Ashley Mahoney
Los Angeles,CA
Summary
Dynamic professional with extensive experience advising C-suite executives on strategic initiatives. Skilled in business planning and operational execution, consistently delivering measurable results during complex organizational changes and enhancing performance through AI work management tools.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Director
KPMG LLP
Los Angeles, CA
10.2020 - Current
- Commercial Strategy & Revenue Growth: Identified and qualified high-impact "revenue pipeline" hypotheses for global client organizations, translating market signals into actionable commercial initiatives that addressed performance gaps and drove monetization.
- Operational Experimentation & Rapid Deployment: Led cross-functional teams to design and deploy strategic business experiments, coordinating between product, sales, and finance to read results quickly and scale high-performing initiatives.
- Executive Performance Narrative: Developed a clear narrative of business performance for C-suite stakeholders, synthesizing complex risks and opportunities into crisp recommendations that accelerated alignment and decision velocity.
- Matrixed Accountability & Change Management: Drove end-to-end commercial transformation within global matrixed organizations, establishing measurement rigor and traceability to ensure outcomes were comparable, credible, and tied to long-term enterprise value.
- AI-Enhanced Workflows: Leveraged GenAI and workflow automation tools to streamline business strategy processes, increasing technical fluency and operational efficiency while delivering Board-grade strategy artifacts.
Manager
KPMG LLP
Los Angeles, CA
05.2017 - 09.2020
- Manage complex transformation workstreams supporting M&A integrations, relocations, and operating model redesigns, coordinating with enterprise leaders to deliver against aggressive timelines
- Act as primary client counterpart for functional and divisional leaders, translating strategic objectives into executable plans, detailed milestones, and success metrics
- Develop business cases, operating models, and KPI frameworks that informed executive investment decisions and post-transaction priorities
- Support senior executives through decision preparation, including executive-ready materials, board updates, and scenario analysis tied to financial and operational outcomes
Senior Associate
Newmark
Boston, MA
03.2014 - 05.2017
Legal Fellow, Office of General Counsel
Amundi Asset Management
Boston, MA
09.2013 - 03.2014
Law Clerk, Office of General Counsel
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
Boston, MA
06.2012 - 08.2012
Operations Extern
Cobalt, a FactSet Company
Boston, MA
09.2011 - 03.2012
Education
J.D. - Banking, Finance And Securities Law
Boston University School of Law
05-2013
Master of Arts - History
University of Oxford
06-2006
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Brown University
05-2005
Skills
- AI Work Management and Productivity Tools
- Agile / Lean Six Sigma
- Business Planning
- Chief of Staff
- Contract Negotiation
- Contribution to Worldwide Initiatives
- Deal Structuring and Management
- Global Matrix Organization
- KPI Management
- Sales, Revenue and Expense Management
- Salesforce
- People Management (US and India)
Languages
French
Professional
Representative Deal Sheet
- Advised an American grocery chain on the acquisition of a domestic rival
- Advised an office space and workplace solutions company on a SPAC merger
- Advised a PE firm on a licensing strategy for a CPG brand
- Advices an APAC motor company on an HQ relocation strategy
Timeline
Director
KPMG LLP
10.2020 - Current
Manager
KPMG LLP
05.2017 - 09.2020
Senior Associate
Newmark
03.2014 - 05.2017
Legal Fellow, Office of General Counsel
Amundi Asset Management
09.2013 - 03.2014
Law Clerk, Office of General Counsel
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston
06.2012 - 08.2012
Operations Extern
Cobalt, a FactSet Company
09.2011 - 03.2012
J.D. - Banking, Finance And Securities Law
Boston University School of Law
Master of Arts - History
University of Oxford
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science
Brown University