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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Websites
Certification
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Michael O. Mosby

Michael O. Mosby

Chief Operations Officer
Livermore,CA

Summary

Results-driven nonprofit operations executive with 15+ years of experience leading organizational transformation, driving operational excellence, and scaling mission-driven organizations. Trusted advisor to boards and CEOs, known for fostering cross-functional collaboration, advancing equity-focused cultures, and delivering measurable impact.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
3
3
Certification

Work History

Chief Operations Officer

SPUR
San Francisco, CA
12.2024 - 06.2025
  • Report to the CEO and lead cross-functional teams across Operations, Finance, People, Communications, and
    Facilities.
  • Maximize operational efficiency and organizational performance through scalable systems and effective
    leadership.
  • Partner closely with the board and executive leadership to navigate through a successful CEO change.

Chief of Staff

Tides Advocacy
San Fransciso, CA
06.2023 - 05.2024

Tides Advocacy is a Pro-Black organization who identifies, connects, and fuels movements for social justice and the health of our democracy. Founded in 1997, Tides Advocacy leverages our extensive network and design solutions to make advocacy accessible to social change innovators in all sectors.

  • Formulating high-level organizational strategy to collaborate with board and leadership on organizational model and structure to deliver impact
  • Conducting research on relevant topics to inform strategic decisions made by the board and leadership team
  • Monitoring performance metrics of various strategic initiatives and identifying areas of opportunities to produce impact
  • Building strong relationships with key internal and external parties to support strategic communications and advocacy
  • Leading inter-departmental workflow and operations, managing client relationships and projects
  • Analyzing internal processes and recommending and implementing procedural or policy changes to improve operations

Chief Operations Officer (Full & Fractional)

a)plan Coaching
San Francisco, CA
10.2021 - Current
  • Reporting to CEO and Co-Founder
  • Partnering closely with the CEO and Co-Founder on special projects focused on creating the best techno-coaching organization in the industry
  • Analyzing organizational health data to measure performance against key client and coach requirements and identify areas for driving client satisfaction and net promoter scores
  • Leading the Annual Coach Performance Review Process to ensure the highest level of coaching expertise in the industry
  • Advocating for the organization at marketing and business development engagements

Chief Operations Officer

Tides
San Francisco, CA
06.2020 - 09.2021

Tides is one of the largest nonprofits in the San Francisco Bay Area with over $1B under management. Tides accelerates the pace of social change, working with innovative partners to solve society’s toughest problems. Tides clients include Google, Wikimedia, Pledge 1%, and National Farm to School Network.

  • Reported to CEO
  • Led and managed the Operations, HR, Grants Management, and Business Process functions.
  • Served as strategic advisor and functional expert on critical strategic and operational matters.
  • Accomplished leader, skilled at maximizing employees skills and knowledge, to achieve highest performance goals.
  • Revamped internal procedures into clearly defined structure, resulting in higher quality services and cost reductions.
  • Led organizational development changes, enabling organization to better respond and adapt to industry and market changes.
  • Led employees to develop high-performing diverse teams and deliver on ambitious goals and objectives.
  • Reviewed, analyzed and interpreted financial statements.
  • Increased customer satisfaction and streamlined business processes and procedures.
  • Monitored outcome measures, program outcomes, and performance improvement.
  • Developed highly effective working relationships with other departments by being positive and constructive leader.
  • Established new workflow and employee training processes to improve operational efficiency.

Director, Business Process Redesign

Tides
San Francisco, CA
02.2017 - 06.2020
  • Reported to CEO
  • Mapped key processes to use in process reviews.
  • Evaluated new processes and solutions, tracked metrics and created trend models.
  • Analyzed forecasts, schedules and business processes to evaluate current working conditions and processes.
  • Identified areas with sub-optimal performance and collaborated with senior leadership to develop and implement solutions.
  • Evaluated internal control systems, established practices and standard operating procedures against nonprofit regulations and identified deficiencies.
  • Addressed and resolved technical concerns to comply with internal standards and regulatory requirements.
  • Directed cross-functional teams focused on service delivery integration with technological strategies in order to enhance partner experience.
  • Led and managed a team of Lean Six Sigma Black Belts, Yellow Belts, and Financial Analysts.

Manager of Business Process Redesign

Tides
San Francisco, CA
03.2016 - 02.2017
  • Reported to CFO
  • Executed improvement initiatives to elevate Tides customer experience through building, fostering, and maturing customer listening plans.
  • Improved Tides' overall business performance through comprehensive process management and targeted process improvement.
  • Built a culture of continuous improvement through deploying process improvement models and strategies at all levels of the organization.
  • Planned, led, and executed process improvement initiatives.
  • Analyzed corporate, system, and process data for understanding and effective decision making.
  • Interfaced with senior leadership as the Subject Matter Expert for process thinking.

