Advisor to startups, PE-owned and public companies on M&A, product and go-to-market strategy

Recruited to guide company's corporate and product strategy together with CEO. Promoted to Chief Operating Officer to lead Strategy, Business Operations, Partner & Vendor Management, and Professional Services.

Own business unit P&L and execution across team of 300+ in sales, customer success, marketing, partnerships, product, engineering and operations.

Recruited to Guidewire as employee #12 and first product management hire. Built company’s two flagship products which have powered company’s growth including a successful IPO in 2012. Tapped to drive market development and strategic growth across portfolio both organically and via M&A, strategic partnerships and investments. Served as advisor to venture portfolio companies on corporate, go-to-market and product strategy.Established investment themes and led build/buy/partner/invest decisions, creating actionable strategies. Developed and maintained relationships with targets and investment community. Led investment and M&A from identification through integration.

Recruited to guide the future of Guidewire’s market-leading flagship core systems product suite, representing 80+% of company revenues ($850M)- Led transformation of InsuranceSuite products (digital, policy, billing and claims) into cloud offerings with global team of ~70 product managers. Redefined product vision and strategy to drive growth through embedded digital, analytics/AI, and partnerships. - Repositioned product portfolio including new subscription packaging, pricing and positioning. - Executive sponsor for 5 venture investments in AI/analytics and payments.

Promoted through multiple product leadership roles with increasing responsibility from 2002-2014, leading development of PolicyCenter and ClaimCenter – the market leading core systems for property and casualty insurers.Established Guidewire Ventures, the company’s new strategic investment fund, developing relationships with targets and investment community. Established investment themes based on on-the-ground research of disruptive market trends and new technologies. Led invest/build/buy/partner decisions, presenting progress to Board and Senior Team. Key member of team to complete 5 acquisitions in data and AI/analytics, and process management. Sourced and led integration of company’s largest acquisition of Cyence ($265M), an AI solution for cyber risk analysis.

Board member of a growth-stage Series C SaaS solution serving group benefits insurance industry. Strategic advisor to CEO on M&A, product and go-to-market strategy, including guiding the company through a strategic pivot. Company acquired by Fineos (ASX: FCL) in Aug 2020.