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Nicki McMorrow Westhauser

Operations Leader | Startup Advisor | Chicago Booth MBA

Nashville, Tennessee

Invests in

Stages:

  • Min Investment:

    $100,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $1,500,000.00

Education

Work Experience

  • Senior Manager and Chief of Staff, Go-to-Market Technology

    2024

2023 - 2024

  • Founder Advisor

    2023 - 2024

  • Head of Operations (Tenney 110)

    2023 - 2023

    Note: Tenney 110 was closed by American Family Insurance in December 2023. Established, optimized, and managed all operational processes within the Tenney 110 venture studio, including venture finances, hiring practices, acquisition of the studio’s tech stack and execution of the studio partnerships and marketing strategy. Served as first operations hire and fractional COO for each of the studio’s 4 ventures managing hiring, GTM strategy, and internal business operations for each venture. Managed 4 venture associates and 2 studio advisors.

2022 - 2023

  • Investor

    2022 - 2023

    Led end-to-end sourcing, diligence, and deal formation responsibilities as a member of the investment team, resulting in the review of 100+ early-stage companies and ownership of 5+ diligence processes.

2022 - 2023

  • Board Observer

    2022 - 2023

    Served as Board Observer for HappyCo (a leading multifamily inspection software platform), providing sales, marketing, and operational support to their leadership team during role as Investor at Camber Creek.

  • MBA Student, Full-Time Program

    2020 - 2022

2021 - 2021

  • Investor

    2021 - 2021

    Sourced, qualified, and led diligence for supply chain, proptech, and renewable energy verticals, including creation of market sizing and exit and competitive analysis.

2020 - 2021

  • Associate

    2020 - 2021

    Responsible for identifying, completing due diligence, and ultimately selecting 10 robust, Midwestern startups for admission into Techstars Chicago’s July 2021 accelerator program. Sourced 1100+ companies for consideration.

2020 - 2021

  • Strategy and Development

    2020 - 2021

    Served as Ruuster's first operations hire, responsible for development and execution of real estate agent onboarding program.

2014 - 2020

  • Global Inventory Management Chief of Staff

    2018 - 2020

    Acted in place of Director of Inventory Management in both internal and external strategic conversations, including managing deliverables of 7 global staff members. Established and managed Compliance Center of Excellence to drive globally consistent internal audit programs, including quarterly Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and Controlled Self-Assessment (CSA) testing to ensure organization’s 150+ employees and $5B+ of inventory are systemically and financially compliant. Facilitated Design Thinking courses, leading 13 cross-functional engagements, including Chief Diversity Officer’s Leadership Summit at Dell Technologies World and Panama Executive Leadership Summit at Dell Panama.

  • Integrated Services Group Planning Advisor

    2017 - 2018

    Supported Dell's integrated services group through their integration with EMC.

  • Supply Chain Advisor

    2017 - 2017

    Awarded international assignment as top-ranked SCDP participant, selected out of a group of 24.

  • Dell/EMC Integration Project Management Advisor

    2016 - 2017

    Developed and executed an internal communications strategy for Dell’s supply chain leadership team within largest merger in tech history ($60B+), broadcast to 4000+ employees. Program managed $900M in synergy within IBM’s M&A Accelerator tool to ensure supply chain milestones were compliant with integration leadership and timelines.

  • Innovation Sr. Analyst

    2015 - 2016

  • Inventory Management Sr. Analyst

    2014 - 2015

    Selected into Dell’s Supply Chain Development Program (SCDP), a 3-year, highly competitive, rotational program.