Resume

 
 

Education

Harvard Business School

Master of Business Administration (MBA), Class of 2023, with First Year Honors.

Stanford University

B.S. Product Design Engineering from Stanford University (3.9/4.0 GPA) with distinction and honors

  • Engineering degree focused on interdisciplinary design methods—user research; product design and manufacturing; storytelling; psychology; art; and business

  • Winner of Robert H. McKim Design Award, acknowledging accomplishments at the top of Stanford’s graduating design class

  • Additional Honors: Phi Beta Kappa (Academic honors); Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honors); Haas Center for Public Service Honors Society; Cap & Gown Women’s Leadership Society; Kairos Society; Boothe Prize for Writing Award Finalist (2015)

 

PROFESSIONAL WORK

twenty

I’m the Founder & CEO of twenty, a VC-backed coaching startup that helps rising leaders navigate their twenties, personally and professionally.

Harvard Graduate School of Education

Teaching Fellow for Dr. Angela Jackson in the Harvard Graduate School of Education, 2022.

Sana Labs

Sana Labs is a fast-growing, personalized learning startup funded by EQT Ventures and based in Stockholm, Sweden.

  • Senior Product Manager (Summer of 2022)

Owl Ventures

Owl Ventures is the largest education technology VC globally with >$1.3b AUM.

  • Venture Fellow: Sourced early-stage startups in the future of work and K-12 education sector.

Designer Fund

Designer Fund is a venture capital firm that invests in exceptional, design-driven founders—including at Omada Health, Stripe, and Gusto—and empowers them with design to improve the world.

  • Design Program Manager (June 2020 - July 2021): Built educational products, programs, & partnerships to help designers grow as business leaders.

IDEO

IDEO is an award-winning global design consulting firm.

  • Product Design (Mar 2018 - Dec 2019): Built products, programs, and services for clients across industries as part of IDEO’s Play Lab. Led projects in STEM education / creative problem-solving, as well as sustainability in food & beverage. Collaborated closely with designers, engineers, researchers, data scientists, and toy inventors. Specialized in user research—conducting interviews, surveys, diary studies, observations, co-creation sessions, and more.

  • Business Development and Strategy (Mar 2017 - 2018): Managed a multi-million-dollar pipeline of work with Fortune 500 companies and startups across industries. Built strategic program plans and product roadmaps. Analyzed data to assess the health of our pipeline and project quarterly / annual revenue. Managed client relationships and led negotiations about deliverables, fees, and resources.

  • Marketing (Oct 2016 - Mar 2017): Drove content strategy and brand awareness on online and offline channels (conferences/events, press, social media, etc). Crafted compelling stories. Developed and ran digital advertising campaigns on LinkedIn as an experiment to generate new leads and capture company’s target market—including analyzing click-through and conversion rates, A/B testing content, iterating on the design to optimize results, and following up with prospects.

Stanford d.school

The Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (d.school) is a renowned place for explorers and experimenters at Stanford University.

  • Adjunct Lecturer (Fall 2017, Fall 2018): Taught advanced design research methods for the Product Design Engineering Department

  • Curriculum Designer: Collaborated with d.school faculty and staff on a storytelling and communications curricula

  • Course Assistant: Collaborated with Tina Seelig on curriculum design and course materials

projects

Girl Possible

Girl Possible is a nonprofit empowering girls to become leaders of social change through design thinking. We've been featured by Fast Company, SXSW Edu, IDEO Futures, Gentry Magazine, Ms. Magazine, Women of Silicon Valley, and Lean In, among others.

  • Co-founder / Board of Directors (since 2014): Launched the organization with a group of Stanford students outside of class, leading the team from early research and testing to the successful launch of a globally-implemented curriculum.

