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MaryAnn Kontonicolas

MaryAnn is a principal in True’s Finance practice and is based in Los Angeles. She specializes in strategic CFO hires for growth-stage companies, with a focus on B2B software and services businesses across asset classes (venture, private equity, and public).

Prior to joining True, MaryAnn led C-suite and VP recruiting for ECA Partners, a boutique executive search firm serving private equity and venture-backed clients.

MaryAnn began her career in academia, earning a Ph.D. in archaeology from UCLA and leading excavations across Europe and the Middle East. Originally from New Jersey, she earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from University College London.

Snapshot

  • Focuses on strategic CFO, VP finance, and corporate development hires
  • Holds BA, MA, and Ph.D. degrees
  • Lived and worked / studied in four countries
  • Avid backgammon player

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  • Brad Stadler co-CEO & Founder, True and president, true search Philadelphia (HQ)
  • Joe Riggione co-CEO & Founder, True and president, true technologies Philadelphia (HQ)
  • Josh Withers Founder & GM, Platform and North America Search Operations San Francisco
  • Kate Vanek Global Chief Operating Officer & Chief Financial Officer London
  • Sam McGrath GM, EMEA & APAC London
  • Lucinda Duncalfe EVP, True Technologies & GM, Thrive, AboveBoard & Jopwell New York

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