Product & design leader for the IXL Learning family of brands--22 brands spanning learning solutions for K-12 and higher ed, enterprise, and consumer; from subscription software to marketplaces to ad-supported media; reaching nearly a billion people around the world.
Experience
2020 — Now
2020 — Now
Product leader for the IXL Learning family of brands, including:
• IXL - Curriculum, assessments, & analytics, plus classroom engagement tools, powering personalized learning for >25% of all K-12 students in the US and over 15M subscribed students worldwide. (Long-time IXL fan? See what's new: https://blog.ixl.com/category/ixl-updates/)
• Rosetta Stone - The leader in language learning, fostering personal connections and career success in over 25 languages via immersive learning, speech recognition, live tutoring, and enterprise services. (Teachers, give your newcomer ELLs a boost, in both English and their native languages! www.rosettastone.com/schools/)
• TPT - Where extraordinary teachers share their most innovative ideas. (See what's popular--there's always something new! www.teacherspayteachers.com/)
• Curiosity Media - The experts in Spanish-English reference and learning via SpanishDict.com and Ingles.com. (Check out our incredible pronunciation videos! www.spanishdict.com/pronunciation/despacito)
• Dictionary.com and Thesaurus.com - Go-to word reference sites for nearly half a billion people worldwide, helping to define words, refine usage, and make language relevant. (Learn about the lexical throughlines from Shakespeare to hip hop: www.dictionary.com/e/shakespeare/)
• Education.com - Learning library of 30,000+ high quality educational resources--worksheets, games, lesson plans, workbooks, and more--for parents and teachers. (Get hands-on activities for SEL! www.education.com/resources/social-emotional-learning/)
• Vocabulary.com - Learner-friendly online dictionary powering fun ways to systematically acquire new words. (Make it your go-to dictionary for relevant, memorable, and even humorous definitions! www.vocabulary.com/word-of-the-day/)
• Wyzant - Marketplace helping learners connect with expert tutors based on personal learning preferences and goals, from algebra to guitar to world languages. (Find your just-right tutor today! www.wyzant.com/)
2018 — 2020
2018 — 2020
• Product leader overseeing IXL's consumer-focused Product group (Welcome & Growth, Learning Experiences, Learning Outcomes, Teacher Tools, Mobile apps, Content Experience, Localization) and enterprise-focused Business Platform group (Sales Platform, Sales Enablement, Deployment, Integrations, Sysadmin experience, Digital Security, Business Intelligence).
• Work closely with CEO/COO to define product vision and strategy
• Contribute to overall company strategy and leadership as part of the executive team.
• Build and lead 40-person Product Management & Design org (encompassing product management, product design, project management, product marketing, documentation, UX design, UI design, graphic design, and illustration).
2017 — 2017
2017 — 2017
San Francisco Bay Area
• Oversaw Product Management and UI Design, with a focus on scaling the team and processes to keep pace with company growth. Nearly doubled the size of the Product Management team; established career tracks and an Associate Product Manager program.
• Co-led design and development of the IXL Continuous Diagnostic, an adaptive assessment that offers an always-up-to-date portrait of what students know and what they are ready to learn next, via an assessment experience that is engaging and not stressful for students.
2016 — 2016
2016 — 2016
• Led the Product Management function, including the development and support of new managers on the team.
• Collaborated with the Curriculum team to lead the design and development of IXL Recommendations, powering personalized learning by providing timely, relevant suggestions in a highly visual format that invites students to explore the many thousands of skills they can learn on IXL.
2015 — 2015
2015 — 2015
• Led the design and development of IXL Analytics, providing truly real-time reporting, actionable insights, and instructional resources that make it easy and intuitive for any teacher to use data to inform instruction. IXL Analytics makes IXL an essential tool for any modern classroom.
• Took on full responsibility for recruiting and developing all product managers and product designers.
Education
Harvard University
A.B.
National Experimental High School