# Karen Kagoo > Product & Business Operations Leader | Google Ads ($200B Platform) | $880M Revenue Impact | Founder, HerHealthStack Location: Los Gatos, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/karenkagoo I am a product and platform leader focused on turning strategy into execution at scale. At Google I spent more than a decade working across product, advertising platforms, and operations. My teams delivered more than $880M in measurable business impact across Google’s $200B advertising platform through product launches, operating systems, and cross-functional execution with product, sales, and marketing teams. Some highlights from that work include: • Leading launches of more than 250 advertising product features • Supporting a $20B transition to AI-driven advertising products • Building market insight systems used by more than 3,000 practitioners to guide product and roadmap decisions • Leading global teams of more than 50 people across product operations and platform programs Today I am building HerHealthStack, where I am exploring how new technologies can support personalized health coaching and behavior change. The work includes a prototype product and a research newsletter focused on emerging health technology platforms. I am particularly interested in leadership roles that sit at the intersection of: • product strategy • business and platform operations • global product launches and go-to-market execution ## Work Experience ### Founder & Product Lead @ HerHealthStack Jan 2026 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area Building and testing new products focused on personalized health coaching • Built Second Rise, a prototype coaching product using wearable readiness data and language models; early pilot with 10 users • Publish HerHealthStack, a newsletter covering emerging health technology platforms and product trends • Developing product ideas focused on behavior change, wearable data, and consumer health ### President @ Aram Sei Jan 2020 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area ### Co-Founder @ Aram Sei Jan 2012 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area Co-Founder ### Director of Product Operations, Performance Ads @ Google Jan 2024 – Jan 2025 | San Francisco Bay Area Promoted through multiple leadership roles across Google Ads product operations. Led product operations and launch systems supporting Google’s $200B Performance Ads platform. • Delivered $580M incremental revenue through portfolio prioritization and executive decision forums • Led cross-functional launch execution for 250+ ad product features across product, sales, and marketing teams • Built market intelligence system synthesizing insights from 3,000+ practitioners to inform product positioning and roadmap decisions • Built and scaled global operations organization to 50+ leaders across multiple regions ### Director of Product Operations, Search and Emerging Ads @ Google Jan 2022 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area Led operational governance and product launch coordination during Google’s transition to AI-driven advertising products. • Executed $20B platform migration with 99%+ revenue stability • Protected $300M annual revenue through data quality monitoring and escalation frameworks • Built executive insight systems translating advertiser performance data into product roadmap and launch decisions • Led and coached 28 managers globally ### Head of Product Operations, Enterprise Ads Platform @ Google Jan 2016 – Jan 2022 | San Francisco Bay Area Built and scaled product operations supporting Google’s Online-to-Offline advertising platform ($20B advertiser revenue). • Scaled operations supporting $20B advertiser revenue platform • Expanded partnership operations capacity 400% through automation and new operating frameworks • Led global team of 20+ product and program managers ### Product Operations Manager, Online to Offline(O2O) @ Google Jan 2014 – Jan 2016 Operations lead for Google’s initial platform measuring offline impact of digital advertising. • Led operations for international expansion, scaling merchant partner base 116% in one quarter • Launched global measurement tools with 90%+ adoption, reducing client-facing latency 84% ### Advisor, Startups @ Independant Consultant Jan 2013 – Jan 2016 - Work with non-profits and technology entrepreneurs - Develop business/marketing plans - Prepare cash flow statements for Valuation ### CEO and Founder @ Funtoypia Jan 2014 – Jan 2015 Funtoypia- Netflix for toys! FUNTOYPIA makes it easy for everyone to engage their beloved young ones in imaginative and fun play through educational toys that spark the imagination in an economical and eco-friendly way. ### MBA candidate - Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Marketing @ INSEAD Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | Fontainebleau, france ### Lead Design Engineer @ Ericsson Jan 2007 – Jan 2012 | San Jose Led the development of an unified verification methodology for Ericsson North America while mobilizing cross-functional teams and creating and implementing training programs. Initiated vendor engagements on site and also across geographies for IP development and tool infrastructure. ### Design Engineer @ LSI Corporation Jan 2006 – Jan 2007 Designed and developed custom chips for consumer products with emphasis on functional and formal verification ## Education ### Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Engineering University of California, Santa Cruz ### Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Strategy, Marketing, Entrepreneurship INSEAD ### B.S in Electronics and Communication Engineering University of Madras ### University of California, Santa Cruz ### University of California, Santa Cruz ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/karenkagoo - Website: http://insead.edu - Website: http://runningtwentysixpointtwo.wordpress.com - Website: http://users.soe.ucsc.edu/~kkagoo/ --- Source: https://flows.cv/karenkagoo JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/karenkagoo/resume.json Last updated: 2026-04-05