I am an executive with 30+ years of industry background and real-world AI transformation experience who has a proven track record of growing product businesses across sales-led, product-led, and hybrid models. I bridge product vision and operational rigor – scaling from 25-person startups to 800+ person global teams with $75M+ operating budgets, while driving consistent growth, value creation, and five successful exits. I am equally at home in public, PE-backed, and VC-backed environments.
Uniquely, I have served in what is now called a CPTO (Chief Product and Technology Officer) role my entire career – having led both product and engineering teams as integrated units the entirety of my executive career. Beyond product & engineering, I have also led IT, customer support/success, professional services, PMO, and corporate operations functions (HR, finance, facilities, etc.)
What I bring:
- AI-NATIVE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT: Building native AI experiences from the ground-up; transforming engineering teams to deliver majority of software through AI with top percentile engineering metrics; and a proven track record of AI innovation in the pre-LLM era.
- SHAREHOLDER VALUE CREATION: Five exits including a record-setting $1.2B mar-tech transaction; converted companies from perpetual to recurring revenue models; and unlocked stalled revenue growth multiple times.
- TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP: Turn-arounds, multi-acqusition integrations, cloud transitions; and AI transformations.
- STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS: Established enterprise alliances with players such as Microsoft, Salesforce, Adobe, and all major social networks that drove significant revenue influence.
- CATEGORY CREATION & RECOGNITION: Created the Digital Experience Platform category; consistently achieved strong positions with industry analysts and ratings platforms such as Gartner, Forrester, G2, & TrustRadius.
My approach: clarify the”why”, simplify the strategy, upgrade the talent bar, build an execution cadence, and move the metrics that matter – revenue growth, NRR, activation, unit economics, and engineering efficiency.
Outside of work, I am a photographer; dog-father; world-traveler; automotive and aviation enthusiast; and extreme technology afficionado – all while being a lifelong learner, builder, and tinkerer.