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New York, NY, US

New York City Metropolitan Area

New York, United States

Strong track record of closing high-value deals for the company's key niches, driving consistent revenue and gross margin growthDeveloped strong partner relationships through pro-active campaign management and optimizationMentored junior account coordinators and managers to prepare them for career growth internallyPrevious role: Performance Director

Greater New York City Area

Managed professional host relationships from orientation to performance success; recruited top-performing organizers, exceeding ambitious monthly revenue growth targetsConducted experiments, cascaded feedback internally, and wrote user stories to shape the product roadmap; provided recommendations and coaching to hosts, increasing booking conversion rates.

Greater New York City Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Designed a business development strategy for entry to the Philippine market leading to successful initial client/adviser engagements
• Briefed clients on economic, energy, and finance-related developments in emerging markets to support client positioning in the market

Greater New York City Area

• Developed and executed programs such as speaking engagements, seminars, and conferences to support the organization's global initiatives, particularly in the business sector

Mozambique

• Created an emerging market investment landscape presentation to attract potential investors to nascent industries such as agriculture, mining, and tourism in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique

Greater New York City Area

• Conducted a feasibility study on creating an independent financial services third-party risk clearinghouse organization between financial institutions and third-party service providers

Greater New York City Area

• Drafted pitches and contributed in brainstorms that led to successful acquisitions of new business worth $2 million
• Formulated marketing strategies for recruitment using Design Thinking, resulting in a revamp of the office’s recruitment tactics

Malacanang, Manila, Philippines

One of the youngest directors in PMS; provided direct judgment and rapid response troubleshooting to the President, lending important support during the period when the administration received the highest Presidential approval ratings in Philippine historyManaged a team of 12 staff; awarded as the best performing unit in the annual performance evaluation.

Malacañang, Manila, Philippines

Briefed the President and the Chief of Staff on the President’s daily activities such as meetings, interviews, speaking engagements and foreign/provincial tripsSelected to join the Philippine delegation to state visits (Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar, Brunei, Japan, South Korea, China, Australia, and New Zealand) and international conferences.

Greenhills, San Juan, Philippines

Briefed the candidate and the Chief of Staff for the candidate’s debates and sorties three times a weekDrafted the Foreign Policy platform, local government unit profiles and talking points for the candidate’s interviews

International Affairs, International Finance

Activities and Societies: Concentration: International Finance and Economic PolicyPresident, Southeast Asia Student Initiative Program.

International Masters, Regional Integration

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics

Asian Studies / Japanese Language