Samantha Malone
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Chief of Staff to the CEO
San Francisco, California, United States
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Chief of Staff to the CEOFartherDec 2025 - Current (10 months)- Advisory Board Member - Dept of Management & EntrepreneurshipSanta Clara University Leavey School of BusinessNov 2024 - Current (1 year 11 months)Advising Santa Clara University on curriculum creation and student mentorship and job search support for undergraduate and graduate programs.
- Gap yearCareer BreakApr 2025 - Dec 2025 (9 months)Leaning into reading, writing, traveling, and dancing until further notice.
- AssociateMcKinsey CompanySep 2022 - Mar 2025 (2 years 7 months)Associate Consultant in McKinsey's Transformation practice.
- Marketing Producer MBA InternSkydioJun 2021 - Aug 2021 (3 months)Worked as a project manager for the marketing production team at late-stage startup Skydio, the leading US drone manufacturer.
Highlights of the summer included:
- Leading a cross-functional localization initiative, allowing the company to enter new global markets
- Creating a database and dashboard of company marketing content, creating visibility into vertical marketing metrics
- Rebuilding consumer pricing model to be sustainable for price changes, COGS changes, and discount testing
- Helping create an affiliates program to market to the consumer customer vertical - MBA CandidateThe University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessSep 2020 - Jun 2022 (1 year 10 months)Leadership positions:
- Graduate Business Council (student government)
- Hispanic American Business Student Association (HABSA) Co-Chair
- LEAD Facilitator
- Admissions Fellow, The Booth Experience team
Clubs:
- Chicago Women in Business
- Booth Technology Group
- Management Consulting Club
- Soccer Club - Project ManagerGoDaddyDec 2018 - Aug 2020 (1 year 9 months)I specialize in change management analysis of our finance and HR systems and projects, working with our senior directors to help analyze our requested initiatives, determine the potential impact of these initiatives, and help prepare our impacted audience for changes.
When we launched Workday Financials for our company, I designed our comms plan, facilitated employee systems training, and helped triage support tickets while serving as on site support for our European teams in England and Germany. - Change Management LeadAppleSep 2017 - Dec 2018 (1 year 4 months)Change Management Lead for the Global Finance Project (GFP) team, now known as Finance Business Process Re-engineering (BPR).
- Executed project cutovers across AMR, EMEA and APAC with cross functional teams
- Developed, drafted, and distributed internal finance communications
- Analyzed and explained project impacts to company systems and processes
- Maintained portfolio of up to 45 active projects
- Managed Lynda.com (LinkedIn Learning) accounts for Finance organization - Neighborhood Prosperity Initiative Fellow - Hispanic Foundation of Silicon ValleySanta Clara University Leavey School of BusinessOct 2016 - Jun 2017 (9 months)One of six students recruited by SCU's Leavey School of Business to work as a paid Fellow. This two-quarter-long program also had lecture components where Fellows and faculty met to discuss Bay Area economics and professional development.
Placed at the Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley, which helps low-income high school students pursue their college dreams.
Milestones:
- Customized Foundation's Salesforce.com platform to input and track scholarship recipients
- Developed Foundation's first College Speaker Series for high school students
- Organized free academic programs for low-income high school student - Welcome Weeks OrganizerSanta Clara UniversityJun 2015 - Oct 2015 (5 months)"Welcome Weeks" is two weeks of student events at the beginning of Santa Clara University's academic year. These social events help new freshmen see SCU as their new home.
My team and I coordinated with on- and off-campus companies to arrange daily student events, ranging from ice cream socials to comedy nights. We ensured all permits were completed and learned to think on our feet when our plans required sudden changes.
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- Master of Business Administration - MBAIESE Business SchoolJan 2022 - Mar 2022 (3 months)Exchange program in Barcelona for winter quarter.
- Master of Business Administration - MBAThe University of Chicago Booth School of BusinessSep 2020 - Jun 2022 (1 year 10 months)
- Bachelor's degree, Business Administration and Management, GeneralSanta Clara UniversityJan 2014 - Jan 2017 (3 years 1 month)- Graduated in 3 years while working to pay my own way
- Won Outstanding Major Award for leadership and managerial aptitude
- Won Richard J. Riordan Award for service in undeserved communities
- Conducted independent research on the Global Women's Leadership Network
- Magna Cum Laude
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Awards
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- IRichard J. Riordan AwardIssued by Santa Clara UniversityA senior award from Santa Clara University given in recognition of a student's contributions to service through work with the marginalized and undeserved.
- IOutstanding Major 2017Issued by Leavey School of Business Management DepartmentAwarded by the Leavey School of Business' Management Department in recognition of noteworthy scholarship and strong leadership and managerial aptitude in co-curricular activities.