At my core, I am builder. I love building and launching. The process, from concept to launch, and the people from all disciplines coming together to solve a user problem is exhilarating! It’s good chaos.
I started out my career as a research scientist in R&D in CPG and academia. I didn’t find the long lifecycle exciting and quickly pivoted. I was curious about Consulting so I joined Accenture as Strategy Consultant in Boston and a year later transferred to New York where I spent 4 years implementing SaaS solutions at Enterprise clients. The shorter lifecycle for software solutions was far more appealing and I never looked back.
The wish to pivot from Strategy Consulting to Product Management grew stronger. I wanted to contribute to developing the product rather than advising on which solutions to implement or leading customized implementations for a specific client. Another pivot! I went to Business School at Michigan Ross in Ann Arbor and started my product career in the SF Bay Area at VMware in Palo Alto, CA.
The PM journey 