Georgina Harruff

Senior Executive Assistant · Executive Operations

Less operational
drag. More executive
capacity.

I help founders and senior leaders bring order to competing priorities, strengthen follow-through, and create the operating structure their next stage requires.

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Georgina Harruff smiling in a tan blazer
GEORGINA HARRUFFExecutive Operations · CEO Enablement
RHYTHM OF BUSINESS ✦ CEO ENABLEMENT ✦ DECISION FLOW ✦ AI-ENABLED EXECUTION ✦ BOARD READINESS ✦ RHYTHM OF BUSINESS ✦
01 / Selected impact

The work behind
the outcome.

Not a list of responsibilities. A look at the business problems I help executives solve.

P-Value / Publicis Health

Turned fragmented activity into executive visibility.

THE CONTEXTA fast-moving healthcare organization needed clearer line of sight across 20+ simultaneous priorities, 40–60 weekly leadership engagements, and a $50M+ partner portfolio.

THE MOVEBuilt AI-enabled reporting pipelines, decision trackers, and concise executive-ready updates connecting meetings, owners, deadlines, risks, and next actions.

THE IMPACTShortened reporting cycles by 20% and reclaimed 8+ hours of senior-leadership capacity each week.

8+ hrsleadership capacity reclaimed weekly
Georgina Harruff in a bright office
Judgment before instruction.
THE PERSON BEHIND THE OPERATING RHYTHM

Calm in complexity. Direct without friction. Always looking for the gap between what was decided and what will actually happen next.

Georgina Harruff in a modern office
Clear · Credible · Forward-looking
02 / How I operate

An EA foundation.
A Chief of Staff lens.

Turn the executive’s direction into language, decisions, and next actions the organization can use.

See where priorities, people, and dependencies intersect before a gap becomes a delay.

Keep decisions attached to owners and deadlines until the work is actually complete.

“The strongest executive support does not end when the meeting does. It follows the decision into the business.”

— My operating belief
Georgina Harruff in an executive office corridor
03 / Career evolution

Built in the work.
Sharpened by intention.

2025 — NOWP-Value / Publicis Health

Healthcare-AI executive operations

CEO and CFO partnership, reporting infrastructure, commercial support, and cross-functional execution in a high-growth environment.

JAN — SEP 2025Inizio Engage

People Operations and team enablement

Executive Assistant and Team Lead supporting the VP of HR and People Operations—coordinating executive workflows, people-team priorities, onboarding, and administrative-team coaching in a global healthcare organization.

2018 — 2024Thornton Tomasetti

Global CEO office

Nearly seven years helping a global CEO office stay prepared, connected, and moving across international teams.

THE THROUGHLINE10+ years

From access to organizational leverage

Deep administrative judgment, expanded into leadership cadence, decision flow, executive communications, and strategic follow-through.

04 / Inside the work

A confidential look at
how I create visibility.

The work samples use fictional names and sanitized business details. The workshop examples below show my approach to executive time and communication; they are illustrative, not claimed business results.

EXECUTIVE PRIORITY DASHBOARD01

The executive view—not the project-management view.

A leadership-level picture of active priorities, owners, deadlines, risks, and decisions requiring attention.

PriorityStatusNext milestoneExecutive action
Commercial LaunchAt RiskFinalize launch planConfirm timeline
Reporting AutomationOn TrackPilot workflowNo action
Leadership OffsiteIn ProgressApprove agendaSelect backups

Demonstrates Executive visibility · cross-functional coordination · risk escalation · accountability

WEEKLY EXECUTIVE BRIEF02

Attention organized before the week begins.

A decision-focused briefing that makes priorities, required decisions, risks, and critical meetings immediately clear.

This week's priorities
  1. Approve revised launch timeline
  2. Prepare partner presentation
  3. Resolve reporting ownership
  4. Protect strategic focus time
Decisions required
  • Select launch-date option
  • Confirm Q4 cadence
  • Approve recommended vendor
Risks and watch items
  • Client feedback may delay approval
  • Workstreams share one resource
  • Financial assumptions need update
Key meetings

MON · Executive Leadership Team
WED · Partner preparation
THU · Client presentation
FRI · Decision review

DECISION + ACTION TRACKER03

Where commitments stop disappearing.

A single source of truth that keeps decisions attached to owners, deadlines, status, and follow-up.

