Rob Garcia Email and Phone Number
Rob Garcia is a Silicon Valley product executive who has helped dozens of Fortune 500 companies and startups define and execute digital product strategies to introduce and gain adoption rapidly with disruptive innovative propositions. Rob Garcia has over 18 years of experience in designing and building a broad range of user-centered web and mobile applications focused on delivering outstanding web experiences for companies like Nerdwallet, ConnectUp, RiseSmart, Lending Club, Cisco, Road Runner Sports, Knight Ridder Digital, Smith & Hawken, Breville and Teamwork Athletic Apparel. His work has been awarded numerous prizes such as several Webby Awards, W3 Award, WebAwards, OMMA Award, Interactive Media Award and Harvard Business Review's Breakthrough Ideas. Rob is also a leading voice in the startup community, blogging, tweeting, mentoring and speaking passionately about disruptive innovation. Specialties: Strategy, Product Strategy, Growth Hacking, Project Management, Product Management, User Experience, eCommerce, Leadership, Partnerships, Social Media, Executive, StartupsIndustry expertise: Fintech, HR tech, Social Technologies, Consumer and SaaS products.
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Chief Product OfficerSivo (Yc W21) Nov 2023 - PresentSan Francisco, California, Us -
Chief Strategy & Product OfficerSnapfi Apr 2017 - PresentSan Jose, California, UsStrategy, Product, Customer Experience, and Marketing-Rebrand, reposition, and relaunch the company's products & services-Develop their end-to-end digital product & offline mortgage experience-Set up and scale marketing programs-Growth hacking and marketing automationUncomplicate your Mortgage with SnapFi.We’re fast. We’re agile. We make our own decisions. We’re more than just a direct mortgage lender. We’re also mortgage advisors. We find the right solutions for our customers, today, tomorrow, and in the future.SnapFi: The UNbank Mortgage Lender. -
Director, Investing ProductsNerdwallet May 2016 - May 2017San Francisco, California, Us -
Vp ProductAboutlife (Acquired By Nerdwallet) Dec 2015 - May 2016San Francisco, Ca, UsAs part of the aboutLife team, I drive the product strategy, growth hacking, user experience, design and concept testing of the industry's first big-data-driven retirement age predictor and recommendation engine. aboutLife that is poised to disrupt the retirement financial planning industry by helping the 90% of individuals without a financial advisor prepare for retirement and other important milestones. Beyond its retirement age predictor, the company offers a suite of tools that include Budgeting, Social Security optimization, Cost of Living and Relocation, Working in Retirement, Insurance, 401ks, combined with advice from certified financial planners. -
Product AdvisorAboutlife (Acquired By Nerdwallet) Nov 2015 - Dec 2015San Francisco, Ca, Us -
Cofounder & CeoConnectup Jul 2015 - Jan 2016
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Cofounder & CpoConnectup Jul 2014 - Jun 2015Building and growing the next generation platform for personal contact outreach and networking. ConnectUp is the world's best contact outreach engine. Think Mailchimp/Hootsuite for personal messaging across all your networks: one place to unify, find and leverage ALL your email, phone and social network contacts.
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Vp ProductRisesmart.Com Mar 2013 - Jun 2014
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Director, Product Strategy & MarketingRisesmart.Com Oct 2012 - Mar 2013
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Startup Mentor500 Startups Sep 2010 - Sep 2013San Francisco, California, Us -
Board Of AdvisorsReadyforzero Aug 2010 - Aug 2013Los Angeles, Ca, Us -
AdvisorStartup In Stealth Mode Sep 2012 - May 2013Social Referral Commerce Platform
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Vp ProductUpmo Jul 2011 - Sep 2012While at UpMo, I drove the product strategy and execution as well as deployment of our platform at our customers (enterprises and their employees). I was responsible for the vision, roadmap, user experience and interaction design of UpMo's suite of products. For UpMo, I defined the first-to-market social talent system that is employee centric and delivers value beyond job opportunities for career advancement purposes.
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Board Of AdvisorsUpmo Apr 2011 - Jul 2011
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Sr. Director, Product StrategyLending Club Sep 2009 - Jun 2011San Francisco, California, Us -
Director, Product StrategyLending Club May 2008 - Sep 2009San Francisco, California, Us -
Director, Project Management & UxLending Club Feb 2007 - Apr 2008San Francisco, California, Us -
Program ManagerAvenue A | Razorfish Jan 2007 - Mar 2007New York, Ny, Us• Oversee 2-6 simultaneous eCommerce projects for the company’s West region• Track and manage project P/L, resources, logistics and client relationships • Define and implement best practice initiatives for development and client management methodologies• Direct a small team of project managers to ensure consistency in managing multiple projects -
Ecommerce Practice LeadAvenue A | Razorfish Feb 2006 - Mar 2007New York, Ny, Us• Serve as main point of contact for partnership with eCommerce software platform vendors (ATG, Elastic Path, DemandWare, and others) • Support partnership with premier eCommerce platform provider ATG• Assist ATG and AA-RF joined sales process• Support AA-RF offices nationwide in identifying, qualifying and pursuing specific eCommerce opportunities • Coordinate company activities to encourage and maintain knowledge of ATG platform and products• Foster team members participation and practitioners to share knowledge and best practices• Support research and development of commerce applications using web 2.0 technology -
Senior Project ManagerAvenue A | Razorfish Feb 2005 - Jan 2007New York, Ny, Us• Assist in scoping and sizing of project opportunities to support sales process• Responsible for the overall delivery and project completion of a large or multiple simultaneous projects• Coach and support team members in their tasks and roles• Maintain client relationship and conduct client communications• Track project progress against original plan, budget and scope• Conduct meetings and work sessions with project team and clients to ensure timely completion of activities and deliverables• Managed and delivered projects ranging from $1-$4M for the following clients: Genentech, Knight Ridder Digital, Road Runner Sports, Activa Sports, Smith & Hawken, Creative Labs Inc, Teamwork Athletic Apparel. -
Project ManagerAvenue A | Razorfish 2003 - 2005New York, Ny, Us -
Technical Project ManagerAvenue A | Razorfish May 1999 - Jan 2003New York, Ny, Us -
Integration Of Technologies, ManagerEniac Sep 1995 - Aug 1997
Rob Garcia Education Details
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Babson F.W. Olin Graduate School Of BusinessMarketing -
Universidad Simón BolívarComputer Science -
Stanford UniversityAdvanced Project Management
Frequently Asked Questions about Rob Garcia
What company does Rob Garcia work for?
Rob Garcia works for Sivo (Yc W21)
What is Rob Garcia's role at the current company?
Rob Garcia's current role is Silicon Valley Fintech Product Exec, Ex-LendingClub Ex-Nerdwallet Ex-Razorfish.
What schools did Rob Garcia attend?
Rob Garcia attended Babson F.w. Olin Graduate School Of Business, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Stanford University.
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