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Twelve years of building
at the frontier

From econometric consulting rooms to Google's product floors — a career shaped by intellectual curiosity, rigorous analysis, and a deep belief that good products change people's lives.

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Professional Experience

2018 — Present

Google

Mountain View, CA

Senior Product Manager — Search Ads · YouTube · Cloud

Leading product strategy and execution across Google's most complex advertising platforms and cloud infrastructure. Managing cross-functional teams of engineers, designers, data scientists, and business stakeholders to build products used by billions of users and thousands of enterprise customers worldwide.

  • Drove product roadmap for Google Search Ads, influencing billions in annual ad revenue through improved targeting, automation, and AI-powered recommendations.
  • Led YouTube advertising product initiatives spanning video monetization formats, creator tools, and brand safety features.
  • Defined and shipped Cloud product features for enterprise customers, incorporating GenAI capabilities into core workflows.
  • Collaborated with Fortune 500 companies and global advertisers to define product requirements and validate market fit.
GenAISearch AdsYouTube CloudVideo AdvertisingAutomation

2015 — 2018

Adobe

San Francisco, CA

Senior Product Manager — Adobe Campaign (Marketing Cloud)

Promoted from PM to Senior PM after driving measurable product adoption and customer satisfaction improvements. Developed the CARE framework — a customer-first methodology for enterprise product development that became a model for Adobe Campaign's product org.

  • Built and launched Adobe Campaign Control Panel — a microservice that empowered customers with self-service admin capabilities, scaling from 0 to widespread adoption across Fortune 500 clients.
  • Regular executive-level meetings with Fortune 500 companies to align product roadmap with enterprise needs.
  • Authored widely-read post: "How Developing Products With CARE Puts Customer Experience First" (Adobe Experience League, 2021).
  • Drove global product adoption and measurably reduced customer friction across Adobe's Marketing Cloud suite.
Marketing CloudEnterprise SaaS CARE FrameworkMartechB2B

2013 — 2015

Analysis Group

Boston, MA

Senior Analyst — Analytical Litigation Consulting

Applied advanced econometric modeling and statistical analysis to complex commercial litigation matters across financial services, technology, and healthcare sectors.

  • Designed and executed econometric models to quantify damages, market definition, and economic harm in high-stakes litigation.
  • Presented analytical findings to senior partners at leading US law firms and directly to expert witnesses.
  • Developed rigorous data pipelines for large-scale financial and operational datasets.
EconometricsLitigation Analytics Data ModelingStatistics

2012 — 2013

Barclays

New York, NY

Analyst — Investment Banking

Financial modeling, market analysis, and transaction support within Barclays Investment Bank. Built quantitative models and contributed to pitchbooks and client deliverables across sectors.

Investment BankingFinancial ModelingMarkets

Earlier

USAID

International

Economic Development Work

Early-career experience supporting US Agency for International Development projects, applying economics training to international development contexts.

Development EconomicsInternational Policy
02

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology — MIT Sloan

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Product Management & Marketing · Cambridge, MA

President, MIT Technology Conference (2017) · Co-Lead, MIT Hyperloop Business Team · Led a team of 20+ in organizing MIT's premier technology conference

MIT HyperloopTech ConferenceLeadership

Williams College

BA — Economics & Psychology

Williamstown, MA

Full Academic Scholarship · Dean's List · Graduated with Honors

EconomicsPsychologyDean's ListFull Scholarship
03

Teaching & Speaking

Ongoing

Udacity

Online / Global

AI Product Manager — Nanodegree Instructor

Teaching the AI Product Manager Nanodegree program to a global cohort of aspiring PMs. Course content covers building and deploying AI solutions, GenAI product strategy, and real-world PM interview preparation. Rated 4.6/5 across 27+ published reviews.

AI PMNanodegreeEducationGenAI

Ongoing

Williams College

Williamstown, MA

Guest Lecturer

Returning alma mater to guest lecture on technology, product management, and the intersection of economics and modern AI product development.

Various

Product School

San Francisco / Online

Featured Product Leader & Speaker

PM interview preparation workshops, strategy deep-dives, and talks on data-driven product development. Featured in Product School's online learning catalog and community events.

"Every role has been a new language to learn — and I've loved every one of them."

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