ActionOwnerStatusFollow-up
Revise launch timelineCommercialIn ProgressMonday ELT
Confirm reporting metricsFinanceCompleteAdd to dashboard
Evaluate vendor optionsOperationsAt RiskEscalate if late

Demonstrates Decision capture · ownership clarity · deadline management · escalation judgment

APPLIED WORKSHOP EXAMPLES

Three views of the same executive office.

The meeting cadence shows how the business runs. A time audit tests where attention goes. A weekly update makes decisions, progress, and contributions visible. These examples demonstrate the method; current calendar details and outcomes require leader validation.

01 / RHYTHM OF BUSINESS

Give every recurring forum a job.

Map weekly through quarterly meetings by purpose, owner, attendees, and time horizon. Compare agendas before changing the cadence.

Weekly
Decisions in motion
Monthly
Performance and course correction
Quarterly
Direction and resource choices
Illustrative structure, not Linda's confirmed schedule
02 / CEO TIME AUDIT

See what the calendar is asking of the CEO.

Classify all calendar items, calculate hours by category, and compare that mix with the leader's own priorities. Review repeated check-ins and whether protected focus time holds in practice.

Tag
Meeting or work type
Measure
Frequency and duration
Test
Value against priorities
Workshop analysis; no time savings claimed
03 / OCEO WEEKLY UPDATE

Make the work behind the work visible.

Bring priority progress, decisions needed, upcoming dates, and team contributions into one brief view for the executive.

Now
Work and decisions
Next
Milestones and risks
People
Contributions to recognize
Illustrative format, not an actual weekly report
05 / The difference

Not support at
the edges.

I work where executive judgment, operational discipline, and organizational follow-through meet.

01

Enterprise depth

Nearly seven years inside a complex global CEO office built the judgment to operate across boards, executives, time zones, and high-stakes change.

02

Builder instinct

I do not wait for a perfect system. I create the tracker, cadence, briefing flow, or decision mechanism the work needs—and make it usable by others.

03

Administrative rigor

Strategy works because the fundamentals are exact. Calendar logic, logistics, preparation, confidentiality, and follow-through remain part of the value—not beneath it.

04

AI with judgment

I use AI to accelerate research, reporting, preparation, and workflow design while keeping context, discretion, and executive judgment firmly human.

06 / Where I add value

The operating range behind
senior executive support.

I bring administrative rigor, business judgment, and systems thinking to executive offices where priorities move quickly and details carry weight.

EXECUTIVE PARTNERSHIP01

Senior Executive Support

Proactive partnership for CEOs and senior leaders who need their time, information, relationships, and commitments handled with judgment.

  • Complex calendar and inbox judgment
  • Executive briefings and meeting preparation
  • Global travel and contingency planning
  • Board, offsite, and event execution
Discuss an opportunity →
STRATEGIC EXECUTION03

EA-to-Chief of Staff Scope

Senior EA partnership with the cross-functional coordination, initiative ownership, and follow-through expected at the next level.

  • Cross-functional initiative tracking
  • Stakeholder alignment and decision flow
  • Business reviews and special projects
  • AI-enabled reporting workflows
Connect about role fit →

Best fit: Senior Executive Assistant, Executive Business Partner, Executive Operations, and EA-to-Chief of Staff roles supporting CEOs, C-suite leaders, and leadership teams.

07 / How I operate

From signal
to sustained execution.

A practical operating rhythm that turns executive direction into visible, owned, and completed work.

01

Anticipate

Learn the leader, business context, recurring friction, and signals that reveal what will likely be needed next.

02

Clarify

Translate priorities into decisions, owners, deadlines, preparation, and a clear definition of what successful execution requires.

03

Build + Execute

I establish the right systems, create visibility, and move the work forward—adapting as executive priorities and business conditions change.

04

Close the Loop

Track follow-through, surface risks, escalate at the right time, and keep commitments visible until the work is complete.

BUILT FOR A LONG-TERM EXECUTIVE PARTNERSHIP

Executive support is a business operating function.

The strongest partnerships combine exact execution with enough context and judgment to make good decisions when direction is limited.

I am pursuing full-time roles where executive support, operating rhythm, and cross-functional follow-through are treated as connected work.

Remote (US) · Senior EA · Executive Operations · EA-to-Chief of Staff

Earned professional credentials

NOVA Certified Chief of StaffProject Management Professional (PMP)Strategic Executive Administrator Certification (SEAC)Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)Certified Executive Administrative Professional (CEAP)Certified Workflow Specialist — AsanaMicrosoft Office Specialist (MOS)Salesforce Certified Slack AdministratorCELTA
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