Jim Coburn | Senior Executive Assistant & AI-Enabled Operations

Executive Assistant · AI-Enabled Operations

Executive support, reimagined with AI.

10+ years supporting C-suite executives and boards — calendar, communications, board prep, stakeholder management, and complex priorities at the pace senior leaders demand. I bring deep AI fluency and project management discipline to make the executives I support measurably more effective.

10+ yrs C-suite & board-level executive support
$180K documented savings through workflow automation and process improvement
4+ C-suite leaders supported across operations, finance, technology, and education
5 industries: healthcare, EdTech, technology, nonprofit, and private equity

About

The EA modern executives need.

Seasoned executive support, strong judgment, and practical AI fluency — combined with the systems mindset to make work clearer, faster, and easier to manage.

I’m a San Diego-based Executive Assistant with over a decade supporting C-suite executives and board-level leadership. I pair traditional EA excellence — calendar, communications, travel, board prep, stakeholder management, and confidential executive support — with deep AI fluency, using modern tools to give the executives I support more time, better information, and tighter execution.

Most recently, I served as Executive Assistant & Project Manager on the Tech & Innovation Team at Frazier Healthcare Partners, supporting the head of IT while deploying project management infrastructure across a portfolio of healthcare companies. The work generated $180K in documented cost savings and gave executive teams real-time visibility into portfolio operations.

My value is the combination: I can manage the executive’s day-to-day operating rhythm while also improving the workflows, dashboards, templates, SOPs, and communication loops that keep priorities moving.

How I Help

Executive operations first. AI and PM discipline as the edge.

This site is built around the work I want to do next: senior EA, Chief of Staff-adjacent, and executive operations roles where strong support, clear communication, and operational follow-through matter.

01

Executive Operations & Support

High-trust support for executives who need calm, structure, responsiveness, and reliable follow-through.

  • C-suite and board-level support
  • Calendar, travel, and communications management
  • Board prep, meeting logistics, and briefing materials
  • Cross-functional stakeholder coordination
  • SOP development, documentation, and executive follow-through
02

AI-Enabled Productivity

Practical AI support that helps leaders and teams reduce manual work, prepare faster, and communicate more clearly.

  • AI-assisted drafting, summarizing, and research
  • Meeting prep, recap, and action-item workflows
  • Executive-ready templates, prompts, and SOPs
  • Automation to reduce repetitive administrative work
  • Tool adoption support for busy leadership teams
03

Project Management Systems

Project and dashboard experience used in service of executive visibility, prioritization, and better operating rhythm.

  • Smartsheet, Jira, Asana, Monday.com, and Notion support
  • Executive dashboards and reporting
  • Project tracking and status visibility
  • Cross-functional implementation support
  • Operational infrastructure for recurring work

Core positioning

A senior EA who brings PM discipline, AI fluency, and systems thinking to fast-moving executives.

Executive Support Calendar Management Board Prep C-Suite Operations Stakeholder Management AI Implementation Project Management Smartsheet Process Automation Change Management

Many Executive Assistants are highly organized. Many project managers are strong at systems. Many AI users are good at tools. My value is the combination.

I can support an executive’s day-to-day reality — calendars, meetings, communications, priorities, follow-up, stakeholders, board logistics, and documentation — while also spotting opportunities to make the underlying workflow cleaner, faster, and more visible.

That means fewer dropped balls, less manual chasing, better preparation, stronger communication loops, and a clearer operating rhythm for the executive and the team around them.

Selected Work History

Executive support across leadership, boards, and complex operations.

A record of supporting senior leaders while improving the systems, workflows, and visibility that help organizations execute.

Frazier Healthcare Partners

Executive Assistant & Project Manager · Tech & Innovation

Executive Assistant to the head of IT on a 6-person Tech & Innovation team supporting 12 portfolio companies. Managed calendar, communications, and project coordination for the executive while architecting and deploying a Smartsheet-based PM platform across five portfolio companies — CareTria, RevSpring, DirectMed, Konovo, and AirLife — that standardized project visibility and enabled data-driven executive decision-making.

  • Generated $180K in documented cost savings through process improvement and workflow automation.
  • Built executive dashboards and reporting structures to improve portfolio visibility.
  • Supported AI and productivity workflows across healthcare operating environments.

DocuSign

Executive Assistant · Global Business Unit

Supported the head of a global business unit at DocuSign during a period of rapid growth, while also improving workflows for a 30-member global EA team.

  • Built a Jira-driven vendor onboarding workflow for the global EA organization.
  • Helped eliminate a two-month invoice backlog totaling millions of dollars.
  • Improved coordination, visibility, and follow-through for recurring operational work.

Independent Contract Positions

Executive Support & Operations · 2018–2022

Provided executive support and operations assistance across contract roles, including senior-leader support, meeting preparation, documentation, and cross-functional coordination.

  • Supported two senior VPs simultaneously at Woodland Park Zoo.
  • Helped prepare board-ready materials and leadership documentation.
  • Maintained continuity and structure across fast-changing contract environments.

Bloodworks

Executive Assistant to COO & CFO

Supported the COO and CFO simultaneously across operations and finance, including Board of Trustees Planning and Finance Committee support, financial operations coordination, meeting logistics, stakeholder liaison work, and cross-functional follow-through.

  • Coordinated board committee support, executive meetings, and stakeholder communication.
  • Supported financial and operational priorities requiring accuracy, discretion, and responsiveness.
  • Helped maintain alignment across executive, finance, and operational stakeholders.

Brandman University

Executive Assistant to Senior Leadership

Provided seven years of high-trust executive support to senior leadership, including complex calendar management, Board of Regents committee logistics, budget tracking, briefing materials, stakeholder communications, and confidential executive coordination.

  • Supported the Executive Vice Chancellor with scheduling, prioritization, communication, and follow-through.
  • Coordinated Board of Regents committee logistics and leadership meeting support.
  • Managed recurring operational details requiring discretion, accuracy, and judgment.

Tools & Technologies

Modern EA stack plus AI and operations systems.

Comfortable in the daily tools executives depend on, with added strength in AI, dashboards, workflow design, and project visibility.

Executive Operations Stack

Google Workspace Microsoft 365 Outlook Zoom Slack Notion Granola TickTick

AI & Communication Support

ChatGPT Claude Microsoft Copilot AI meeting notes AI summaries Prompt workflows

PM, CRM & Visibility Systems

Smartsheet Jira Asana Monday.com Basecamp HubSpot Zoho CRM Dashboards SOPs

Available for EA, Chief of Staff-adjacent, and senior operations roles.

If you’re hiring for a high-output Executive Assistant with AI fluency, strong judgment, board-level experience, and a project management background, I’d love to talk.

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