Elizabeth Ames Email & Phone Number

Palo Alto, CA, US

San Francisco, CA, US

Volunteer leader and working group co-captain for TIME'S UP TECH. Together with TIME'S UP, we are working to advance the organization's mission to create safe, fair and dignified workplaces for women of all kinds - with a focus on creating change in the tech industry. Join us at https://timesup.tech.

• The Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology is the leading advocate for women technologists and producer of the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, the world's largest gathering of women in tech.Grew.
• Secured over $2.75M in new program seed and scale funding resulting in new revenue streams through partner company and local community programs
• Led 4x growth of Grace Hopper Celebration by establishing it as most influential gathering for women in tech Established AnitaB.org as #1 advocate for women in tech through strategy, marketing and thought leadership.
• Achieved #1 media share of voice on women in tech in 2016 and 2017
• Led development of vision, mission, global re-branding and intersectional messaging
• Developed theory of change and three-year strategic plan for AnitaB.org including identification of true impact measures Key AnitaB.org spokesperson regularly quoted in CNN, Forbes, and USAToday on tech industry.

• Identified opportunity in family focused local travel deals for travel startup, acquired by Groupon
• Developed mobile product strategy to accelerate market entry for leading health site. Recognized Best in Class by the Health Information Resource Center’s Web Health Awards
• Conceived, pitched and led development of content store for eReader tablet in partnership with Barnes & Noble. Led full implementation within 6 months and within budget
• Prepared market analysis for ad tech startup securing $8.5M Series B funding. Developed content strategy, Identified and signed beta content providers: NBC affiliates, Forbes, BBC
• Developed vertical market strategy for early video AI and analytics startup. Developed initial pilots and case studies that generated leads resulting in $4M in revenue

• Founding team member that identified core business need for enterprise data loss prevention and developed investor pitch that secured first round funding. Acquired by Symantec

US

• Chief Marketing Officer
• Led all marketing efforts and drove recognition of Netcentives as premier provider of online loyalty and email direct marketing solutions
• Drove platform adoption by 240 corporate customers, reached 50M consumers monthly, and generated over $68M in transaction revenue Senior Vice President and General Manager, Custom Loyalty Networks
• Built new business division in private label reward programs for major consumer brand customers including American Express and Citibank.
• Provided key revenue and support for successful IPO by generating $14M in revenue within one year of operation while securing multi-year contracts ranging from $3M - $60MVice President, Product Marketing
• Patented online loyalty system with exclusive access to frequent flier miles from all major airlines

New York, NY, US

• Defined market strategy, requirements, and strategic partners to address $500M market
• Led product marketing, marketing communications, PR and sales support

• Product strategy & market analysis for clients such as Excite, General Magic, Netscape, Sun Microsystems’ Java Development Group, and more.
• Launched Netscape developer program, registering over 10K developers in 60 days
• Prepared quantitative market analysis for Excite that secured first round funding

Cupertino, California, US

• Reported directly to VP of Engineering and managed multiple product development programs with budgets in excess of $10M within five years of starting in entry level position
• Led Product Marketing team with annual budgets ranging from $5M to $35M. Managed products generating over $1B in revenue
• Identified and recruited VARS in key verticals and seeded early product for app development
• Led design for manufacturability and production launch of new CPU products worldwide

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Marketing & Finance

Bachelor Of Fine Arts - Bfa, Fine Arts