Sector Experience

Media & Entertainment
Technology
Bulge Bracket Investment Banks
Fortune 500

Experience

Uber Start-Up
Senior Product Manager
9/2016 - 7/2018
In this role I was responsible for leading new product and feature development for several products in the Uber rider and driver mobile apps. I led the building and launch of a casual carpooling product ("Uber Commute"), as well as the Driver Planning and Preferences products in the Uber driver app.

Dispatcher Inc. Start-Up
CEO and Founder
11/2013 - 8/2016
I was the co-founder and CEO of Dispatcher Inc., a B2B smartphone-enabled marketplace for long-haul freight trucking. I identified the business opportunity, built a team, raised $2 million in Venture Capital funding, and scaled the business to $1.1 million in monthly gross revenue. I led our acquihire to Uber Technologies Inc. in September of 2016.

Gigwalk Inc. Start-Up
Lead Product Manager
7/2011 - 6/2013
I was the lead Product Manager at Gigwalk Inc., an early-stage startup building a B2C mobile crowdsourcing platform. I led all new product development across our enterprise web application, our marketplace, and our mobile consumer applications -- from the company's seed stage through successful Series B funding round.

The Walt Disney Company Corporate Strategy & Development
Corporate Strategy and Business Development Analyst
7/2009 - 7/2011
I was an Analyst in the Corporate Strategy and Business Development group at Disney -- the department responsible for the company's Corporate Strategy and M&A functions. I initiated and led several major strategy projects across online gaming, mobile, film, TV, theme parks, China strategy, and new business development. I led valuation and integration analyses for the $4 bil Marvel Entertainment Acquisition, $600 mil Playdom acquisition, and the initial phase of the $4 bil Lucas Film acquisition.

JPMorgan Chase & Co Finance
Investment Banking Summer Analyst
6/2008 - 8/2008
I was a summer analyst in JPMorgan's M&A division of the Investment Bank. I prepared deal materials, valuations, and analyses for live M&A transactions across a variety of industries.

Venrock Inc. Finance
Product Research Coordinator
7/2007 - 1/2008
As an undergraduate, I worked with venture capital firm Venrock Inc. to conduct product and user experience research for companies across the venture portfolio.