Brooks Ellis

Overview

I started Vellum Works to fix consumer finance for teams who were tired of the workarounds. Grew the team to 105 people across 3 countries. Before that: Airbnb and Verizon. Big believer in written communication.

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Experience

1. Co-founder & CTO

   Oct 2021 - Present
   Vellum Works · 5 yr · Full-time · New York, NY
   • Signed 215 paying customers, 4 of them enterprises.
   • Raised $13 million across 2 rounds.
2. FP&A Manager

   Apr 2018 - Oct 2021
   Airbnb · 3 yr 6 mo · Full-time · New York, NY
   • Took forecast accuracy to within 2% for 6 straight quarters.
   • Ran diligence on 10 acquisitions.
3. Controller

   Nov 2016 - Apr 2018
   Verizon · 1 yr 5 mo · Full-time · New York, NY
   • Took forecast accuracy to within 4% for 10 straight quarters.
   • Ran diligence on 7 acquisitions.
4. Controller

   May 2013 - Nov 2016
   Amazon · 3 yr 6 mo · Full-time · New York, NY
   • Built the operating model the board used for a $160 million raise.
   • Saved $3 million a year renegotiating vendor contracts.
5. Finance Director

   Nov 2011 - May 2013
   IBM · 1 yr 6 mo · Full-time · New York, NY
   • Built the operating model the board used for a $260 million raise.
   • Saved $8 million a year renegotiating vendor contracts.

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Education

1. Johns Hopkins University

   MS, Computer Science
   2011 - 2013
2. Purdue University

   BS, Computer Science
   2005 - 2009