Akshi Federici

The Wharton School (UPenn)
Notabene

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About

Hi - I’m Akshi. I help people make big professional moves with more clarity and less second-guessing. For more than 20 years I’ve worked where strategy meets execution. I spent seven years at Boston Consulting Group advising C-suite leaders across financial services, healthcare, and tech. I’ve held leadership roles at BlackRock and Condé Nast, and I’ve been COO and Head of Operations at PE and venture-backed companies, including one that grew from 300 to 3,000 people. I’ve also founded a business, co-founded and invested from a venture fund, and advised founders through Dartmouth, Future Founders, and Plug and Play. Outside of work, I’m an involved (human and pet) parent and a lifelong runner and swimmer. Both have taught me that real progress comes from consistency, good coaching, and showing up even on the hard days. I work with people on: Executive and leadership growth: stepping into a bigger role, leading teams, and managing up to a CEO or board Career moves: breaking into or out of consulting, startups, or venture capital, and getting hired at the senior level Business operations and strategy: building the systems, plans, and metrics that let a company scale Life and career design: figuring out what you actually want next, and building a plan you can live with What working with me is like I’m direct, practical, and on your side. I’ll ask the questions that get to the heart of things, tell you honestly what I see, and help you turn it into concrete next steps. We might rehearse an interview, pressure-test a business plan, or sort out a hard decision. Either way, you’ll leave each session with more clarity than you came in with and a clear plan of action.

Why do I coach?

As a first-generation immigrant, I learned early that no one hands you a map. You figure out the unwritten rules, find people willing to show you the way, and build your path one step at a time. Since then, I’ve worked in seven countries and moved between consulting, finance, media, tech, venture capital, and the nonprofit world. I’ve reinvented myself more than once, including rebuilding my career around being the parent I want to be. Along the way, I learned that most people aren’t stuck for lack of talent. They’re stuck because they’re too close to their own situation to see their options clearly. Every athlete knows this: even the best need a coach to see what they can’t. The work I’ve always loved most is being that person for someone else. That meant mentoring a new team member, helping a founder through a hard call, or helping a friend land a job she didn’t think she could get. Coaching lets me do that full-time. I bring a consultant’s structure, an operator’s practicality, an athlete’s discipline, and the empathy of someone who has navigated plenty of transitions herself. My goal is simple: help you see your situation clearly, decide what you want, and go get it.

Work Experience

Head of Business Operations

Notabene

2025 - Present

• Directs business operations for a Series B regulated B2B SaaS compliance platform serving financial institutions, owning revenue, HR, and finance functions; drove 55% ARR growth through partnership optimization and targeted growth initiatives • Grew core annual recurring revenue (ARR) 55% across two quarters through partnership optimization, new client segment identification, and targeted growth initiatives • Restructured recruiting from role scoping through offer, cutting hiring timelines 70% and costs 75% • Consolidated fragmented departmental metrics into one organization-wide KPI framework serving Series C diligence and board reporting • Overhauled standard operating procedures (SOPs) across HR and finance operations following diagnostic review of existing controls • Partners with the CEO on revenue, organizational, and reporting priorities

Chief Operating Officer

Project Morry

2024 - Present

• Oversaw the Finance, HR, and fundraising functions of a youth education organization serving approximately 400 students, leading a team of eight through audits and tax preparation • Managed four board meetings and owned the relationship with a donor representing 4% of operating revenue • Introduced an investment strategy to strengthen fund growth and established the first team-based budgeting processes and dashboards • Eliminated manual expense processing entirely by migrating expense management to Ramp

Edge & Node Chief Operating Officer (COO)

The Graph

2023 - Present

• Steered company operations for an enterprise data indexing business of approximately 60 people supporting more than $200M in total value locked • Accelerated product release cycles 20% by building the first comprehensive product roadmap and KPI dashboard • Reduced hiring timelines 50% through org-wide hiring processes and people operations standards • Formalized semi-annual strategic planning, strengthening organizational effectiveness and performance tracking

Founding Partner and Operating Partner

Kraken Ventures

2021 - Present

• Co-founded a $70M early-stage fund anchored by Kraken, raising $15M and securing the fund's only institutional investor • Structured fund operating infrastructure spanning custody, fund administration, legal, and LP communications • Sourced and led investment in 6 deals alongside voting via IC on all portfolio investments

Director, Head of Global Operations & Strategic Finance

Kraken

2019 - Present

• Owned global operations and strategic finance through growth from approximately 300 to approximately 3,000 employees, revenue exceeding $1.5B at 128% year-over-year growth, and more than 2.5M funded accounts • Orchestrated org-wide annual strategic planning, budgeting, and resource allocation across a distributed, matrixed organization • Completed two-year financial audits, strengthening financial transparency and establishing IPO readiness • Integrated BitTrade, then Australia's largest exchange, extending market presence across APAC • Administered a $400M loan program • Governed board reporting and the search to recruit external directors

Head of Status Studio

Status

2018 - Present

Founder and Executive Director

ConsenSys

2017 - Present

• Founded and scaled an education business to 15 staff, reaching profitability within 18 months • Launched nine online and in-person programs and formed a strategic partnership with Coursera • Delivered programs to more than 150 students from over 95 countries in 2017, with more than 900 registered online in 2018

Principal

Predictive

2016 - Present

Director, Global Head of Marketing Analytics

BlackRock

2015 - Present

Established a metrics-driven analytics function at the world's largest asset manager • Produced the firm's first marketing mix model spanning all business lines including iShares • Standardized actionable metrics and benchmarks across campaigns, channels, and branding, improving enterprise decision-making

Director, Digital Products Strategy & Operations

Condé Nast

2013 - Present

Headed digital product strategy and operations across the global brand portfolio, covering new product design, growth strategy, partnerships, and competitive analysis • Re-positioned site-director incentive programs against data-based KPIs • Retired one digital brand as part of portfolio review • Drove cross-functional delivery across design, engineering, product, and finance using comScore, Nielsen, and Omniture

Manager, Corporate Strategy

Deloitte

2012 - Present

Project Leader

Boston Consulting Group

2005 - Present

Project Leader, Financial Institutions and Hedge Fund Practice • Generated approximately $2M in annual project revenue guiding cross-functional teams across the US, Canada, Europe, and MENA, and originated the firm's Hedge Fund practice • Achieved $18M in year-on-year cost savings and a 5% net sales increase across nine countries during a secondment into The Nuance Group COO's office • Designed and implemented a target operating model for a $2B asset management business divestiture transaction covering separation, TSA and SLA requirements, and change-of-control obligations • Surfaced approximately $200M in cost savings across wholesale and retail distribution, directing a team of six through cost baselining, competitor benchmarking, and five reduction initiatives • Devised transformation strategy for a national Egyptian retail bank through acquisition, privatization, and Sharia conversion, identifying a new base of approximately 550K customers • Established the PMO, dashboards, and escalation mechanisms for post-acquisition client conversions across systems, processes, and organization • Modeled compensation and incentive structures for approximately 350 sales representatives, overseeing four consultants against a budget of approximately $2M