Ryan Bruno Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, Ca, Us

San Francisco, California, Us

San Francisco, Ca, Us

At Farming Hope we offer a culinary job training program for community members overcoming obstacles to employment, we provide nutritious food access to nourish food insecure neighbors, and we recover food that would otherwise go to waste.

Mountain View, California, Us

- Led company-wide strategic program to transform decision making, including change management vision and strategy, communications plan, training approach and change champions network- Owned the design, development and delivery of Waymo’s employee engagement program for ~2500 employees, resulting in 88% employee participation and CEO-sponsored company action plans- Analyzed people data and provided insights across various levels of the business to inform organizational development initiatives and strategic projects

Mountain View, Ca, Us

- Led cross-functional project teams for Google’s Future of Work PMO developing services and systems for tens of thousands of employees adapting to new working realities in response to the COVID-19 pandemic- Managed ambiguous, highly complex, dynamically evolving workstreams with distributed leadership and workgroups across the Americas, Europe and Asia- Selected to embed as interim team lead to develop a new go-to-market (GTM) team focused on integrating and accelerating the delivery of people programs

Mountain View, Ca, Us

- Led multiple initiatives for a cross-functional PMO focused on establishing a new operating model for a 4,000+ employee organization at Google- Created and championed a reimagined framework for the project lifecycle of services design, development and delivery to improve coordination across historically siloed teams- Drove the evolution of the data and insights capability by leading a workgroup redesigning how metrics are deployed across the organization

Mountain View, Ca, Us

- Developed people strategies aligned to business goals in partnership with leadership, and implemented initiatives to help both employees and the business thrive- Served as thought partner to executives on critical people decisions; scope of role increased during tenure to supporting 3 Vice Presidents, 12 Directors, and an organization of over 300 employees- Focused on improving organizational health, leadership effectiveness and team culture, while also managing cyclical programs (e.g. performance management, compensation planning, talent reviews, etc.)

Mountain View, Ca, Us

- Founding team member of the News Lab at Google, with a mission to collaborate with journalists and entrepreneurs to drive innovation and sustainability in the news industry- Built and managed the strategy and operations function for the News Lab, which grew from 9 to 23 employees in the first 18 months of operations with a budget of $10M- Led media startup ecosystem partnerships, including launching a new venture incubator in NYC

Mountain View, Ca, Us

- Led a fellowship program of over 50 partnership managers growing communities on Google platforms- Responsible for the overall program strategy and operational management (budget of $8M), as well as the personal and professional development of the fellows in the cohort- Implemented strategies to professionalize the program, leading to program participant CSAT of 4.63 out of 5 and a 20% increase in positive career outlook

San Francisco, Ca, Us

Member of the advisory board of a VC firm with a startup accelerator program. Served as a mentor to founders of companies in the portfolio. Partnered on the launch of a new startup incubator space in NYC.

- Developed the services organization for a high-growth VC-backed SaaS startup, expanding globally to a team of 75 covering the Americas, EMEA and APAC- Led teams responsible for all post-sale customer activities, including: onboarding / education, account management, customer success, professional services / custom development, and technical support- Scaled operations to support 100% YoY growth to over $30M in annual recurring revenue under management, while increasing maximum account load by over 85%

Brooklyn, Ny, Us

- Founding team member of an artisanal urban winery and microcrush operation in Brooklyn- Developed strategy and managed operations from initial business development through the first year of growth; grew P&L from pre-revenue to annual revenues approaching $1M at a 33% net margin- Recruited, trained and mentored a service team of 15; developed and promoted three team members to management positions

Purchase, New York, Us

Solutions consultant to small and medium-sized enterprises, advising clients on design and implementation of mission-critical technology solutions for their business.

Sebastopol, Ca, Us

Estate vineyard management, new vineyard development, and winery harvest operations for a premium boutique winery.

Mba, Finance And Entrepreneurship

B.S., Biology

Study Abroad Program, Italian Language And Culture

Executive Education, Marketing Academy