Ari Akerstein Email & Phone Number

Boston, MA, US

I lead an early stage health-tech Accelerator focused on improving diagnostics & navigation for Patients battling cancer, other hard medical situations.

Currently focused on Entrepreneurial ventures, in addition to fractional Product leadership & consulting with a particular focus on the health tech space. 1. Interview coaching [https://www.productinterviewcoach.com/]3. Founder & Principal at West Acton Sauna [westactonsauna.com] 4. Blogging at the Rogue Patient.

San Francisco, US

San Francisco, US

I lead product for virtual specialty care, expert medical opinions, payments/revenue cycle management, practice management.

San Francisco, CA, US

Satellite Beach, Florida, US

Independent consulting services focused on Product development/strategy & consumer growth. Focused primarily on startups in the consumer technology space.

Bentonville, Arkansas, US

Product Owner for a portfolio of products (inc. bundles, care plans, ADA/Accessibility, sub-map pricing, tooling/bundle setup, Collections) driving ~10% of the site's e-commerce revenue (or $0.5b). Built, shipped products to simplify product discovery, solution sell, and enable customers to realize savings. - Own and define the product roadmap; defined the.

Incredible Labs, Inc. develops artificial intelligence software. The company was founded in 2011 and is based in San Francisco, California. Our first product, Donna, is a mobile personal assistant that lives on your phone. She anticipates your needs and does things for you without needing to be asked.Incredible Labs was acquired by Yahoo! In 2014.

New York, New York, US

Responsible for growing global online subscriber base and website traffic for the world's largest online pregnancy destination - including 22 markets, mobile web and apps.Specialties include web analytics and marketing analytics, search engine marketing (SEM) & paid search campaign management, search engine optimization (SEO).

• Invented and delivered to market a fitness product that became a top category seller on Amazon.
• Developed, executed a marketing strategy, including search engine marketing, SEO, and advanced customer segmentation leading to a 800% increase in sales in 2009
• Partnered with Gain Fitness to deliver a native iPhone app to increase awareness, engagement and distribution
• Achieved and maintained steady gross profit margins over 55%. Outsourced manufacturing and fulfillment process, resulting in 32% savings on shipping costs and 120% on the cost of goods
• Built company website in Wordpress, developed and implemented A/B tests using Google analytics increasing conversion by whole % pts while lowering bounce rates
• Secured and managed accounts including Amazon, the US Military, online & retail stores

San Francisco, California, US

• Molecular biologist. Conducted primary research on the mechanisms of anesthetic action. Led a team of researchers to conduct NIH-funded drug research. This included the design, execution and analysis of experiments to.
• Performed statistical analyses in R, Excel, SAS, including significance testing, Regression, dose-response, least squares, curve-fitting models; cross-referenced findings with published research
• Wrote scientific protocols using innovative genomics methods; contributed experimental data to $6m NIH grant

San Francisco, California, US

• Assisted development of techniques to induce human stem cells toward cartilage regeneration

San Francisco, CA, US

Completed a multi-disciplinary Master’s program bridging Molecular Biology and Mathematics. Successfully defended thesis on computationally modeling DNA repair dynamics to a committee comprised of mathematicians and biologists

Bachelor’S Degree, International Relations

M.S., Molecular Biology