Ross Kitchin
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Sr. Director, Chief of Staff to the COO
California, United States
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Sr. Director, Chief of Staff to the COOGPFeb 2026 - Current (7 months)- Sr. Director, Product StrategyGPJul 2023 - Mar 2026 (2 years 9 months)
- Director, Communications and StrategyRingCentralApr 2022 - Jul 2023 (1 year 4 months)• Directed long-term product strategy and growth investments for a global innovation team of 3,500 employees. • Managed critical business rhythms, including Quarterly Business Reviews, Workforce Planning and Annual Planning. • Accountable for key internal and external communications for the Innovation team, including updates to the Board of Directors, Quarterly Business Reviews, All Hands Meetings and industry analysts/events.
- Senior Manager, Communications and StrategyRingCentralAug 2020 - Mar 2022 (1 year 8 months)
- Manager - Strategy and Business TransformationErnst YoungJun 2012 - Aug 2020 (8 years 3 months)Led strategy and business transformation projects. Project examples include: Scaling operations, market strategy and competitive benchmarking, operating model designs, large scale IT implementations, business intelligence transformations, and risk management / regulatory compliance projects. Also develop industry thought leadership and solutions to build knowledge, brand and presence in the market for our practice • Manager – Strategy and Business Transformation, October 2017 to 2020 • Senior Consultant – Strategy and Business Transformation, June 2015 to September 2017 • Senior Consultant – Business Advisor Rotational Program, October 2014 to June 2015 • Consultant – Business Advisor Rotational Program, June 2012 to October 2014
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- Business Administration- Financial Services & Financial Management, EconomicsCalifornia State University ChicoJan 2007 - Jan 2011 (4 years 1 month)
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- EBlockchain Innovation in Wealth and Asset ManagementEY AprBlockchain, the underlying technology of bitcoin, is drawing significant focus and investments from many financial institutions in the industry. Given the technology’s potential to both disrupt and enhance processes and systems, many firms have recently dedicated resources to understand and integrate blockchain into their businesses. This article will discuss how wealth and asset management firms are seeking out opportunities to harness the benefits of blockchain as well as key challenges to adopting this technology. Further, the article will highlight near-term practical applications for blockchain and how to approach blockchain innovation.
- EFinancial Advisor Teaming - A Building Block for GrowthEY SepIt is crucial for wealth management (WM) firms to identify, incentivize and support optimal client service models among their financial advisors. Many firms agree on the potential benefits of advisor teaming, but they face challenges shifting mindsets away from the traditional individual advisor model. The question remains, how do firms implement new advisor teaming models in a fair, consistent and effective way that doesn’t alienate top-producing advisors?