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Experienced Business Development & Product Leader with 25+ years of expertise in driving growth and innovation for early-stage startups and global brands alike.
My career has been marked by the creation of strategic partnerships in mobile Enterprise SaaS and global telecom/mobile carriers that have generated significant revenue. I have also built innovation programs that have helped corporates partner with startups, with brands such as Nike, Barclays, Disney, Sprint, Kaplan, LA Dodgers, Mars, Snap Inc, REI, UConn, and more.
Throughout my career, I have developed a strong ability to build and maintain relationships, both personal and professional. I have successfully implemented strategic online marketing programs for companies and agencies of all sizes, emphasizing new customer and prospect acquisition, retention, and maturation efforts through proven accountable marketing practices.
My ability to develop and manage strong relationships with internal and external team leaders has been key to my success in growing sales and revenue through developing new client, partner, and channel relationships in new media online and offline in traditional environments. I have also demonstrated the ability to understand and lead multi-channel visions with complex teams and stakeholders.
I possess a clear understanding of the balance between brand building and measurable goals, and have worked with C-Level business leaders to find and address new technologies, innovation, and customer retention opportunities.
My specialties include strategy and business development for new initiatives, sourcing new relationships in existing and emerging markets, and understanding business goals, costs, and measurements in order to build strong branding, lead generation, customer engagement, and sales. 
I work at the intersection of technology, media, product and innovation, with a focus on the people and the relationships that drive them.
I'm most comfortable operating at the forefront of what's next — whether that's launching a brand new news app for Samsung, kicking off a first-of-its-kind social media strategy team; spotting, then scaling out new productivity tools across an organization; or building out unique new partner programs from scratch. I have extensive experience working across the media landscape, from hyperlocal news to the biggest digital natives — bringing news leaders and journalists together to knowledge share and learn from each other, both in the U.S. and abroad. I have a passion for building things — be it new communities to bring people together, or new products and tools that move businesses forward.
I was the first business hire at CrowdTangle in 2014 – a social media tool to source content and analytics, used by 4500+ newsrooms, entertainment and sports brands globally. CrowdTangle was acquired by Facebook in December 2016, and I stayed on to oversee the the strategy for the North American news market. I have an intimate knowledge of product development, programs planning (virtual and IRL), data transparency and journalism. I am an empathetic manager, a strong hiring manager, and have led teams to success in both a scrappy startup environment and within Facebook's global org.
In 2011, I received a certificate from CUNY's inaugural Entrepreneurial Journalism program, which included coursework in business, product development, marketing and technology, and culminated in a 5-minute pitch to venture capitalists. (I received seed funding to build my product.) Post-program, I organized Hearst's first-ever 24-hour hackathon — a partnership with AngelHack — held in February 2013 at the Hearst Tower in New York City, and one of the things I'm most proud of in my career there.
I received a B.A. in Journalism from the University of Maryland, College Park, in December 2003, with cum laude honors.
Specialties: Program management; partner management; digital media; content strategy; media partnerships; social strategy; product feedback loops; event planning 
I am a co-founder and chief commercial officer at Sorcero, a platform that combines AI and natural language understanding to deliver data to transform how life sciences products improve patient outcomes. With over 15 years of experience in entrepreneurship, investment, and AI / Data analytics, I am passionate about scaling science-based solutions to the world's greatest challenges.
As an Edmund Hillary Fellow, I am part of a community of high-impact entrepreneurs, investors, and changemakers who are collaboratively building a better and more sustainable world from Aotearoa New Zealand. My specialties include Generative AI, life sciences, cleantech, sustainable investment, social enterprise, and impact investment strategies. I leverage these skills and expertise to help Sorcero's customers and partners use the latest AI advances to inform how life sciences products are adopted and best used to treat patients to improve outcomes and inspire hope. 
