting, Due Diligence, Board Decks, Series A, Funding Strategy, Software, Revenue Projections, Total Addressable Market (TAM), Market Research, Business Planning, Fintech Consultant, Fundraising Consultant

  • Head of Corporate Strategy

    2018 - 2021
    Uber
    • Led business strategy, corporate strategy, growth strategy, competition strategy, and annual planning for Uber's LatAm Rides business.
    • Developed content for and led Latin American leadership offsites on planning, long-term strategy, and people topics. Developed people strategy for 2020 and 2021.
    • Included special projects like business cases and building the payments team in Latin America, Mexico's fintech license application, and conducted development, implementation, and refinement of CRM workflows.
    Focus areas: Planning, Strategy, Organizational Design, Chief of Staff, Latin America, Hiring Process Development, Talent Strategy, Organization Building, Startups, Microsoft Excel, Latam, Business Strategy, Google Sheets, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Program Management, Project Management Office (PMO), Recruiting, Marketplaces, Marketplace Platforms, Platforms, Financial Reporting Dashboards, Dashboards, Microsoft Word, Google Slides, Statistics, SQL, Software, Mobility, Total Addressable Market (TAM), Market Research, Business Planning, Competition Research, Market Research & Analysis, Consumer Products, Automotive

  • MBA Intern

    2015 - 2016
    Unitus Impact (now called Patamar Capital)
    • Reviewed company pitches of potential investments (mostly series A) and made investment recommendations to partners.
    • Assisted with ongoing investor relations strategy and investor communications.
    • Assisted with the portfolio company strategy and review.
    Focus areas: Investments, Investor Relations, Startup Funding Consultant, Investor Relations Consultant, Investing, Venture Capital, Microsoft Word, Venture Funding, Early-stage Venture Capital, United States, Due Diligence, Investment Memoranda, Series A, Pitch Deck Consultant, Total Addressable Market (TAM), Market Research

  • Interim CFO | Development Finance Fellow

    2014 - 2015
    Instiglio
    • Oversaw the internal financial management, financial controls, compensation, strategies for growth, pricing, and sustainability.
    • Built and maintained a detailed monthly financial model for internal projections and cash burn analysis.
    • Made recommendations on the organization's ability to hire or add resources based on financial projections.
    • Analyzed the pricing of the organization's services relative to costs and competitors. Recommended and implemented a new pricing structure. Declined the offer to join the team full-time as CFO to pursue an MBA.
    Focus areas: Cash Flow Forecasting, Price Analysis, Board Decks, CFO, Budgeting, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Latin America, Startups, Microsoft Excel, Private Capital Markets, Revenue & Expense Projections, Interim CFO, Financial Modeling, Financial Reporting Dashboards, Dashboards, Microsoft Word, Financial Reporting, Revenue Projections, Forecasting, Budget Modeling

  • Investor Relations and Marketing

    2013 - 2014
    Crestview Partners
    • Selected as part of a three-member team and exceeded the goal of raising a $3 billion private equity fund.
    • Managed relationships with more than 75 family and endowment investors.
    • Led due diligence effort for public pensions, sovereign wealth funds, and private investors, including drafting 15 to 50-page written diligence documents for a client review.
    • Prepared marketing materials, responded to diligence questionnaires and data requests, maintained data room of diligence information, and analyzed the portfolio company and returns data.
    • Drafted quarterly letters to investors, wrote updates to private placement memoranda, drafted updates to the website, and assisted with preparing annual meeting materials.
    Focus areas: Private Equity, Investor Reporting, Investor Relations, Private Placement Memoranda, Investor Presentations, Fundraising, Microsoft Excel, United States, Capital Raising, Pitch Decks, Private Capital Markets, Pitch Deck Consultant, Fundraising Strategy, Private Equity Consultant, Investor Relations Consultant, Investing, Microsoft Word, Funding Strategy

  • Investment Associate

    2011 - 2013
    Crestview Partners
    • Conducted investment recommendations, integrating qualitative analysis with detailed cash flow models of over 30 potential investments in the healthcare, industrials, and financial services industries.
    • Reviewed company materials, prepared due diligence question lists, interviewed management teams, and performed in-depth, on-site, and analytical due diligence for potential equity investments of up to $200 million.
    • Wrote 20-page investment memos describing transaction structure and financing, business and industry overview, valuation, model projections, returns, and investment risks and merits for five potential investments.
    • Assisted with financial analysis and sell-side transaction execution of three portfolio companies (Insight Communications - sold to Time Warner; OneLink Communications - sold to Liberty Global; and ValueOptions - sold to Beacon Health).
    • Executed the sale of OneLink, a Puerto Rican cable company, to Liberty Global for $585 million as the only investment professional below partner level. Created a working capital adjustment mechanism generating favorable around $8 million adjustments.
    Focus areas: Investment Memoranda, Financial Statements, Valuation, Due Diligence, Financial Modeling, Three-statement Modeling, Microsoft Excel, United States, Revenue & Expense Projections, Business Validation, Private Equity Consultant, Investing, Capital IQ, Investment Modeling, DCF Modeling, Precedent Transaction Analysis, Microsoft Word, Capital Structure Analysis, Financial Reporting, Bloomberg, Healthcare, Stock Analysis, Industrials, Revenue Projections, Market Research, Forecasting, Factset, Market Research & Analysis, Deal Structuring, Automotive

  • Investment Banking Analyst

    2009 - 2011
    Deutsche Bank
    • Performed company valuations, created client presentations analyzing strategic and capital markets options, participated in client meetings and worked with management teams to develop securities offering materials.
    • Advised General Motors on the $500 million sale of the Nexteer steering business, which included building a full operating model, determining the valuation range, and drafting confidential information memorandum.
    • Built a financial model, prepared investor materials, and participated in the investor roadshow for International Automotive Components (IAC) of $300 million senior secured notes (closed May 2011).
    • Collaborated with an equity-linked team on a $240 million bond offering for DryShips Inc., working directly with CFO and COO of DryShips during the launch and pricing of the offering.
    Focus areas: Industry Analysis, Client Presentations, Capital Markets, Valuation Analysis, Financial Modeling, Automotive, Industrials, Three-statement Modeling, Microsoft Excel, United States, Pitch Decks, Revenue & Expense Projections, Business Validation, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Capital IQ, DCF Modeling, Precedent Transaction Analysis, Microsoft Word, Capital Structure Analysis, Bloomberg, Stock Analysis, Pitch Deck Consultant, Revenue Projections, Market Research, Investment Banking, Forecasting, Factset, Market Research & Analysis, Deal Structuring

Education

  • Master of Business Administration (MBA) in General Management
    2015 - 2017
    Stanford University - Palo Alto, CA, USA
  • Bachelor's Degree in Economics
    2005 - 2009
    Dartmouth College - Hanover, NH, USA

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