Operators. Not consultants.
In the AI era, consulting-grade analysis is abundant. Ownership of execution is the constraint, and ownership is the prerequisite for AI to compound anything. We put senior operators in the room with leadership teams that have run out of room, fix the operating model that AI needs to run on, and stay until the operating model holds without us.
Collectively: 200+ years of operating experience • 50+ acquisitions • 9 PE-backed CEO/COO roles
KeyDelta is operator-led, not founder-dependent.
Russ Reeder founded KeyDelta after 30+ years scaling technology companies, but the model is bigger than one operator. KeyDelta deploys senior operators who have held CEO, COO, CRO, and functional leadership roles inside PE-backed and hypergrowth companies.
Track Record
The track record our operators bring
$125M+
In revenue impact
30+
Transformations led
50+
Acquisitions led or supported
4 Weeks
Average time to first measurable result
The Team
Senior operators who've been in your chair.
Every KeyDelta engagement is led by executives who have built companies, scaled teams, integrated acquisitions, and navigated the exact decisions you face now. We don't theorize. We've done it.
Russ Reeder
Founder & CEO
30+ years leading from inside operating companies, not from the sidelines.
CEO, President, or COO of nine private equity-backed companies, including Netrix Global, Infrascale, OVHcloud U.S., Media Temple, and XTIUM. Led or supported 50+ acquisitions and integrations representing $1B+ in transaction value. Founder of Rightsline, the leading rights and royalty management platform serving Disney+, Hulu, Sony, and other major media companies. Member of the Forbes Technology Council and Young Presidents' Organization (YPO). Graduate of Harvard Business School Executive Education. James Madison University alumnus and Chairman of the Advisory Council for the Madison Center for Civic Engagement.
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Brian Kuhn
Managing Partner
Enterprise transformation and operations leader who partners with boards, PE sponsors, and CEOs to integrate acquisitions, professionalize operations, and position companies for growth.
COO at Netrix Global, where he led the post-acquisition integration of five firms and 900+ employees into a unified, scalable enterprise. Launched and scaled OVHcloud's U.S. division from startup to $200M+ in revenue within two years. Chief Product & Strategy Officer at XTIUM, where he drove exit readiness. Earlier career at HP, Palm, eBay, AT&T, and GoDaddy. BS in Computer Science from the University of Michigan. MBA from UCLA Anderson.
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Jeanne Hopkins
Principal, GTM & Revenue Growth
Fixes broken go-to-market motions and makes growth repeatable.
25+ years of executive marketing and revenue leadership spanning HubSpot (VP of Marketing during hyper-growth, helping generate 50,000+ net new leads monthly and driving the company to #2 on the Inc. 500), Lola.com (acquired by Capital One), SquadLocker (CRO, set sales revenue records during COVID and built a new $1M+ product line in eight months), OneScreen.AI, and The Pedowitz Group (SVP, Revenue & Growth Marketing). Deep expertise in GTM architecture, sales and marketing alignment, demand generation, and pipeline mechanics. MBA in International Marketing from Suffolk University. BBA in Accounting & Finance from Western New England University.
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Alexandra Skaggs
Principal, Operations & Program Lead
Strategy, operations, and transformation leader who organizes complex situations and drives teams toward measurable outcomes.
VP of Strategy & Transformation at Netrix Global, Chief of Staff at OVH US and Integrate, and Director of Strategic Initiatives at Borderfree. Brings cross-functional precision to post-acquisition integrations, operating model redesigns, and large-scale program execution. Known for connecting the dots across people, process, and technology, and getting it done. BBA in International Business from Texas Tech University.
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Marc Lacroix
Principal, Professional Services & Automation
Builds and fixes professional services organizations, from strategy through automation.
SVP of Professional Services at XTIUM. VP of PS at Convergys, managing 250+ resources across North America and India. Co-founded RTM Consulting and the Resource Management Institute, authoring the RMCP certification program. Over a decade designing and deploying PSA ecosystems for companies ranging from Fortune 100 (Microsoft, Cisco, VMware, Infor) to PE-backed mid-market firms. Early career in Big 5 consulting at EY and Cap Gemini. MBA.
