Zac Rowley

Commercial operator across finance, operations, and product.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zacrowley

Experience

Apple — Human Engineering (APAC R&D)

Role: Special Projects (Confidential) | Dates: 2014-2018

• Led high trust R&D workstreams in a constrained, confidential environment.
• Coordinated across stakeholders to maintain execution quality under ambiguity.
• Delivered outcomes where precision and decision discipline mattered more than speed.

BCG Digital Ventures — senior Venture Architect

Role: Consultant | Dates: 2022

• Worked in venture building contexts where clarity and speed to output were required.
• Translated ambiguous problems into executable plans and work products.
• Supported cross-functional delivery where outcomes needed to survive constraints.

VU Venture Partners (San Francisco) — Investment Team / Venture

Role: Investment Team | Dates: 2019

• Applied investment side thinking to founder decision making and fundraising readiness.
• Aligned capital needs with milestones, hiring plans, and realistic allocation of funds.
• Developed models to quantify trade-offs and stress-test assumptions.

Fractional / Advisory — Startups

Role: Chief of Staff / Operator / Advisor | Dates: 2019- Current

• Supported founders and execs across ops streamlining, decision-making, and execution quality.
• Built structures for prioritisation, accountability, and measurable delivery.
• Worked across functions where ownership was unclear and outcomes mattered.

Projects Delivered (Selected)

• Sales process rebuild (anonymised): diagnosed bottlenecks, implemented workflow and reporting improvements.
• Workflow modernisation (anonymised): mapped processes, implemented automation and adoption.

Results Achieved

• Improved fundraising readiness by aligning capital, milestones, and narrative discipline.
• Delivered operational clarity and execution momentum across teams.
• Built complex financial models to reduce decision risk and quantify trade-offs.

Education

• Masters of Business Administration; Macquarie Business School
• Masters of Clinical Physiology; Charles Sturt University
• Bachelors of Exercise & Sport Science; Central Queensland University