Nicki McMorrow Westhauser

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Strategy and Development

2020 - 2021

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

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.