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Dustin Lucien

Executive Leadership Coach

Former COO & CTO, Betterment

About

I enjoy helping founders and executives at high-growth startups scale themselves and their teams, so that they can enjoy the journey of building a business and do the best work of their careers. If you're aware that easy things have gotten significantly harder after your last fundraise, struggling with managing a team as it grows, or navigating challenging economic climates, I can help you navigate the cultural and operational maturing of your company. I've spent my career working in high-growth technology startups, starting out as a software engineer filling various technical, product and sales-oriented roles before finding my way into general management of all aspects of execution and delivery.

I spent the past decade building Betterment, a fintech company that raised over $100M in VC funding, and oversaw over $20+ billion in assests under management. I joined as the 20th employee, and exprienced the growth to over 350 employees. I started as the VP of Engineering before transition to CTO, and eventually took on roles in HR, Legal and Compliance, before transitioning full-time to COO. In fast growing environments, I have seen every stage and role of growth and hypergrowth, and how to navigate the ever-evolving challenges from defining your own role to carving out new ones for yourself, working with and across executive leadership teams, and taking on a variety of new management and leadership responsibilities. I specialize in coaching entrepeneurs and exectuives on similar journeys, and helping them thrive as leaders, navigate the everyday challenges, and find enjoyment and fullfullment amidst the ever-evolving nature of company building.

I live in New York City, and am a father to two young girls.

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