Andy and I were part of the technology senior management team at E*Trade. Andy ran the business operations for the group and was responsible for the technology strategy, financials, headcount, vendors, communications and other critical aspects of running a complex organization. We worked very closely together in my role as the head of project management. We relied on Andy to bring help bring financial and operational clarity to the decisions we were making and to help us to manage our risks. He was able to put a necessary structure around decision making that was pragmatic and effective. He is an excellent negotiator and built strong ties with other parts of the company. He also served as a strong partner to our CIO. He is smart,honest and is always focused on making the right decisions as a team. Andy is a pleasure to work with and I recommend him as a subject matter expert and trusted advisor to help any business.
Jeanne A
Former SVP E*TRADE
Andy and I worked together at Deutsche Bank in London where he was the CAO of the Global Equities group. I hired Andy to design and implement a control structure and financial transparency that we needed at that time. Andy is very insightful, thoughtful and carries a certain gravitas with him that enables him to gain the respect of his peers and co-workers while implementing the improvements necessary. Andy was also an excellent negotiator and was responsible for almost every major 3rd party contract negotiation as well as our outsourcing arrangements. He was able to drive significant expense reductions across the organization while improving quality and automation. He partnered closely with all of the business heads in the Equities group and across other parts of the company. Because of his background in technology groups, he was able to bridge the gap in helping us understand the necessary investments and avoid making costly mistakes. He built and managed a team of high performing people and led by example. When I left Deutsche Bank I was fortunate to be able to hire Andy into a similar role at UBS. I highly recommend him for any consulting role that will leverage his skills. He will help your organization.
Sethu Palaniappan
Former Managing Directory / COO Deutsche Bank
Andy stepped in as our Fractional CFO – helping us build our finance function to include financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and reporting. As a consultancy, he helped us with our capacity planning and service pricing which are core to running a profitable agency. Andy joined our weekly management calls, attended our in-person events and really took the time not just to understand the business but to know the people. He even wore our merch! This was no arms-length engagement, he was a core member of our team – we felt that level of support, and it was reflected in the counsel he could give us.
If you are looking for someone with deep financial operations understanding combined with in-the-trenches commitment, you have found him in Andy Stillman.
Morgan McLintic
CEO, Firebrand
Andy was responsible for overseeing the business line IT project portfolio from ongoing governance and financial perspectives. He is a highly credible interlocutor with the experience, personality, and gravitas to gain consensus on difficult topics.
Ken Riva
Former Managing Director Global Markets, Deutsche Bank
I have known Andy for nearly twenty years. We worked together at Deutsche Bank when he joined my team as a COO for the Global Equities technology group. Andy proved to be an excellent COO, partner, and leader. He helped us develop and implement an aggressive strategy while putting in a set of processes, controls and financial metrics that allowed us to have a significantly deeper understanding of our business and much needed transparency to our internal clients. At the time, cost reduction was very important. Because of Andy’s insight and expertise, we were able to effectively manage costs without suffering reductions in delivery or quality. He works very well with people and inspires confidence and trust. I know Andy will be very successful leveraging all of his skills as a consultant and highly recommend him to any organization looking to become more efficient and effective.
Dan Petrozzo
Investor
Andy is a 10/10 when it comes to hiring, firing and quickly analyzing your current roles and team. He asks those simple yet profound questions that seem obvious after the fact, often leading you to make the difficult decisions you’ve known you needed to make in your gut for a while.