Accomplished C-level executive, board member and advisor working for industry pioneers Google, Pinterest, Fox, and Strategic Education, Inc. Currently leading product development for SEI developing and launching new products and enterprises by enabling AI to drive innovation and transformation for learners, educators, and employers. Deep understanding of product development, executive leadership, corporate development, operational management, cloud computing, digital advertising, machine learning, and educational technology. Trusted leader with a strong network across venture, private equity, technology, education, media, and entertainment enabling the creation of valuable strategic partnerships. High aptitude for emotional intelligence bringing diverse teams together to work collaboratively, communicate authentically, and align goals to achieve profitable results. Career achievements include: ➤Global Chief Product Officer leading product development and strategy as part of of SEI's executive team. Focused on developing new strategic partnerships, launching products, and driving AI growth across SEI's platform. ➤Appointed CEO of Caffeine Studios, JV between Fox and Caffeine. Managed a $65M P&L, directed a team of 30+ professionals, led creator acquisition and production delivering ~100 monthly hours of original live streaming content enabling Caffeine to grow from ~5M monthly users to over 20M in four years. ➤Spearheaded and closed Fox's $100M investment in Caffeine in ninety days alongside Andreessen Horowitz and Greylock Partners becoming Fox's entry into gaming and esports. ➤Negotiated and executed a $200M AWS cloud agreement across Fox's platform saving an estimated $22.5M over three years by analyzing usage data by cloud service to secure better pricing. ➤Established Pinterest's media partnerships group working with content owners, creators, and brands to create unique content for Pinterest helping increase monthly users from 80M to 170M in three years. ➤Integrated Google's $3.1B acquisition of DoubleClick's global sales and account teams retaining over 85% of DoubleClick's team helping secure Google's leadership position in digital advertising. ➤Launched Google's original AdSense inside sales team growing revenue from $0 to $75M in two years becoming the foundation for one of Google's most long-term profitable divisions. Key skills include: ➤Corporate development, product development, strategy, operational design, data application, change management, business development, content acquisition, and launching joint ventures.
strategiceducation.com
scribd.com
foxcorporation.com
caffeine.tv
dstillery.com
goo.gle
stepstonegroup.com
Los Angeles, California, United States
Chief Product Officer
Strategic Education, Inc
• www.linkedin.com/company/strategiceducation
• Full-time
Apr 2024 - Present
Los Angeles, California, United States
Senior Vice President, Technology Partnerships and Investments
Fox Corporation
• www.linkedin.com/company/fox-corporation
Jan 2021 - Apr 2024
Los Angeles, California
CEO - Caffeine Studios (JV between Fox and Caffeine)
Fox Corporation
• www.linkedin.com/company/fox-corporation
Jan 2019 - Dec 2020
Los Angeles, California
Global Head of Technology Partnerships
Fox Corporation
• www.linkedin.com/company/fox-corporation
Nov 2017 - Dec 2018
New York, New York
Industry Advisory Board
StepStone Group
• www.linkedin.com/company/stepstone-group
Jan 2023 - Jan 2024
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