Principal-led.
Network-leveraged.
SF Advisor is led by Ramy Stephanos personally. Every engagement and every check is principal-led. A vetted network of operators, attorneys, analysts, and capital partners is brought in per mandate, not pretended into a fake org chart.
In my own words.
My name is Ramy Stephanos. I grew up and spent most of my adult life in California before moving to Washington, DC, in 2020. This included a 3-year stint working in Sydney, Australia. After years of providing strategy consulting services, I established SF Advisor in 2023 to provide a framework to support more organizations.
As a seasoned professional with over 20 years of experience helping businesses optimize growth and operational efficiency, I have provided these services as part of my day-to-day roles in corporate and start-up settings and for personal investment purposes. My diverse background spans various industries, focusing on high-growth environments (Enterprise, pre-IPO, to Series A startups) where I have successfully led initiatives to streamline operations, scale teams, and drive strategic planning.
Throughout my career and as a 2025 Executive MBA Graduate, I have honed my skills in identifying high-potential acquisition opportunities, conducting due diligence, and driving sustainable growth in small to mid-sized businesses. I thrive in environments where operational inefficiencies must be assessed and data-driven solutions implemented to unlock long-term success. Whether working with large global enterprises or smaller fast-growing firms, I enjoy guiding companies through complex sales strategy, forecasting, quota and commissioning, and operational alignment challenges.
For businesses looking for short-term capital investments, looking to sell, or seeking expert guidance in refining their Go-To-Market or Revenue Operations strategy, I bring a proven track record of helping organizations achieve their strategic goals. Through a consultative approach, I offer actionable insights and pragmatic solutions that empower businesses to reach their full potential, whether through short-term consulting or in a more involved advisory capacity.
Ramy Stephanos
Founder · Washington, DC
Google Public Sector
Sales Strategy & Operations
Led revenue strategy for Google Cloud's U.S. Public Sector business through a multi-year hyperscale phase. Owned planning, forecasting governance, and territory design across federal, defense, intelligence, healthcare, and education segments, translating strategy into operating plans the field could actually execute.
FireHydrant
Head of Revenue Operations
First revenue operations hire at a Series B SaaS company. Built the commercial operating system from scratch (pricing, deal desk, forecasting, compensation, and renewals) and partnered with the founder-CEO to move the business from founder-led selling to a repeatable, scalable motion.
Elastic
Sr. Manager, Sales Strategy & Operations
Strategy and operations leadership through Elastic's public-company growth phase. Built and led the Americas growth team, stood up a new sales segment from concept through scale, and ran a global motion across multiple regions and product lines.
Salesforce
Manager, Finance & Strategy
Business Controller for global Sales, HR, and Recruiting. Owned planning and operational governance at hyperscaler scale, redesigned sales compensation and quota architecture, and built the finance-first analytical foundation that would later anchor every operating system that came after.
Investment Banking & Corporate Finance
M&A and Capital Markets
Six years across mergers and acquisitions, valuation, and capital markets. Closed buy-side acquisitions, debt financings, and equity placements, the finance-first foundation that still shapes how every engagement gets framed today.
UVA Darden Global Executive MBA. UC Irvine, B.A. Economics and B.A. Political Science.
How we actually work.
Principal-led, always.
Every engagement is led by Ramy. You will not be handed off to a junior associate, ever. If we can't take the work personally, we will not take it at all.
A network, brought in per mandate.
Operators, attorneys, analysts, and capital partners are engaged when the work demands it. We assemble the right team for the deal, and we don't carry overhead waiting for it.
Three properties, one thesis.
We advise operators, back others who operate, and acquire and operate ourselves. The thread is operating depth, earned inside Google, Salesforce, Elastic, and FireHydrant.