Noah McDonald

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Senior Financial Analyst, Google - investor relations · equity · fundraising

Google
San Diego, CA · PT (UTC-8)
3+ years experience
Carnegie Mellon University
English, Spanish
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Overview

I work on investor relations at Google in San Diego. Closed the books in 4 days, down from 10. Ran diligence on 7 acquisitions. Previously at Atlassian. Amateur photographer; mostly street and food.

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  • Advice on investor relations
  • Second opinions on budgeting decisions
  • Working sessions on equity
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  • Offshore staffing offers
  • Unpaid work or spec projects

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Skills
fundraisingequityinvestor relationsbudgeting
AdvisingOpen to advising
closes in 3 months

Office hours for early-stage teams: investor relations and budgeting

Topics
investor relations, investor relations, fundraising
Format
Formal advisor role
Terms
Free for early founders
Capacity
A few async reviews a month
Best for
First-time founders

3 years of investor relations. Small equity or paid hours - flexible.

San Diego, CAequityinvestor relationsfundraising

Experience

  1. Senior Financial Analyst
    May 2026 - Present
    Google · 5 mo · Full-time · San Diego, CA
    • Saved $9 million a year renegotiating vendor contracts.
    • Built the operating model the board used for a $226 million raise.
    • Closed the books in 4 days, down from 13.
  2. Financial Analyst
    Sep 2023 - Apr 2026
    Atlassian · 2 yr 7 mo · Full-time · San Diego, CA
    • Took forecast accuracy to within 1% for 4 straight quarters.
    • Saved $7 million a year renegotiating vendor contracts.

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Education

  1. Carnegie Mellon University
    BS, Business Administration
    2019 - 2023

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