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Des Moines, Iowa, United States

I have the unique ability to support our Innovation and Strategic initiatives for Principal Financial Group. This includes my focus in our Retirement Businesses but also includes supporting our broader Enterprise initiatives.

Des Moines, Iowa Area

My current role blends the worlds of new product discovery and digital and financial product management and delivery. The goal is to reduce risk and bring new solutions to life for our customers, in a way that helps our business, our employees, and our shareholders. Specifically, I conduct and oversee: customer behavior and trend research, vendor research (including new tech startups), corporate development strategy discovery (buy it, build it, rent it, invest in it, etc.), vendor… Show more My current role blends the worlds of new product discovery and digital and financial product management and delivery. The goal is to reduce risk and bring new solutions to life for our customers, in a way that helps our business, our employees, and our shareholders. Specifically, I conduct and oversee: customer behavior and trend research, vendor research (including new tech startups), corporate development strategy discovery (buy it, build it, rent it, invest in it, etc.), vendor contract negotiation, coordination marketing/compliance/CX/UX/data, and new technology exploration. Furthermore, coaching, collaborating and changing culture is a big part of our job, via sharing best practices, customer insights, new technologies and new business practices. Show less

Greater Philadelphia Area, Previously New York

As a member of this EY business line, I led many of EY's largest projects, with teams ranging between 50 and 600+ members. I was responsible for everything from training, motivating, managing our team to providing quality product assurance to our clients. Within this role I had the unique privilege to rapidly scale large and dynamic teams and to work with the world's largest financial institutions. The end result, my direct impacts have helped clients to better serve some 150+… Show more As a member of this EY business line, I led many of EY's largest projects, with teams ranging between 50 and 600+ members. I was responsible for everything from training, motivating, managing our team to providing quality product assurance to our clients. Within this role I had the unique privilege to rapidly scale large and dynamic teams and to work with the world's largest financial institutions. The end result, my direct impacts have helped clients to better serve some 150+ million customers around the World. Show less

Phoenix, Arizona Area

As a member of this EY business line, I performed: real estate portfolio analysis, commercial real estate valuation, real estate development due diligence, restructuring review, litigation support, and purchase price allocations for audit teams. I have provided expert analyses across sectors including: land, office, retail, industrial, multi-family residential, hospitality, master-planned communities, and special use assets. Our clients included Fortune 500 financial service providers… Show more As a member of this EY business line, I performed: real estate portfolio analysis, commercial real estate valuation, real estate development due diligence, restructuring review, litigation support, and purchase price allocations for audit teams. I have provided expert analyses across sectors including: land, office, retail, industrial, multi-family residential, hospitality, master-planned communities, and special use assets. Our clients included Fortune 500 financial service providers, regional banks, REIT's, PE firms, real estate developers, and unique PPP related entities, located throughout the US and Canada. Show less

Málaga Area, Spain

Working with smart kids at two different schools located just outside of Malaga, Spain; great weather, wine, and food; and a phenomenal group of international friends, colleagues and mentors . . . what more is there?Following the "great crash of 2008," Spain was a personal goal on my list (to learn the language, to be shaped by the culture and to connect with something so innately different than the world in which I was raised). It was a truly amazing experience.

Phoenix, Arizona Area

Executive Mba, Product Strategy Certification

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Economics

Activities and Societies: Barrett's Honors College, Alpha Kappa Psi, Club EXP, Camp Carey, Founding Member of Environmental Energies LLC.

Intensive Spanish

Three (3) months of intensive Spanish training in a full-immersion environment.