Stacy Oentoro Ward

About

Experienced operations leader & systems thinker with a background in VC & climate investing. As VP of operations at Skillit, I lead, implement and support various strategic initiatives and maximize operational efficiency. My work involves collaborating with our CEO and team to formulate and execute the company's vision, mission, and goals, as well as managing cross-functional communication, investor relations, and people ops. I am driven by the vision of continuously leveraging the evolution of tech to level the playing field & improving people’s lives tangibly... That's why I'm helping build Skillit. Interested in getting to know more about what we're doing? Shoot me a note at stacy@skillit.com!

Experience

• VP, Operations · Skillit2025-01-01 –
• Chief of Staff · Skillit2023-09-01 –

  The fastest hiring platform ever built for construction Backed by Building Ventures, Metaprop, Bow Capital & Holt Ventures.

• Vice President, Investments & CEO Office · East Ventures2022-03-01 – 2023-09-01

  Verticals: Healthcare, e-Commerce/D2C, SaaS, edtech

• Senior Associate · East Ventures2021-09-01 – 2022-03-01
• Associate · East Ventures2020-08-01 – 2021-09-01
• Head of Operations and Culture · Capital City2019-01-01 – 2020-05-01

  • Managed a group of 100+ volunteers to execute WoW operations, including special events such as, but not limited to, canned food drives, regional conferences, leadership training and citywide fundraisers • Planned, organized and deployed an annual budget of $30K and successfully fundraised 9x returns for city development projects • Designed volunteer training documents and institutionalized onboarding processes for the organization

• Digital Marketing Analyst · 2U2017-03-01 – 2018-03-01

  • Managed a budget of over $7M annually and set paid digital marketing investment strategy for up to 6 of 2U's University partners and stakeholders • Forecasted spend, revenue and profitability in marketing platforms such as Google, Linkedin and Facebook by utilizing big data • Worked cross-functionally with a number of different stakeholders within the 2U Marketing organization to segment audiences within each marketing platform to scale, develop new media campaigns and identify risks and opportunities to senior leadership

• Market Research Analyst · Penn Schoen Berland2016-06-01 – 2016-08-01

  • Designed monthly policy trackers and crisis reports for seven countries, (USA, UK, India, Germany, South Korea, Brazil, and France) based on data gained through in-depth interviews and surveys of policymakers and influencers • Defined research methodology and crafted solutions for a $50bn market cap U.S based social media giant to increase clients’ brand popularity and positioning by analyzing industry trends, consumer demographics, and marketing models • Provided strategic solutions to clients in maintaining critical relationships with key stakeholders, based on quantitative and qualitative analysis on interviews of focus groups consisting C-suites of multinationals and policymakers

• Economic Financial Analyst · 17762014-08-01 – 2016-05-01

  • Worked with the U.S Chamber of Commerce in producing the “Innovation That Matters” Annual Report (recommendations to improve the global innovation landscape) by facilitating round tables between policymakers, start-up champions, and venture capitalists • Developed a competitor report that forecasts the future of digital technology in government regulated industries (education, healthcare, smart cities, transportation) by analyzing quantitative and qualitative data accumulated from the 1776 Challenge Festival, which gathered emerging startups worldwide to pitch, compete and scale • Provided strategic investment recommendations for key partners by selecting top 147 investment targets in 49 cities to promote entrepreneurship worldwide

• Brand Ambassador · SoulCycle Inc.2015-09-01 – 2015-12-01

  • Worked cross-functionally across departments to set up influencer rides, increase traffic in new studios around DC, fostering user stickiness • Recruited 100+ new riders/month into studio, with a cohort retention rate of about 45% MoM • Built social media campaigns on digital media platforms (i.e. Instagram, Facebook, Twitter) to raise and maintain brand awareness and loyalty

Education

• The Wharton SchoolCertification in Business & Financial Modeling, Finance and Financial Management Services
• Wesley Theological SeminaryMaster of Arts - MA, Care and Counseling, Magna Cum Laude
• The George Washington UniversityBachelor of Arts (B.A), International Economics with a minor in Finance, Magna Cum Laude
• General AssemblyCertification, Data Analytics
• Sekolah Pelita Harapan - Lippo VillageHigh School

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