# Courtney Hemphill > Product and Technology Executive, Board Member, Advisor Location: San Francisco, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/courtneyhemphill I have 25 years of experience building and leading product engineering teams across a diverse set of industries and companies. Partnering closely with executives and founders, I have delivered high quality, user-centric products that reached millions of users. Recently I led a team of 400+ developers, designers, and product managers within the PXEL practice at West Monroe. Prior to that, I worked with the talented founders of Masterclass, FertilityIQ, Grand Rounds, Better Therapeutics, Naza Beauty, and many others to launch the first versions of their platforms. Many of these companies quickly reached millions in revenue; some surpassing that many times over. I was also fortunate to partner with executives at rapidly growing companies like Chime, Compass, and Attune as well as enterprise intrepreneurs at Autodesk, Moody’s, and Commerce Bank to develop products that supported strategic corporate initiatives with strong financial results. I've served on the programming committee for QCon and spoke at various technical conferences worldwide including QCon, GoTo, and the CTO Summit. Currently am a board member/advisor to several early-stage companies and have mentored Techstars' entrepreneurs for over 10 years. Proud member of the Golden Gate Board of NatureBridge, which connects young people to the wonder and science of the natural world, and a long-time supporter of RailsBridge, which teaches underrepresented people in tech to code. Also a formerly sponsored, and still avid rock climber for more than 20 years. I believe in a pragmatic approach to software development supported by a balanced product trio. Establishing a set of rigorous first principles with supporting methods and systems will accelerate teams far more than basic metrics and measurements that can easily be gamified. I work to have the right people in the right conversations at the right time and always over-index on inclusion. ## Work Experience ### Product and Engineering Executive, Board member, Advisor @ Unknown Jan 2024 – Present ### Board Member @ 8th Light Jan 2024 – Present ### Partner & Head of Product, Engineering, and Design (PXEL) @ West Monroe Jan 2021 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area I led our team of 400+ developers, designers, and product managers within the PXEL practice at West Monroe. I helped to establish and scale a team that partnered with our clients to develop modern software applications. We prioritized work that delivered high value and superior usability. Through our work with client teams, we also established high-performing product organizations and changed the way our clients designed solutions and built software. Key Initiatives: ▪ Supported West Monroe’s accelerated growth plans via organic and inorganic means. Integrated four organizations under one P&L to create a best in class product consultancy. ▪ Sat on our executive leadership team and corporate operating committee to represent product and engineering needs at the org level. ▪ Worked with key clients to develop mature product capabilities at scale and transition from basic project delivery to product and customer focused organizations ▪ Established a repeatable delivery model integrating product, design, and engineering best practices ▪ Partnered with corporate strategy and marketing on new offerings ### Advisor @ Onramp Jan 2019 – Jan 2023 | San Francisco Bay Area ### Conference Co-Chair @ QCon Conferences Jan 2018 – Jan 2023 ### Golden Gate Board @ NatureBridge Jan 2015 – Jan 2023 | Marin Headlands, Sausalito, CA ### Partner & Technical Lead @ Carbon Five Jan 2014 – Jan 2022 ### Technical Lead @ Carbon Five Jan 2006 – Jan 2014 ### Mentor @ Techstars Jan 2017 – Jan 2019 | Greater New York City Area ### Technical Consultant @ Self-Employed Jan 2004 – Jan 2006 Technical support for multiple locations of an ophthalmology practice in NM. Research and vetting of cloud based EMR systems. Transitioned practice from expensive internal legacy EMR to cloud based SaaS. General operations assistance. Design and development of various web development projects. ### Sponsored Climber @ Five Ten® Jan 2002 – Jan 2004 | France, Norway, Great Britain, Spain and Italy I spent close to 2 years climbing full time throughout Europe and became the second American female to climb 8a (V11) and the first to do so overseas. My climbing was featured in articles in Climbing, Rock and Ice, and Deadpoint Magazine and in two Reel Rock video productions. Sponsorship was graciously given by Five Ten, Zealot and Organic. The focus, discipline and balance this experience gave me is fundamental to my ability to succeed in all my current work and volunteer efforts. ### Senior Technical Integrator @ ZEFER / Niteo Partners Jan 1999 – Jan 2001 ## Education ### Bachelor of Science (BS) in Biology, General University of Chicago ### FOUNDATIONS: GENERAL MANAGEMENT Harrison-Metal ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/courtneyhemphill - Website: http://www.carbonfive.com --- Source: https://flows.cv/courtneyhemphill JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/courtneyhemphill/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-05