At COO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United States based COO’ operating in the Professional Networking space. If you think a COO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Daniel Shapero
Chief Operating Officer of LinkedIn
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About LinkedIn: LinkedIn is a professional networking site that allows its members to create business connections, search jobs, and find potential clients.
Ann Shepherd
COO and Co-Founder of Him For Her
Ann Shepherd is co-founder of social impact venture Him For Her. She serves on the board of fintech startup HoneyBook. Previously Ann was the Senior Vice President of Marketing at OpenTable.
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About Him For Her: Him For Her is a social venture that accelerates the diversity on corporate boards.
Joel Scott
Co-Founder & COO of SV Academy
Joel Scott is Co Founder & COO at SV Academy.
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About SV Academy: SV Academy is building the workforce of the future for SaaS GTM
Sanya Gurnani
Co Founder & COO of Radius Agent
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About Radius Agent: We’re an online real estate brokerage with a referral marketplace and social community focused on helping agents succeed.
Nitzan Cohen Arazi
Co Founder and COO of Jolt
Nitzan is a life long learner, passionate about using technology to connect people, ideas and cultures. Investor turned entrepreneur, Nitzan is the co founder of Jolt, with the mission to disrupt adult education. Prior to Jolt, Nitzan was the investment manager at the early stage venture arm of Deutsche Telekom in Tel-Aviv, and Managing Director of “The Junction”, Israel’s first start-up accelerator. In 2016, Nitzan was named Forbes 30 under 30.
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About Jolt: Jolt is a network of learning spaces curated for people in the workforce seeking to gain a competitive business edge.
Ryan Paugh
Co-Founder & COO of YEC
Ryan Paugh is the President, COO, & Co-Founder at The Community Company.
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About Forbes Business Development Council, Newsweek Expert Forum, Rolling Stone, The Community Company, YEC: YEC is a community organization that provides entrepreneurs with the resources and social capital they need to succeed.
Frans van der Lee
Cofounder, President & COO of Chef’s Roll
President & COO of Chef’s Roll, Inc.
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About Chef’s Roll: Chef’s Roll is platform for professional chefs, allowing them to promote themselves and connect with opportunities around the world.
Richard Silver
COO of Titanium Blockchain Infrastructure Services
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About Central Reach, Titanium Blockchain Infrastructure Services: Titanium is positioned to disrupt the provisioning and virtualization space by being first-to-market
Alex Johnston
Chief Operating Officer of Plain Sight
Alex is a Civic Innovator who believes it’s time to reimagine the way government serves its citizens. When communities work together to ensure economic opportunity for all, cities become places where people from all walks of life can turn their energy and ideas into economic prosperity.
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About Plain Sight: The future of work connections.
Andrew Rachmiel
Chief Operating Officer of Speed Networking Solutions, Inc.
Accomplished senior executive with strong business acumen and extensive experience leading product strategy and development from concept to commercialization. Performance-driven professional with industry know how and deep experience with all phases of the software development lifecycle. Solution’s-oriented innovator that has led high-performing teams to drive productivity.
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About Sixty Four HTM LLC, Speed Networking Solutions, Inc.: Corporate and Professional Networking, SaaS, Event Technology, Video Conferencing, Virtual Networking, Referral Networking
Maggie Xiao
COO of HYSTA
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About HYSTA: Established in 1999, HYSTA is the leading non-profit organization that empowers Chinese American entrepreneurs and leaders.
Maggie Xiao
COO of HYSTA
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About HYSTA: Established in 1999, HYSTA is the leading non-profit organization that empowers Chinese American entrepreneurs and leaders.
Vlad Pesin
Co-Founder / COO of Talnts
Marketer | Dreamer | Creator | COO at Talnts Inc
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About Talnts: Talnts is a smartphone application that enables users to discover, connect, and collaborate with professional talent in their localities.
Erik Moon
Founder / COO of Hinted
Founder, COO of Hinted.
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About Hinted: Hinted is an talent analytics platform that assesses our users’ professional attributes (leadership, management, communication, etc.
Steven Wang
Co-Founder & COO of RillaMarks
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About RillaMarks: RillaMarks redefines the creative process by delivering creator-focused solutions to empower the creative community.
Renee Shannon
Chief Operating Officer of Full Partner
Chief Operating Officer Renee Shannon has 13 years of customer support and business systems management for Full Partner, and has extensive experience developing marketing strategies for Full Partner’s clients. Renee has worked with many of Full Partner’s clients to analyze and assist them in the implementation of marketing programs that leverage the Full Partner Web System. Much of the development of marketing automation technology in Full Partner has been inspired by Renee’s research and development for client marketing program needs. Renee owns 20% of the units of Full Partner and serves on the LLC Board of Managers.
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About Full Partner: Full Partner LLC is an established company founded in 2001 to build custom website, ecommerce and online business management solutions.
Prady Iyyanki
Chief Operating Officer of Forum Energy Technologies
Chief Operating Officer @ Forum Energy Technologies.
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About Forum Energy Technologies: Introducing Forum Energy Technologies – a global provider of manufactured technologies.
Keith Johnson
COO & EVP of SpeedCast
Mr. Johnson has been in key leadership roles in the satellite communication industry for over 25 years. He began his career with AT&T, then IWL Communications, his own company Transworld Telecom, followed by CapRock Communications, who was acquired by Harris Corporation where he was President of Energy for 6 years. He began with SpeedCast in October 2014 to establish and lead their Energy division. Since Mr. Johnson’s arrival at SpeedCast, the company has formed a US legal entity, begun hiring key employees with Energy experience, and has been established as a key global Service Provider among the Energy customers.
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About SpeedCast: SpeedCast is a leading satellite telecommunications service provider that offers high-quality managed networks services.