NatureBridge's mission is to connect young people to the wonder and science of the natural world, igniting self-discovery and inspiring stewardship of our planet. Through our overnight, hands-on environmental science programs, we take more than 30,000 students each year into our national parks to explore the outdoors, connect with their peers, discover themselves and develop a lasting relationship with the environment.

Googlers and ex-Googlers investment collective in Southeast Asia.

In addition to Geo team leadership, co-led broader team of 55+ people negotiating strategic partnerships for 5 core consumer products (Search, Geo, Assistant, News, Web) including driving advocacy and representation on people topics (diversity & inclusion, talent reviews, performance management), leading team culture efforts, and spearheading strategic cross-functional initiatives.

Led transformation of APAC Google Maps partnerships team, including revamping team structure/leadership, doubling team size, growing team presence from 2 to 8 offices (Singapore, Tokyo, Gurgaon, Bangalore, Jakarta, Sydney, Shanghai, Seoul), and redefining business plan and priorities.Created and hired APAC xPA partner management team to manage product-enabling relationships with strategic partners across APAC.

Responsible for managing content licensing budget for Google Maps and overseeing a global team of ~50 (directly managing 10-15) to negotiate content and actions deals across multiple product areas (Google Maps, G+, Social Impact, Travel), with heavy Google Maps emphasis.Led (or contributed to) negotiation of most critical Google Maps partnerships, including integration + strategic API deals with ride services partners (Uber, Lyft), deals to enable Google spinouts, deals to obtain global satellite imagery, NA local listings, restaurant reservations, global traffic incidents, China Streetview.Managed complex partner relationships, including closely partnering with legal/policy/PR to establish and communicate a clear and consistent position on controversial topics, and closely partnering with product to influence related product plans.Established first-ever Product Partnerships team for new Product Area (Social/G+) in 2011/2012 including developing annual partnerships goals, sizing supporting HC/budget, and building/training team (including onboarding acquired Meebo BD team). Led BD integration approach for multiple acquisitions (Examples: Waze, Zagat, Meebo) including diligence on acquired deals/contracts and training/onboarding teams in Google deal approach.

Led early development of global internationalization strategy and execution for Sports, Weather, Finance, and Movie Showtimes verticals, including first Google deals to obtain global sports data and global movie showtimes data. Led strategy and set deal priorities for local content acquisition, including market prioritization, budget development, and addressing critical strategic challenges.Drove outreach strategy and deal execution to enable launch of iGoogle (Google Personalized Homepage) with marquee partners.

Designed, implemented, and managed pre-college product specialist sales team in California.

Led strategy and partnerships to drive growth from non-US markets, including accelerating inbound business (international students in US-based educational programs) and developing overseas efforts (non-US educational programs).

Technology infrastructure company building a rapid, iterative development platform for web-based applications. Responsible for external customer business and strategic partner development.

Retail research firm providing in-store merchandising data to retailers and retail-focused bankers and consultants. Founded and ran start-up retail research firm, achieving profitability in six months.

Led client projects focused on new business venture development and customer driven growth and turn around strategies. Industry experience in retail, technology, automotive. Corporate Decisions, Inc. was acquired in 1998 by Mercer Management Consulting.