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Noah Leshan

Chief of Staff at Play

San Francisco Bay Area

Education

Work Experience

2024

  • Chief of Staff

    2024

2022 - 2024

  • Investor

    2022 - 2024

    Touchdown manages venture capital funds for large corporations. Corporate partners include Kellogg's, T-Mobile, and Masco.

2020 - 2021

  • Manager

    2020 - 2021

    Startup World Cup is one of the world's largest startup competitions. It consists of 70+ regional startup competitions spanning across six continents. There is a $1 million investment grand prize for the global champion.

  • Partnerships Manager

    2020 - 2020

  • Investor

    2019 - 2021

    Pegasus Tech Ventures is a global venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley. Served as the Advisory Investment Manager for NGK Spark Plug's (largest global provider of spark plugs) fund. In addition to traditional venture investment, NGK seeks M&A opportunities.

  • Financial Consultant

    2019 - 2019

    • Built models for the future financing of the fund and for funding of individual projects involving sustainable technological solutions to regional peace and development challenges in conflict, post-conflict, and divided societies. • Investigated and pursued processes for obtaining funds from open projects, from organizations such as the World Bank, the EU, the Colombian government, and the United States government.

  • Land Acquisition Associate

    2018 - 2018

    • Conducted competitor and overall market analysis and produced data on lot pricing and product offerings. Determined K Hov's prospective project's optimal product offerings and each product's respective price point through CMA's. • Ran scenarios and analyzed the results in financial statements (Balance Sheet, Statement of Cash Flows, and Profit and Loss Statement) to determine the overall value of projects, rates of return, and the projects' feasibility.

2017 - 2017

  • Finance

    2017 - 2017

    TEGNA Inc. is a media company innovating in the digital age. TEGNA's purpose is to serve the greater good of communities – through empowering stories, impactful investigations, and innovative marketing services. My Responsibilities and Tasks: • Provided timely and accurate reporting and financial statement analysis. • Worked with other departments to streamline corporate needs and negotiate new vendor agreements. • Built the supplier diversity program policy to ensure the optimal selection of new vendors. To construct a well-rounded supplier diversity program policy, conducted 30 competitor and peer comparisons of corporate values and supplier policies. • Establish and track financial and business metrics. • Ad hoc reporting and analysis. • Compiled a company-wide expense report for 2016 using invoice data.

2016 - 2016

  • Sales And Marketing

    2016 - 2016

    Responsibilities: Data Analytics, Marketing, and Client Operations. • Worked closely with the General Manager and the Head of Data Analytics on projects concerning demographic info of target audiences and prospective sponsors. • Provided metrics on ad campaigns and financing for clients. • Produced proofs of performance for over 25 clients with broadcasting contracts.

2016 - 2016

  • Assistant To The Chief Executive Officer

    2016 - 2016

    Infruta S.A. produces sodium metabisulfite pads that retard mold growth on table grapes. Worked in the Accounting, Inventory, and Quality Control Departments. • Entered accounting data into Chilean IRS and Infruta’s internal systems for the fiscal year. Net Cash flows were $1M. • Worked directly with the C.E.O., a Harvard Business School graduate. • Gained an understanding of developing new products, supply chain management, tax sheltering, and legal and informal negotiations.

  • Assistant To The Executive Managing Director

    2016 - 2016

    • Participated in negotiations with prospective investors and clients. Led tours of properties discussed in meetings. • Conducted a data analytics project regarding the resale of parking spots of residential buildings in Baltimore. Extrapolated data from several complexes on how many residents drive to work every day, thus determining for a client if they could resell spots for daily use.