  • Fundraising Campaign + Partnerships Manager: Raised $35,000 on Kickstarter from 500+ backers to spend 14 weeks driving across the US in an RV, teaching design thinking & leadership workshops for 1500 girls. In 2 months, built partnerships with 55 diverse organizations and schools across 32 states so that we could deliver our curriculum to as many girls as possible. Secured a press feature with Fast Company and corporate sponsorships from SAP and 3M / Post-It.

  • Product Manager: Developed a unique leadership curriculum for middle school girls, plus digital training modules and physical teaching toolkits for educators. Managed the product design, manufacturing, sales, and delivery. Trained hundreds of facilitators in 15 countries to deliver our curriculum.

  • Program Director: Earned a $16,000 grant to organize and run a week-long summer program for 50 girls. Our team of 4 managed everything from the content, agenda, vendors, and guest speakers to registration, communications, branding, and custom merchandise.

Period Futures

Period Futures sparks curiosity and conversation around designing the future of periods.

  • Advisor (Jan 2020 - Present): Supporting Period Futures in its next phase within Wish for Wash.

  • Co-founder (April 2020 - Dec 2020): Collaborated with a 3-person team to help build the creative vision, brand, digital platform, design provocations, and marketing from the ground up.

Days for Girls International

Days for Girls International is a global NGO increasing girls’ access to menstrual care and education.

  • Product Marketing Consultant (Jan - Mar 2020): Developed marketing initiatives to scale the organization’s reach in Uganda / East Africa, reporting directly to the Chief Development Officer. Conducted ethnographic research (interviews, surveys, site visits) to define target audiences; developed a comprehensive 2020 growth plan (including timeline, budget, KPIs, positioning statements, mock materials, and customer journey maps); and pitched to global leadership, receiving enthusiastic buy-in from the CEO.

AWARDS + ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

  • Forbes 30 under 30 (Consumer Technology, 2024)

  • Press features in Fast Company Leadership, Lean In, Gentry Magazine, Ms. Magazine, Women of Silicon Valley, Stanford Magazine, and more

  • Honored by IxDA as one of 11 design leaders on its list, “Women of Design 2020”

  • Featured in Microsoft’s Art of Teamwork campaign alongside the CEO of UNICEF, a Nobel Peace Prize nominee, Olympic athlete, fashion designer for Celine Dion, and more (2019)

  • Winner of Stanford University Robert H. McKim Design Award, recognizing my accomplishments at the top of Stanford’s graduating class in Product Design Engineering (2016)

PUBLIC SPEAKING

  • Speaker at Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs (2021)

  • Speaker at IESE Business School Conference (2021)

  • Speaker at frog design (2019)

  • Speaker at Designers+Geeks (2019)

  • Speaker at Women of IDEO (2019)

  • Speaker at Stanford Technology Ventures Program (2018)

  • Opening Keynote at Gentry Women in Technology Conference at SAP (2018)

  • Opening Keynote at National Charity League Awards Ceremony (2018)

  • Speaker at GEL Conference (2017)

  • Facilitated a workshop at SXSW Edu (2016)

FELLOWSHIPS

  • Cleo Capital Chrysalis Fellow (2020): 6-week entrepreneurship program

  • Experience Institute Fellow (2016): 3-month summer entrepreneurship program

VOLUNTEERING

DIGITAL TOOLS

  • Technical: Slack, Asana, Airtable, Trello, Zapier, Notion, Google Suite, Zoom, Excel, Keynote, Mailchimp, LinkedIn / Facebook Ads, Microsoft Power BI, SurveyMonkey, Typeform

  • Creative: Figma, Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Premiere Pro), Squarespace, Webflow, Final Cut Pro, Canva, Sketch

LICENSES / CERTIFICATES

  • PADI Open Water Scuba Certification

  • Harvard Business School Online: High Honors in CORe (Credential of Readiness), a 150-hour certification program in Financial Accounting, Business Analytics, & Economics for Managers

  • General Assembly: Product Management, Data Analytics, Digital Marketing

  • IDEO University: Impactful Presentations