Professional services
10 chief administrative officers
These ten chief administrative officers hold or have held a CAO title at companies ranging from an insurer and a retailer to a real estate trust and a sports and entertainment group. Their experience shows how the CAO role gets scoped, which corporate functions it tends to take on and how leaders step into it from legal, operations and chief of staff posts.
Professionals to explore
01—10Anna Harper
LinkedInExperience: Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) · Cardinality-ai
Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) at Cardinality-ai since 2022, and former Vice President Operations at Cardinality-ai (2021–2022). Her profile says that as CAO she is responsible for overseeing operational budgets, key performance indicators and staffing across the company's global operations. She was Project Management Officer at Petram Analytics (2019–2021).
Carly de Diego
LinkedInExperience: Chief Administrative Officer · AdvisorEngine
Chief Administrative Officer at AdvisorEngine since 2020, and former Chief Client Officer (2018–2020), Head of Advisor Solutions (2017–2018) and VP Product Development (2014–2017) at AdvisorEngine. Her profile describes her work driving operational excellence within the financial services and wealth management sectors. She was VP - Senior Business Analyst at Merrill Lynch (2008–2012).
Damien Liddle
LinkedInExperience: Chief Administrative Officer · Indigo
Chief Administrative Officer at Indigo since 2023; his profile describes Indigo as a retail company. He was SVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary at Indigo (2019–2023), Vice President, Legal at Indigo (2018) and Senior Corporate Counsel at Indigo (2015–2018).
Daniel Franzetti
LinkedInExperience: Chief Administrative Officer · CNA Insurance
Chief Administrative Officer at CNA Insurance since 2023, and former Executive Vice President, Worldwide Claim at CNA Insurance (2020–2023). He was also Chief Operating Officer at QBE North America (2018–2020), Chief Claims Officer at QBE North America (2016–2018) and Senior Vice President, Claims Technical Shared Services at Zurich North America (2010–2013).
David Rodefeld
LinkedInExperience: Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) · Valcourt Group
Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) at Valcourt Group since 2021, where his profile lists leading M&A diligence and integration and oversight of the enterprise HR, legal and risk departments. He was Chief Operating Officer at Cushman & Wakefield (2019–2020) and Chief Operating Officer at QSI Facilities (2017–2019).
Frank Mendicino
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer · Delaware North
Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer at Delaware North since 2017. His profile describes Delaware North as a hospitality and food service company with operations on four continents. His former roles include President - Strategic Assets and Chief Strategy Officer at Aramark (2006–2016) and President - Facility Services - Education North America at Aramark (2000–2006).
Joseph Napolitano
LinkedInExperience: SVP - Chief Administrative Officer · Acadia Realty Trust
SVP - Chief Administrative Officer at Acadia Realty Trust since 1995. His profile says he is accountable for overseeing the property management, human resource, marketing and information technology disciplines. He was Senior Property Manager at Rosen Associates Management Corp (1990–1994).
Joseph Tiller
LinkedInExperience: Chief Administrative Officer · ALSO.
Chief Administrative Officer at ALSO. since 2025; his profile says the role includes overseeing corporate development and describes Also as a company building vertically integrated small electric vehicles. He was Chief Administrative Officer & Board Member at Specialized Bicycle Components (2022–2025).
Kim Osborn
LinkedInExperience: Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) · Elavon
Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) at Elavon since 2024, and former Chief of Staff, Head of Employee Experience at Elavon (2018–2024). Her profile describes Elavon as a wholly-owned subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp providing payment processing, and says that as Chief of Staff she worked alongside the Elavon senior leadership team to manage strategic initiatives.
Seth Krauss
LinkedInExperience: Chief Administrative Officer & Senior Counsel · TKO
Chief Administrative Officer & Senior Counsel at TKO since 2025 and at Endeavor since 2024. He was Chief Legal & Administrative Officer at TKO (2023–2025) and Chief Legal Officer at Endeavor (2014–2023). His profile describes TKO Group Holdings as a sports and entertainment company that comprises UFC and WWE.
Choose the right perspective
Match the functions a person's CAO role covers, such as HR, legal, risk or IT, to the scope you are defining for your own role. Someone who came to the job from legal counsel will see it differently from someone who came up through operations or a chief of staff post, so ask about that path early.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01Which functions should report to a chief administrative officer, and which should stay with the CFO or COO?
- 02How do you measure whether the administrative functions are serving the business well?
- 03What changes when a company creates a chief administrative officer role for the first time?
About this directory
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