Alissa O.
Studied at McDonough School of Business (Georgetown)
Works at You Should Smile More Productions
Available Monday at 2:00 PM UTC
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Work Experience
Co-Founder
You Should Smile More Productions
November 2023 - Present
You Should Smile More Productions is a Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning production company that invests in culture-defining plays and musicals on Broadway while elevating underrepresented voices. Current: - Maybe Happy Ending (Tony Award Winner: Best Musical; New York Times Critic’s Pick) - Operation Mincemeat (Tony Nominee: Best Musical) - Chess - Commercial advisor to Theatr (peer-to-peer ticket resale platform) Upcoming: - GRIM! (La Jolla Playhouse, Fall 2026) Past: - The Queen of Versailles (New York Times Critic's Pick) - The Notebook (Grammy-nominated) - Communion (Cell Theatre, off-Broadway)
Founder
Camillus Partners
September 2022 - January 2025
Ran search fund looking to buy, lead, and grow a human-centered care business.
Co-Founder & Managing Director
The Drivers' Cooperative
August 2020 - December 2021
Built from scratch into the largest worker cooperative in the country. Specializes in transportation for Medicaid patients and people with disabilities.
Founder & Managing Director
Dynamo Advisors
February 2017 - December 2018
Dynamo Advisors develops growth strategies, operational processes, and investor materials for early and growth stage tech companies operating across Africa.
Head of Operations, East Africa
Uber
August 2016 - March 2017
Head the recruitment, onboarding, and support of tens of thousands of driver-partners across Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Manage the launch of new products in East Africa and competition response across SSA.
Managing Director, Jumia Food, Rwanda
Jumia Group
August 2015 - July 2016
Manage Rwanda's largest e-commerce company, a mobile and online food delivery platform.
Business Analyst
McKinsey & Company
September 2013 - April 2015
Developed investment strategies for a leading private foundation, with a focus on agricultural development and primary health care financing in Ethiopia and Nigeria.
Education
McDonough School of Business (Georgetown)
BSFS, Regional Studies, Africa
- Summa Cum Laude - Peer-elected commencement speaker for the School of Foreign Service
Stanford Graduate School of Business
Master of Business Administration - MBA
2018 - 2020