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Wade Little
Principal, Technology Strategy & Services Automation
Solves business problems with technology, not the other way around.
Led 100+ PSA implementation projects across every major vendor in the industry. Senior consulting leadership at IBM, PwC, EY, and EDS, driving large-scale IT and business transformations. Trusted advisor to CIOs and senior executives on IT strategy, services automation, and systems modernization. Deep expertise spanning telecom, manufacturing, high-tech, and professional services. MS in Management of IT from the University of Virginia. BS from LSU.
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Debra Olson
Principal, Services Operations & Resource Management
Turns underperforming services operations into scalable, profitable engines.
Decades of experience leading transformational change across diverse industries and international markets. Deep expertise in business operations planning, process optimization, and resource management. Partners with organizations to identify operational inefficiencies and drive measurable, sustainable results. Known for exceptional project leadership and change management, getting organizations through the hard part of actually adopting new ways of working. Recognized thought leader in professional services operations and resource management.
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KC Reeder
HR & Finance
Manages the financial operations, human resources, and administrative backbone that keep KeyDelta running.
Background in organizational management and education, with experience at Rightsline and the Entrepreneurs' Organization. Ensures operational discipline behind the scenes so the team can focus on client outcomes. University of Nevada, Reno graduate.
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Founder's Note
Why I built KeyDelta
KeyDelta is the firm I wish I had in the CEO seat.
Across PE-backed CEO roles, acquisitions, and founder-led scaling work, the lesson was consistent: AI does not rescue broken execution. It compounds whatever operating system you already have.
That is why KeyDelta starts with execution clarity, ownership, cadence, and scalable systems, then applies AI where it can create measurable value. Heroes don't scale. Systems do.
Russ
"In the AI era, consulting-grade analysis is abundant. Ownership of execution is the constraint."
KeyDelta doesn't staff projects or layer teams. We deploy senior operators who step into ambiguity, earn trust quickly, and move leadership teams forward. Our operators have held CEO, COO, and CRO roles in PE-backed and hypergrowth companies. We don't hand over decks. We work alongside your existing leadership team, accelerate the decisions that matter, and stay until your team is delivering outcomes without us. We don't replace people, we make them more effective. Our engagements help your team retire heroics in favor of systems, so progress no longer depends on any single leader.
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Why KeyDelta
Traditional consulting firms diagnose, recommend, and exit. But the gap isn't in knowing what to do, it's in getting it done. When ownership fragments and priorities compete, progress stalls regardless of how sharp the strategy is.
KeyDelta closes that gap. We bring operator-level support to the cross-functional, high-stakes problems that determine a company's trajectory. Not slide decks. Not recommendations. Our operators work shoulder-to-shoulder with your existing leadership team to restore clarity, align executives, unblock cross-functional work, and build the operating systems companies need to scale with confidence. We sit in the room with your team and help them deliver.
With AI accelerating the speed of business, that execution gap is widening. AI compounds advantage. Or compounds dysfunction. AI amplifies whatever operating system it's deployed into, including dysfunction. We help your team get the foundation right first, then guide your organization into AI-enabled operating models where the return is highest. Operations first. AI second. Value compounding.
The name KeyDelta represents the key change, the decisive shift, that releases organizational momentum. Every company has one. Our job is to find it and drive it.
How We Lead
HEAR
Four principles that govern every engagement, every conversation, every decision.
What truth are we avoiding?
What is the team afraid to surface?
Who owns this outcome?
Whose perspective is missing?
Honesty. Empathy. Accountability. Respect.
Thought Leadership
Speaking & media
Russ Reeder brings an operator's perspective to leadership, execution, and AI-enabled transformation. He is regularly invited to speak with CEOs, leadership teams, boards, and industry audiences.
Topics
Operations first, AI second: why fixing the foundation produces AI ROI
Scaling execution and leadership alignment in PE-backed companies
Building AI-enabled operating models that compound value
Post-acquisition integration: from day-one chaos to operating rhythm
From AI pilots to production: what most companies get wrong
Building execution systems that outlast any individual
As published in Forbes Technology Council, Chief Executive, Authority Magazine, Thrive Global, and SecureITWorld.
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