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3x Founder’s Office | Ex-Wells Fargo | Growth, Strategy, GTM, Business Operations, Partnerships

About

I enjoy working on problems that are ambiguous, cross-functional, and too important to fall between teams. I'm Rohan Surana, a Founder's Office operator with 2.5+ years of experience across growth, strategy, GTM, business operations, finance, and partnerships. I've worked directly with founders and leadership teams across startups, education, and financial services to build systems, solve operational bottlenecks, and execute high-priority business initiatives. My experience spans designing outbound acquisition engines, building GTM and partnership pipelines, forecasting P&Ls, optimizing costs, improving operational processes, hiring talent, leading cross-functional execution, and supporting strategic decision-making. Whether the challenge is scaling student acquisition, streamlining operations, launching new initiatives, or improving internal processes, I enjoy building systems that make businesses operate more effectively. Prior to startups, I worked at Wells Fargo in Commercial Banking - Wholesale Lending Operations & Quality Assurance, where I audited high-risk operational controls, drove process improvements, and partnered with global teams on quality and compliance initiatives. I've also worked across strategy, research, and founder's office roles with organizations including Rishihood University, JM Financial, 1949, and IIT Bombay's E-Cell. I was also selected as an HPAIR Delegate from a pool of 10,000+ global applicants. What excites me most is operating at the intersection of strategy and execution. I enjoy breaking down messy problems, aligning stakeholders, designing scalable processes, and turning ideas into execution. I believe the best operators don't just solve today's problems - they build systems that solve similar problems repeatedly. Long term, I want to build and scale technology businesses where growth, operations, strategy, and execution come together. If you're building something ambitious and looking for someone who enjoys solving high-leverage business problems, I'd be happy to connect: rohansurana45@gmail.com.

Location

India

AI stack

antigravity

codex

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Work experience

Founder's Office at Stealth Startup, 2026 - Present · 8 mos, United States, • Owned growth, GTM, and student acquisition strategy in direct partnership with the founders of a US-based EdTech startup. • Owned outbound acquisition end-to-end. Combined AI-assisted lead extraction workflows with Apollo.io and PhantomBuster to source 6,000+ student contacts across LinkedIn and Instagram, then validated fit via Mailerlite email drip campaigns, hitting a 20-25% match rate against the target segment. • Activated community-led acquisition across 20+ Discord communities and 30+ Reddit forums to test messaging and gather direct feedback from students. • Built a partnership pipeline of 1,000+ college counselors, STEM Olympiad organizers, and admissions consultants across the US using LinkedIn Sales Navigator and Apollo.io. • Led creator partnerships, identifying 100+ education, teen-founder, and parenting creators across YouTube and Instagram for distribution. • Owned enterprise sponsorship outreach to 1,500+ marketing and partnerships leaders across Fortune 500 companies.

Founder's Office at Rishihood University, 2025 - 2025 · Less than a year, Sonipat, Haryana, India, • Owned P&L and budget forecasting for 3 schools (FY24-25 actuals, FY25-26 forecast), consolidating inputs from 5+ departments to support break-even analysis. • Built per-meal cost model from limited/incomplete data, feeding directly into vendor negotiation strategy. • Led hiring for key roles, sourcing 500+ candidates and shortlisting 50+ high-fit profiles through LinkedIn, university networks, and profile pattern analysis. • Built a centralized task tracker for the COO's Office, improving project visibility and cross-functional coordination. • Led flagship events across 3 schools, onboarding 20+ industry leaders and creators, managing end-to-end logistics, and coordinating execution across 5+ departments and 50+ student volunteers. • Launched the Campus Tour Volunteer Program, recruiting and training 13+ student volunteers, coordinating 50+ staff members, and building a centralized WhatsApp system to streamline campus tours.

Financial Analyst at Wells Fargo, Jul 2023 - Jan 2025 · 1 yr 7 mos, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, • Owned audits of 8+ high-risk operational controls within Commercial Banking - Wholesale Lending Operations, identifying compliance gaps and driving remediation against internal risk standards. • Led quality reviews, analyzed audit findings, recommended process improvements, and validated system changes against SLA and compliance requirements. • Reported quality metrics and audit findings to senior business leaders, supporting corrective actions across global teams. • Partnered with cross-functional teams to redesign quality assurance processes and automate testing workflows. • Was the SME for QA reviews, ensuring consistent compliance across critical operational processes.

Founder's Office at 1949, Mar 2023 - Apr 2023 · 2 mos, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, • Designed 20+ pitch decks, presentations, and marketing creatives for founder, client, and corporate engagements. • Built a 200+ member community database across 10+ events in 3+ cities to support relationship management and follow-up. • Owned analysis of 20+ member profiles, extracting insights that fed directly into outreach and follow-up strategy.

Growth, Strategy and Research at JM Financial Ltd, Jan 2023 - Feb 2023 · 2 mos, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, • Built and delivered weekly competitive intelligence reports on digital trends, customer behavior, and competitor strategy for JM Financial's FinTech vertical, BlinkX. • Presented findings directly to 60+ senior leaders, including MDs and CXOs, as part of ongoing leadership strategy reviews.

Education

Chartered Accountancy (CA), The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

Bachelor of Commerce - BCom (Honours), Badruka College Of Commerce