TL,DR:
- I'm currently VP of Growth at Revel.xyz, a social-collectibles platform built on the Polygon blockchain and leveraging Stable Diffusion.
- I previously worked on various consumer tech products, including multiple games at Zynga and McKinsey's Insights app.
Post-MBA (2013 - Present)
After completing my MBA at Columbia Business school, I started my career in Product Management. I was part of the final large cohort of MBA PM hires at Zynga, and worked on the following teams:
In 2015, I joined Weebly to lead their Growth team, managing product development and optimization related to new account creation, pricing page and conversion to paid subscriptions, in-app conversion triggers, and checkout.
I returned to gaming with some former colleagues to join Scopely in 2016. There, I led Product for the "Dice" franchise, consisting at that time of Yahtzee with Buddies and Dice with Buddies. My team built, over the course of six months, a new version of our dice game called Dice with Ellen in collaboration with Ellen Digital Ventures.
When my wife and I decided to return home to New York in 2017, I joined McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm, to lead the publishing platform on McKinsey.com and our mobile app, McKinsey Insights. I led two product development teams in India and we tackled:
Since leaving McKinsey in 2020, I advised several startups before joining Thoropass as Director of Product where I built and managed a team of 8 PMs at various levels working with independent development squads, a Technical Writer, and two Product Support Specialists.
In March 2022, I joined Endless AI as Head of Product until it ceased operations during the crypto/NFT downturn.
I joined Revel.xyz as VP of Growth in November 2023!
- Central Product Management
- Marketing/Competitive Analysis
- Hit it Rich! (social slots)
In 2015, I joined Weebly to lead their Growth team, managing product development and optimization related to new account creation, pricing page and conversion to paid subscriptions, in-app conversion triggers, and checkout.
I returned to gaming with some former colleagues to join Scopely in 2016. There, I led Product for the "Dice" franchise, consisting at that time of Yahtzee with Buddies and Dice with Buddies. My team built, over the course of six months, a new version of our dice game called Dice with Ellen in collaboration with Ellen Digital Ventures.
When my wife and I decided to return home to New York in 2017, I joined McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm, to lead the publishing platform on McKinsey.com and our mobile app, McKinsey Insights. I led two product development teams in India and we tackled:
- A redesign of our Article Template
- Total rebranding of our website and app to support the firm's new "Visual Identity" (for which we received rave reviews!)
- Blogging platform for Offices/Practices
- New account/identity and subscription system
Since leaving McKinsey in 2020, I advised several startups before joining Thoropass as Director of Product where I built and managed a team of 8 PMs at various levels working with independent development squads, a Technical Writer, and two Product Support Specialists.
In March 2022, I joined Endless AI as Head of Product until it ceased operations during the crypto/NFT downturn.
I joined Revel.xyz as VP of Growth in November 2023!
Pre-MBA (2006 - 2011)
After completing my education at University of Richmond, I started my career in public accounting at Beers & Cutler PLLC (the firm was acquired by Baker Tilly during the financial crisis and no longer exists as a separate entity). During my 2.5 years at the firm, I worked on many types of engagements:
Additionally, I successfully completed the Certified Public Accountant examination and became a registered CPA in the state of Virginia. As of 2021, after several years of dormancy, I reactivated my license.
- Tax
- Audit
- Internal controls
- Fraud investigation
- System implementations (primarily accounting and payroll)
Additionally, I successfully completed the Certified Public Accountant examination and became a registered CPA in the state of Virginia. As of 2021, after several years of dormancy, I reactivated my license.
In early 2009, I joined USO as their Financial Controls Analyst. In that role, I traveled extensively abroad (e.g. Germany, Dubai, South Korea, and Japan) and within the United States to USO centers supporting service members and their families and helped local staff with the financial reporting and operational processes. Additionally, I represented the Finance Department on committees governing programs such as USO2GO (care packages) and USO in a Box.