Scott Gellman

About

Experience

• Chief Financial OfficerCurrent

  Masttro · New York City Metropolitan Area

  Oct 2024 – Present

  At Masttro, a global SaaS and AI platform that gives family offices, wealth owners, and financial institutions a consolidated view of complex portfolios across traditional and alternative assets, I lead multiple functions and partner with the CEO, board, and investors on strategy, capital, and performance. Scope & leadership * Lead multi-function organizations spanning Client Success, Support, Onboarding, Finance, and Legal in a global SaaS / AI environment. * Partner closely with the CEO, board, and investors on operating plans, capital strategy, and performance management. * A builder at core: recruiting leaders, restructuring teams, and installing the operating rhythms that let a company scale. Selected operating impact * Rebuilt the Client Experience organization and drove the strongest net-expansion performance in the company's history, while materially improving retention. * Delivered a significant, sustained reduction in churn through stronger engagement models, clearer ownership, and execution discipline. * Consolidated global support operations onto centralized tooling and workflows, improving responsiveness, visibility, and scalability. * Introduced enterprise-grade metrics, dashboards, and operating cadences that sharpened decision-making and cross-functional alignment. Selected financial & governance impact * Stood up the company's first annual operating plan, OKR framework, and audit-ready financial infrastructure to support predictable execution. * Substantially accelerated the monthly close and continue to drive further gains. * Strengthened the company's liquidity and capital flexibility. * Instilled the forecasting rigor, cost discipline, and investment prioritization that meaningfully improved operating performance and moved the business toward sustainable, self-funding operations.

• COO

  Nowsta · New York, New York, United States

  2022 – 2024

  Founded in 2015, Nowsta is a B2B Marketplace. Nowsta streamlines how businesses hire, schedule, and manage their flex workforce. Trusted by some of the largest brands in professional sports, hospitality, staffing, and more, Nowsta’s centralized platform sources workers, hires employees, organizes schedules, tracks time & attendance, and improves communication. • Spearheaded the growth of Nowsta, a leading B2B marketplace for the gig economy, achieving a 4x increase in revenue and headcount. • Established key operational frameworks including annual planning, quarterly forecasts, and weekly KPIs to enhance organizational efficiency. • Developed a comprehensive financial reporting process, improving cash generation by 40% and reducing non-operating expenses by 25%.

Education

• Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business — MBA
• Corona Del Mar Highschool

Skills