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Product Manager and Director, Citi Enterprise Payments @ Citi Co-led product management of a new product investment in healthcare payments From April 2011 to February 2014 (2 years 11 months) Chief Operating Officer, Citi Ventures @ Citi Served on the leadership team of Citi’s corporate venturing unit, which invests alongside Tier-1 VCs in start-ups related to strategic...

Product Manager and Director, Citi Enterprise Payments @ Citi Co-led product management of a new product investment in healthcare payments From April 2011 to February 2014 (2 years 11 months) Chief Operating Officer, Citi Ventures @ Citi Served on the leadership team of Citi’s corporate venturing unit, which invests alongside Tier-1 VCs in start-ups related to strategic growth areas for the firm From April 2010 to April 2011 (1 year 1 month) Executive Vice President, Strategy and Policy Division @ New York City Economic Development Corporation Manager of 50-person strategy and policy team working to strengthen and grow New York City's economy. Past initiatives have included congestion pricing for cars entering NYC, legislative reform in support of the financial services industry, and a revitalization strategy for New York's fashion district. Promoted from Vice President of the Strategic Planning department to Senior Vice President (manager) of the department to Executive Vice President of the division. From January 2006 to August 2008 (2 years 8 months) Technology Specialist/Consultant @ Microsoft Corporation Translated business needs to technology solutions for executives and their staff at two major financial services clients: Bloomberg, L.P. and Deutsche Bank, A.G. From February 2003 to May 2004 (1 year 4 months) White House Fellow @ White House / Small Business Administration Appointed to the President’s one-year, mid-career nonpartisan leadership program under President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama. Selected as one of 14 White House Fellows from a pool of 1,000+ applicants.• Served as Acting Branch Chief of SBA’s Microloan program, which provides $100+MM in small business loans empowering low-income women and minorities through non-profit microlenders From September 2008 to September 2009 (1 year 1 month) Program Manager @ Microsoft Corporation Developed technical specifications for Microsoft Office 2003. Managed feature work and schedules driving the work of 15 full-time engineers.• Executive communications. Working closely with divisional management, acted as the point person for product overviews presented to Bill Gates and executive staff.• Technical contributions. Received patents for two technologies core to Microsoft’s .NET development platform. From 1998 to 2001 (3 years) CEO @ Embark Corporation Embark is the leading provider of online admissions software for colleges, universities, and fellowships globally. We both host the Web sites that students use to apply as well as the software that organizations use to recruit, evaluate, and enroll students. We've also created a free service called College Cents to help students apply for federal aid to pay for college and have partnered with Sallie Mae to ensure all US students get their free money first.To date, we've powered more than 15 million students applications to hundreds of institutions around the world. Our client list includes Harvard, Dartmouth, the Rhodes Scholarships, and NYU. We've completed two acquisitions of admissions client lists in the music competition and conservatory space (formerly DecisionDesk) as well as the study abroad sector (studyabroad.com). Greater New York City AreaManagement Consultant @ McKinsey & Company Served high-tech/telecommunications and media clients on issues of growth strategy, operational efficiency, and communications. Experience creating workplans and independently managing multiple client teams. Transitioned into government leadership with McKinsey's full support as part of the firm's sabbatical program. From May 2004 to January 2006 (1 year 9 months)