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New York, Ny, Us

New York, Ny, Us

Harken reimagines joy-inspiring, iconic treats, through the power of the date superfruit. Our first-of-its kind date caramel nutritionally transforms the candy classics you grew up with, creating a bonafide better-for-you, functional candy bar that rivals the originals in taste, but reimagines them to be:- 150 Calories or Less- Made with 75% Less Sugar and No Sugar Added- Packed with 13G of Gut-Health-Promoting Prebiotic Fiber- 100% Plant-Based- Non-GMO- Fair-TradeSweet Treats, No Tricks

Los Angeles, California, Us

Los Angeles, California, Us

Served as inaugural COO of #1 Better-For-You Frozen Foods Brand, overseeing Operations, New Product Development, and Supply Chain, growing brand to $100M+ business in four year period

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Co-founded non-profit committed to supporting organizations that provide safe spaces and services to LGBTQ+ youth living in rejecting regions; Raised $750K+ for centers throughout the country

Boston, Massachusetts, Us

Product / Venture Launch:• Established business model and distribution strategy for multi-year new product launch in the Food & Beverage space for major Fortune 50 player• Formulated global launch strategy for newly-acquired hepatitis C therapy, based on 20-year region-specific commercial forecasts; assessed impact of competitive environment on prioritization and launch sequencing • Co-developed robotic solution with National Robotics Lab; defined product development and business roadmap; developed partnership and deal structure for go-forward org.• Launched software development transformation, managing 100+ client team members, serving as Product Manager and Scrum Master on application teams Branding & Consumer Insights:• Developed biopharma CEO's five-year R&D vision; provided stakeholder coaching on portfolio management• Created Health and Wellness branding strategy, brand book, and go-to-market approach for major operator• Assessed value and viability of creating a consumer-facing brand for a large asset manager (>$1T AUM); evaluated range of all-in development costs, directly informing brand build decision for the CMO and CFO• Informed national bank's strategy for targeting Millennials; developed Chi-squared Automatic Interaction Detection (CHAID) analysis to estimate future profitability of customers aged 16-34Competitive Response & Reorganization:• Defended ~$800M heart valve account against new product entry, developing a “War Room” for defending share • Generated ~$250M in pharmaceutical cost savings, identifying cost-reduction opportunities across R&D org.• Recommended go/no-go acquisition decision and bid strategy on potential target for national bank, which represented a key component of company-wide strategy; identified competitive positioning and expected growth

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

B.A., Biological Basis Of Behavior (Neuroscience, Biology, Psychology), Consumer Psychology (Wharton)