Seth Dallob

Twenty years of turning messy problems into finished projects.

I'm an operations leader who takes on the work nobody owns: stalled projects, broken processes, and everything that falls between departments. I've done it in real estate, private equity, insurance, logistics, and now AI.

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Figure 1. Seth Dallob
Name
Seth Dallob
Base
Reno, NV
Current
Operations, Teserae AI
Roles
COO, Chief of Staff, private equity, family office
Aircraft
N6350T, Cessna TR182 Turbo Skylane RG
Licenses
Instrument-rated private pilot, SIE and Series 7, FINRA arbitrator
Contact
[email protected]
(626) 548-8031

By the numbers

Experience

A COO with experience across startups and established firms. I build teams, iterate from evidence, make calls in ambiguous situations, and run everything from HR to strategy and execution.

Jul 2026 - nowTeserae AI Early-stage AI startupOperations

Operations, systems administration, and UI/UX.

Sep 2019 - nowNexGen Housing Partners Seattle, WACOO and Partner

Led a 25-person team across functions, delivered three multifamily projects (141 units), built operating processes and the tech stack, and lobbied for changes to Washington's MFTE law.

Figure 2. Three projects, 141 units
Dec 2016 - Dec 2019Family office BangkokManaging Member, Private Equity

Sourced and managed private equity partnerships: diligence, financing, and investor communications. Returned 1.3x to 1.9x invested capital.

Oct 2015 - Dec 2016Allstate Northbrook, ILBusiness Consultant

Built out the Good Hands Rescue Network with the partner operations behind a nationwide rollout, and introduced Lean and Agile methods.

Jan 2015 - Oct 2015HONK Santa Monica, CADirector, Partnership Operations

Led provider network operations and scaled networks across the US and Canada through Seed and Series A.

May 2008 - Dec 2014AAA Costa Mesa, CASupervisor, Specialty Networks

Ran technology rollouts and developed KPIs, SLAs, and vendor selection criteria.

Family office partnerships

Off the clock

Figure 4. N6350T, Cessna TR182 Turbo Skylane RG

Pilot

Private pilot for 20+ years, instrument rated, 2,000+ hours. Commutes to hybrid roles in CA, NV, and OR by air.

Chef

Private chef specializing in Persian cuisine at Tahoe Persian Kitchen.

Investor

FINRA arbitrator. Passed the SIE and Series 7; Series 63 and 79 next. Earlier, a financial advisor holding the Series 7, 63, 65, and 66.

Developer

Built, remodeled, and managed affordable-by-design multifamily and mixed-use buildings.

Rumi

My beagle, semi-famous on Instagram and TikTok. A very good boy. Newsweek has covered his adoption, his flying, and his sleeping arrangements.

Figure 5. Rumi, a very good boy

Public office

Ran for the South Tahoe Public Utility District board in 2024. Lost by 75 votes (0.42%).

Charcuterie

Reno-Tahoe Charcuterie Co. is my wife's side project, and worthy of your patronage.

Television

Wrote a couple of episodes for TV shows you've never heard of.

US Mint

Received one of the US Mint letters featured on a Planet Money episode.

Writing

Figure 6. Letters to the editor

Feb 2025

Stirring the pot: Environmental Services' crusade against MEHKOs South Tahoe Now. Why El Dorado County's opposition to home kitchen operations doesn't hold up against the county's own records.

Dec 2024

The biggest self-inflicted wound South Tahoe Now. How unfunded seismic mandates are pushing Barton Health's hospital out of South Lake Tahoe, and what it costs the town.

More in the Tahoe Daily Tribune and South Tahoe Now.

Education, licenses, and tools

Education

  • MBA, Drucker School of Business, Claremont Graduate University
  • BA, Radio/TV/Film, California State University, Northridge

Licenses and service

  • SIE and Series 7 (passed 2026)
  • Series 63 and 79 (in progress)
  • FINRA arbitrator
  • Board Secretary, Hacker Dojo
  • Instrument-rated private pilot

Tools I've run

  • Salesforce, Procore, Smartsheet, Jira
  • Tableau, QuickBooks, Jotform
  • Google Workspace, Microsoft 365
  • AI tools across the stack

Next

I run operations at Teserae AI and I'm happy there. If you're working on something where the hardest problem is operational, I'd like to hear about it.

Figure 7. Next leg

Roles

COO, Chief of Staff, private equity associate or manager, family office managing member, special projects, recruiting and HR leadership.

Location

Fully remote; hybrid up to three days a week in California, Nevada, or Oregon (I fly myself); or relocation for the right role.

Arrangement

W-2 preferred. Contract work if the project is genuinely interesting.

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Email
[email protected]
Phone
(626) 548-8031
Base
Reno, NV 89502
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