EXPERIENCE

  • head of data platform & operations

    Ultimate Medicine AG, is a preclinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing targeted therapeutics to treat chronic age-related cognitive impairment like dementia.

    • strategic role focused on building the system and data foundations, managing R&D projects


    July 2023 - current

  • Startup advisory or freelance work for analytics, data strategy and tech implementation. Includes challenge judging and mentoring.

    CURRENT:

    • AlgoVerde, ShiftPosts, FOCAL, MemoryWell

    PAST:

    • CVS, Chakra Advisors, Data Culpa, MassChallenge, Vector-Center, SimilarWeb, Unbound Concepts, I-COM Data Hackathon, JumpShell, TapDog, *matilda

    2013 - current

  • teaching fellow, startup mentor

    HBS Online includes Harvard Business Analytics Program (HBAP) in addition to Exec Ed and collaborations with D^3, the Harvard Digital, Data & Design Institute

    • creation and teaching of AI learning seminars

    • advising students on AI, digital strategy, leadership, innovation and change as a result of data and technology.

    • pitch lab co-creator, startup mentor and pitch and case study advisor

    • involved in curriculum additions and changes

    Sept 2019 - current

  • head of data sciences strategy

    Invaio uses data and technology to unlock the potential of interdependent natural systems to solve pressing agriculture, nutrition & environmental challenges

    • strategy role focused on building the data sciences team and advising on data strategy, system implementation, and advanced analytics to bring new agriculture products to market.

    July 2020 - July 2023

  • head of data innovation

    Montai is unlocking the power of nature with digital technologies to treat and preempt chronic disease, improving health outcomes for as many people as possible

    • exec role focused on building biotech data research and platform engineering teams to create key drug development platform modules enabling decision-making through data, advanced analytics and user-friendly visualization as the company scales.

    July 2020 - May 2023

  • head of data innovation

    head of data sciences

    Indigo leverages science and technology to help improve the sustainability and profitability of the agriculture industry.

    • 2nd exec role focused on building new 20 team to deliver over 40 new data intelligence and geo-analytic solutions to scale operations and drive increased transactions in key products in 2019.

    • 1st exec role focused on building new agriculture data solutions through new data collection/acquisition, data management and data science.

    • grew small new team to 35 across five different data disciplines and three data science focus areas (microbial, field and market).

    • delivered data collection and process prototypes, new precision agriculture data, microbial ML analytics, crop product management and marketplace optimization algorithms in a 15-month period.

    Oct 2017 - Feb 2019

  • head of analytics

    Tala uses mobile technology and alternative data to build financial identities and deliver instant credit for underserved people in emerging markets.

    • strategic role focused on building out team, direction, data products, and business analytics to support core business needs across 4 developing countries.

    Nov 2016 - Oct 2017

  • head of strategy

    head of analytics

    Dstillery builds cross-channel custom audience solutions company, empowering brands to maximize customer data and reach their target audiences.

    • thought leadership role focused on written collateral, publications and speaking roles at different industry conferences and client venues at least 2-3 times per month with over 50 engagements and 35 pubs in 3 years.

    • business development role focused on research and relationships of new data and technology partners in both the online and offline space for partnerships and product integrations. Partners included OOH, TV, attribution and new data to inform product strategy, biz development. data products and create revenue growth of $4M in a 2 year period.

    • founder of new predictive analytics and insights team to enable company-wide initiative to support a cross-device data strategy, enhanced audience insights, and creation of more data products.

    June 2013 - Oct 2016

    In 2013, Dstillery acquired Everyscreen Media (ESM), a start-up mobile RTB audience technology company and one of the first mobile DSPs to provide an identity graph for desktop to mobile devices.

    chief science officer

    • exec role focused on establishing science and business development for new mobile-based RTB start-up.

    • data science role responsible for creation of product rules and methodology for cross-device graph enabling desktop to mobile and mobile to mobile device targeting.

    • strategy role responsible for development of cross-channel data strategy and implementation of audience targeting enhancements including hyper-local, carrier, and industry segmentation.

    Mar 2012 - June 2013

  • head of data & research

    Compete provides marketers with actionable digital intelligence to improve their online and offline marketing effectiveness. Sold to the Kantar division of WPP in 2008, ceasing operations in 2016.

    • exec role at Compete in strategy, vision and management of operations for 5 teams and 36 employees to support company data science and product requirements.

    • exec role responsible for data products including methodology, acquisition, operations, and privacy for 2 million consumer clickstream panel.

    • cxec role focused on data thought leadership through corporate partnerships, industry conferences and bodies.

    • key U.S. role in the development of the international go-to-market strategy, including mentoring and hiring of new Kantar unit created to support Kantar operating companies and subsequently merged into Compete International.

    aug 2004 - april 2012