Nicki Mcmorrow Westhauser
Chief of Staff, Go-to-Market Technology at DoorDash
Nashville, Tennessee
Overview
Work Experience
Senior Manager and Chief of Staff, Go-to-Market Technology
2024 - Current
DoorDash is a food delivery platform that connects customers with local and national businesses.
Raised $2,471,820,000.00 from Durable Capital Partners, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, T. Rowe Price and Fidelity.
Founder Advisor
2023 - 2024
Head of Operations (Tenney 110)
2023 - 2023
Note: Tenney 110 was closed by American Family Insurance in December 2023. Established, optimized, and managed all operational processes within the Tenney 110 venture studio, including venture finances, hiring practices, acquisition of the studio’s tech stack and execution of the studio partnerships and marketing strategy. Served as first operations hire and fractional COO for each of the studio’s 4 ventures managing hiring, GTM strategy, and internal business operations for each venture. Managed 4 venture associates and 2 studio advisors.
Insurance Services in Houston, MO
Investor
2022 - 2023
Led end-to-end sourcing, diligence, and deal formation responsibilities as a member of the investment team, resulting in the review of 100+ early-stage companies and ownership of 5+ diligence processes.
Board Observer
2022 - 2023
Served as Board Observer for HappyCo (a leading multifamily inspection software platform), providing sales, marketing, and operational support to their leadership team during role as Investor at Camber Creek.
HappyCo Inc offers AI-powered software for property management, enhancing maintenance operations and resident satisfaction.
MBA Student, Full-Time Program
2020 - 2022
Investor
2021 - 2021
Sourced, qualified, and led diligence for supply chain, proptech, and renewable energy verticals, including creation of market sizing and exit and competitive analysis.
Touchdown Ventures is a corporate venture capital firm that partners with corporations to invest in early and growth-stage companies.
Associate
2020 - 2021
Responsible for identifying, completing due diligence, and ultimately selecting 10 robust, Midwestern startups for admission into Techstars Chicago’s July 2021 accelerator program. Sourced 1100+ companies for consideration.
Strategy and Development
2020 - 2021
Served as Ruuster's first operations hire, responsible for development and execution of real estate agent onboarding program.
Ruuster is a homebuying management platform.
Global Inventory Management Chief of Staff
2018 - 2020
Acted in place of Director of Inventory Management in both internal and external strategic conversations, including managing deliverables of 7 global staff members. Established and managed Compliance Center of Excellence to drive globally consistent internal audit programs, including quarterly Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) and Controlled Self-Assessment (CSA) testing to ensure organization’s 150+ employees and $5B+ of inventory are systemically and financially compliant. Facilitated Design Thinking courses, leading 13 cross-functional engagements, including Chief Diversity Officer’s Leadership Summit at Dell Technologies World and Panama Executive Leadership Summit at Dell Panama.
Integrated Services Group Planning Advisor
2017 - 2018
Supported Dell's integrated services group through their integration with EMC.
Supply Chain Advisor
2017 - 2017
Awarded international assignment as top-ranked SCDP participant, selected out of a group of 24.
Dell/EMC Integration Project Management Advisor
2016 - 2017
Developed and executed an internal communications strategy for Dell’s supply chain leadership team within largest merger in tech history ($60B+), broadcast to 4000+ employees. Program managed $900M in synergy within IBM’s M&A Accelerator tool to ensure supply chain milestones were compliant with integration leadership and timelines.
Innovation Sr. Analyst
2015 - 2016
Inventory Management Sr. Analyst
2014 - 2015
Selected into Dell’s Supply Chain Development Program (SCDP), a 3-year, highly competitive, rotational program.
Dell transforms computing and provides high-quality solutions for people and businesses to be ready to move forward.