# Laura G.

> Product, Design, Comics, and Writing

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/laurag

I have worked as a Product Manager, Data Analyst, and Product Designer at several large tech companies (Twitter, Amazon) and early-stage startups (RetainIt, MyMaskMovement).

## Work Experience
### Design Lead @ Koddi
Jan 2024 – Present

### Founder and CEO @ Black Moon Studios
Jan 2020 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area
Published two 300-page graphic novels (Messy Roots, Kirby's Lessons on Falling). 
Worked with 50+ clients on product design, writing, and illustration projects, including NPR, Asia Society of Texas, and Southern Poverty Law Center.

### Founding Product Designer @ M^3 Public Benefit Corp
Jan 2020 – Jan 2024 | San Francisco Bay Area
Led design prototyping for 3D-printed custom fit masks for frontline works as first design hire.
Received $1M grant from NIH to scale AI powered mask fitting app to hospitals nationwide.

### Founding Product Designer @ Retainit
Jan 2022 – Jan 2023
Led brand identity and design prototyping for AI-powered gamified learning app as first design hire. 
Beta-tested with 300K+ users of economics education partner, Marginal Revolution University.

### Product Manager @ Twitter
Jan 2018 – Jan 2020 | San Francisco Bay Area
Led product teams for Growth, ML, Abuse & Safety.

### Product Designer @ SmartyPal
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Greater Philadelphia Area

### Data Analyst @ Amazon
Jan 2017 – Jan 2017 | Greater Seattle Area

### Trading Intern @ Belvedere Trading, LLC
Jan 2016 – Jan 2016 | Chicago, Illinois, United States

### Policy Analyst Intern @ Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Washington D.C. Metro Area


## Education
### Bachelors of Science in Statistics & Information Decisions
The Wharton School


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/pololau13
- Portfolio: https://www.lauragao.com/

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Last updated: 2026-04-13