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Ben Nunes

@bennunes

Strategic Chief of Staff and AI-enabled operator, building decision support systems to accelerate CEO follow-through and pipeline.

United States

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to be a CEO co-pilot in strategic operations—building AI-enabled operating systems, tightening follow-through and pipeline, and driving discovery and deal origination with private equity and client stakeholders.

I’m a strategic operator with “20 years experience across founder-led and relationship-driven environments.” At Whitman Advisory, I serve as Chief of Staff to the CEO—partnering across discovery and “private-equity, and client conversations” while building operating systems that improve follow-through, decision support, and pipeline momentum.

I build executive leverage through AI-enabled workflows, including Donna AIOS, which turns scattered relationship and execution signals into structured briefings and follow-up queues—cutting manual research from ~45 minutes to single-digit minutes. I’ve also originated and scaled high-trust partnerships (including a 10-year Salvation Army, 2,000+ locations, ~$1.5M annual revenue) and delivered consistent revenue outcomes, closing 98% of opportunities at Hope Industrial Systems and opening a net-new transit-systems vertical with a ~400-unit strategic order.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

AI Evaluation Task Author

Current

Mercor

Jan 2025 - Present (1 year 7 months)

Author and review enterprise agentic evaluation tasks used to test frontier LLMs across finance, revenue operations, churn and retention, GTM strategy, product launch, and governance workflows.

LLM Evaluation Multi Document Reasoning Tool Use

Current

Chief of Staff to the CEO

Current

Whitman Advisory

Jan 2025 - Present (1 year 7 months)

Operate as Chief of Staff to the CEO, supporting discovery and platform-level conversations while driving M&A and private equity–driven origination in the consolidating CPA firm market. Build and run an AI-assisted operating system to convert relationship and execution signals into structured context, recommended actions, and follow-up queues.

M&A Origination Private Equity Strategic Operations Pipeline Management Stakeholder Management Augmented Intelligence OS CRM Sales Operations Executive Briefings

Director of Partnership Development

The Rethink Group, Inc.

Jan 2013 - Jan 2025 (12 years)

Directed partnership development for a 501(c)(3) organization with a global partner network and multiple revenue channels. Originated the first denomination-wide partnership (The Salvation Army) and sustained the engagement across 2,000+ locations over a 10-year tenure.

Partnership Development Client Services Content Production Training Reporting Multi Stakeholder Coordination Renewal Management

Inside Sales Representative

Hope Industrial Systems, Inc.

Jan 2008 - Jan 2013 (5 years)

Served in a dual inside sales and technical support role selling industrial monitors and touchscreens to enterprise customers. Closed 98% of open opportunities and supported enterprise deals through multi-stakeholder motion for F100 accounts.

Inside Sales Technical Support Touch Screen Technical Troubleshooting OEM Sales System Integrator Sales Account Management

Assistant Director

Encore

Jan 2004 - Jan 2008 (4 years)

Led on-site AV operations and staff supervision across multiple hotel properties. Increased property revenue 13% from $1.8M to over $2M in a single fiscal year and built inventory-control discipline to protect equipment safety and preserve margin.

AV Operations Staff Supervision Inventory Control Hotel Operations