Product and design leader who built teams and scaled consumer brands with ŌURA, Pandora (Rdio), Apple, and Surfline
View on LinkedInI am a tech leader, product advisor, and startup investor. My experience spans product, marketing, and development leadership roles in the tech industry. I'm currently leading product and design with Surfline, and I recently served as the Chief Product Officer at ŌURA Health, where I led the launch of the award-winning ŌURA Ring Generation 3. Before ŌURA, I held senior positions at Pandora, Rdio, and Apple. I thrive on scaling teams for impactful products and driving company growth. I am also passionate about music and founded a non-profit for music education in Afghanistan.
I began my career as a software developer and returned to school for an MBA at Berkeley. I then started with Apple as an intern in 2005, and became part of the iPhone team right after its initial launch, working on iOS through version 6. I led product marketing for several iOS apps, which led to my move to streaming music service Rdio, where I built and scaled the product and design team. When Pandora acquired Rdio, I was the only executive to transition. As VP of Product, I led the team that rebuilt the Pandora app from a radio player into a fully-featured on-demand music service with multiple subscription tiers, serving over 80 million users in the US. I was then the first product management hire at ŌURA, scaling the team to about 40 people. What was a $20 million company when I started was worth about $2.5 billion when I left.
With my varied experience and success in product and design leadership, I am passionate about helping companies build teams and scale consumer products. I am also passionate about utilizing my extensive media experience to advise clients on product launches and how to best manage media exposure to convey the right message and enhance growth.