Vice President of Quality

Go Pro
San Mateo, CA
06.2015 - 03.2016
  • Collaborated with various departments to identify operational challenges and plan corrective actions.
  • Determined performance goals and offered tactics for achieving milestones.
  • Created business process flows to identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Generated and implemented business strategies to increase revenue while executing operational base development.
  • Implemented best practices to strengthen internal systems and spearhead proactive change.
  • Crafted and monitored internal control systems.
  • Identified and addressed process deficiencies, avoiding costly pitfalls and keeping operations scalable for future expansion.

Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Livermore, CA
06.2007 - 06.2015
  • Reported to Deputy Director of Operations
  • Managed a team of Black Belts to support the strategic direction and goals of the Laboratory through the development of Strategic Gap Analyses (SGAs) to identify core Laboratory processes and measure their performance against customer requirements.
  • Established Process Management Systems (PMSs) to monitor key process performance. Initiate Process Improvement Projects (PIPs) to close process performance gaps.
  • Trained, mentored, and certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belts, Green Belts, Yellow Belts and Champions.
  • Advised all levels of leadership in process creation, process performance, and process improvement.
  • Delivered management fee, cost savings, cost benefits, and efficiencies to support the health of the Laboratory.
  • Prepared and presented findings/proposals to senior leadership with recommendations, including cost benefit analysis, risk mitigation, and action plans. Use Lean Six Sigma and advanced project management methodology to drive change management

Education

Bachelor of Arts - Business Administration And Management

Holy Names University, Oakland, CA

Skills

  • Executive leadership
  • Organizational leadership
  • Operational expertise
  • Communication
  • Strategic business planning
  • DEIB Initiative building
  • Defining company vision
  • Team building and leadership
  • Decision-making
  • Staff development & retention
  • Planning and coordination

Accomplishments

SPUR Accomplishments:

  • Shepherded the SPUR culture through a successful CEO transition.

Tides Advocacy Accomplishments:

  • Led the creation and implementation of the organization's first independent benefits packages for employees.
  • Led the implementation of the organization's first independent instance of its HRIM.
  • Led the organization's exploration of evolution and growth in its 3 year strategic vision.

a)plan Accomplishments:

  • Created the organization's annual budget creation process.
  • Led team to implement a next generation coaching web application recognized as one of the best in the industry.
  • Created the organization's strategic planning and execution process.

Tides Accomplishments:

  • Led multi-year strategic planning initiative to chart the future of the organization.
  • Led team to implement new Grants Management System, earning recognition from upper management and financial reward.
  • Created and implemented the organization's Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) Program.
  • Created highly effective new Measurement, Innovation, Learning, and Evaluation (MILE) Program that significantly impacted efficiency and improved operations.
  • Published as guest author in Mastering Excellence by Robin Lawton.

LLNL Accomplishments:

  • Stood up Lean Six Sigma Program managing 5 Black Belts and 150 Yellow Belts, bringing in over $500M in savings over 5 years.
  • Led team to redesign LLNL's Work for Others Program, doubling the Program's contracts revenue.
  • Redesigned LLNL's Work Control Program with other subject matter experts to create and implement an effective and efficient end-to-end safety program.
  • Supported National Ignition Facility (NIF) to streamline the shot process.
  • Led redesign of Department of Energy's order process, streamlining how new Department orders are created and passed through to implementing agencies.

Certification

  • Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt
  • Lean Six Sigma Champion, Black Belt, Green Belt, and Yellow Belt Instructor
  • Innovative Design (Design for Six Sigma)
  • Creating a Customer Centered Culture® Instructor
  • UCLA Technical Management Program

Affiliations

  • Elder Board member for CrossWinds Church
  • Board member for Quest Science Center
  • Advisory board member for Flourish

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Chief Operations Officer - SPUR
12.2024 - 06.2025
Chief of Staff - Tides Advocacy
06.2023 - 05.2024
Chief Operations Officer (Full & Fractional) - a)plan Coaching
10.2021 - Current
Chief Operations Officer - Tides
06.2020 - 09.2021
Director, Business Process Redesign - Tides
02.2017 - 06.2020
Manager of Business Process Redesign - Tides
03.2016 - 02.2017
Vice President of Quality - Go Pro
06.2015 - 03.2016
Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
06.2007 - 06.2015
Holy Names University - Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration And Management
Michael O. MosbyChief Operations Officer