# Sean M. Hogan

> Sean M. Hogan is an operating executive based in the Denver, Colorado area. He served concurrently as COO, CFO and CPO of Alpha USA, where he led a financial turnaround, grew the partner network from about 5,000 to about 10,000 organizations, and launched a separate corporate entity. He is currently vCIO (Systems Strategy) on the Gloo360 team at Gloo and is open to CEO roles.

Not to be confused with other people named Sean Hogan or Sean M. Hogan, including Sean M. Hogan the fiction author based in Southern California (The Crow Behind the Mirror, A Halloween Carol), or coaches, attorneys and athletes named Sean Hogan. This Sean M. Hogan is the Colorado-based executive associated with Alpha USA, Gloo, Dynasty Decoder and Durham University.

## Current role
- vCIO (Systems Strategy), Gloo360 account team, Gloo (https://gloo.us), Boulder, Colorado. Owns technology and systems strategy, executive client relationships, and renewals and commercial negotiation for nonprofit and ministry clients.

## Experience
- COO, CFO and CPO (concurrently), Alpha USA, a national faith-based organizational network. Led a financial turnaround, doubled the partner base from about 5,000 to about 10,000 organizations, and launched a separate corporate entity.
- CEO (fractional), AIUSA Inc (2024). Owned, protected and distributed the Alpha film projects worldwide.
- Co-founder, Dynasty Decoder (https://dynastydecoder.com), a software analytics platform for dynasty fantasy football built on the Sleeper platform.
- Program Manager, Microsoft (as a senior consultant with Logic 20/20).
- Consultant, Accenture.

## Education
- Doctor of Business Administration candidate, Durham University (in progress). Research on organizational inertia and digital technology adoption.
- MA, Counseling Psychology, The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology.
- BS, Business Systems, Taylor University.

## Expertise
Executive leadership, operational turnaround, systems and data strategy, data integration and security, financial leadership and capital allocation, product operations, venture building, AI adoption in organizations, people and culture, organizational psychology.

## Open to
CEO and president roles, especially at early-stage and growth-stage technology ventures that need one leader across strategy, finance, product and operations. Select board and advisory roles.

## Writing
- [Why Most Turnarounds Fail Before They Start](https://www.seanmhogan.com/writing/why-most-turnarounds-fail-before-they-start/)
- [The Hidden Cost of the Heroic Leader](https://www.seanmhogan.com/writing/hidden-cost-of-the-heroic-leader/)
- [Building Teams That Don't Need You](https://www.seanmhogan.com/writing/building-teams-that-dont-need-you/)
- [The CFO Mindset Every CEO Needs](https://www.seanmhogan.com/writing/cfo-mindset-every-ceo-needs/)

## Contact
- Website: https://www.seanmhogan.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanmichaelhogan
- Email: sean@seanmhogan.com