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Sourcing and evaluating strategic joint venture partnershipsSupporting grant applications and other team projects

London, Gb

Investing in women (co)founded startups at pre/seed stage via the HERmesa Angel Syndicate.

Working towards product-market fit.

Thousand Oaks, Ca, Us

I lead and shaped transformational B2B SaaS opportunities enabled by NLP, AI, and other emerging technologies serving higher education. I focus on 3 areas:✅ Team Leadership: Successfully built and led a diverse team of senior and junior product managers, investment analyst and user community manager, and collaborated with over 10 contractors, nurturing a culture of innovation and excellence.✅ Strategic Market Analysis: Conducted independently and led the team on in-depth market analysis to identify unique opportunities, guiding our product strategy to align with emerging higher education needs and trends. Some areas include NLP and AI, simulations in teaching, research software and library technologies.✅ Product Development Innovations: Streamlined the product discovery and development process, introducing continuous discovery and user community development.I explored these new horizons in tech innovation, focusing on developing products and forging strategic partnerships. My goal is to meet and exceed the evolving needs of students and researchers, continually seeking opportunities for growth through potential new products or acquisitions.

Thousand Oaks, Ca, Us

As a Senior Product Manager, I've strategically sourced and collaborated with startups, entrepreneurs, and teams dedicated to innovating digital technologies, particularly in big data, text mining, data visualization, and XR in research and learning. My superpowers are in:💡 Analytical skills: Specialized in identifying and understanding the impact of emerging technologies for social and humanities research, leading the development and launch of a key B2B product with a £120k investment.🚀 Leadership & Growth: Expanded the intern program significantly, recruiting and training over 10 interns, extending it to two additional teams.📈 Strategic Insight: Authored 15+ blog posts and a white paper that drove 80% of traffic. Consistently presented innovative insights to senior stakeholders, demonstrating a commitment to continuous learning and strategic growth.🖥️ Technical Expertise: Improved build processes and decision-making with developers through the strategic implementation of Architectural Decision Records (ADRs).

Bristol, England, Gb

Collaborated with internal and external teams to drive innovative product and service development in research infrastructure projects, driving significant advancements and efficiencies. A few highlights include:🚀 Strategic Leadership: Led the Research Data Spring initiative and Equipment Sharing project. Supported research data shared service, enhancing collaboration and customer development.📈 Business Development: Generated leads through cold calling, achieving a 23% increase in institutional onboarding for a new product aggregating equipment data.📊 Market Analysis & Cost Management: Conducted competitor analysis to expand vendor partnerships and performed cost model analysis for a biomedical infrastructure product, saving £500k in investment and reducing annual maintenance costs by an estimated £1m.💡 Innovative Process Design: Created and managed a novel process for software product development, selecting 6 prototypes from 70 ideas with an £800k investment.

New York, Ny, Us

As a Senior Implementation Specialist, I've been instrumental in enhancing client engagement and team proficiency in technical and financial aspects of portfolio analytics.📊 Team Training & Development: Conducted comprehensive training for sales and analytics support teams on technical procedures for portfolio uploads.💼 Client Interaction & Support: Engaged daily with clients, delivering ad-hoc training and resolving technical as well as financial modeling issues in portfolio analytics, crucial for client engagement and sales success.

New York, Ny, Us

As a Senior ESG Data Analyst for publicly listed equities, I specialized in enhancing data accuracy and client engagement.👥 Team Leadership & Training: Led specialized data teams and interns, focusing on improving data collection efficiency and quality with a human-in-the-loop approach.📢 Client Interaction & Market Presence: Engaged with clients and industry experts, effectively communicating at personal meetings and global conferences.📈 Strategic Expansion: Successfully orchestrated and executed a strategy to expand ESG data coverage into the Latin American market.

An accomplished self-taught painter, I have successfully showcased my art in three exhibitions and achieved over ten sales across the UK and US.

London, London, Gb

Investigated public sector innovation in the UK's National Health System and authored a research proposal and literature review on corporate entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship in large firms, including UK government policies analysis, which inspired my PhD thesis.

London, Gb

As a Junior Social and Environmental Data Analyst, I have conducted research on UK companies' political donations and updated and analyzed records on the performance of global companies producing persistent organic pollutants, as identified by UNEP and environmental NGOs.

Washington, Dc, Us

In a team of three, I conducted a social study on the need for centralized water and sanitation systems in Moldovan villages, involving semi-structured interviews in 12 of 65 towns and compiling a feasibility report with investment recommendations for the most needy towns.

Easton, Pa, Us

At Lafayette College, I contributed to the Intercultural Office by assisting with marketing and planning activities to promote campus diversity, earning recognition with the Frances Ocansey-Ahene Award for Diversity.

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Innovation Management

Msc, Development Studies

Bsc And Ba, Biochemistry And International Commerce

Non-Degree, Culture And Economics Of The Caribbean

Certificate, International Trade And Development

International Baccalaureate