Amanda Schwartz Ramirez

Amanda Schwartz Ramirez is a seasoned strategy and operations executive, advisor, and board member with a rich background in building and scaling organizations across various stages of growth.

With over a decade of experience at PayPal, Amanda led transformative efforts, restructuring initiatives, and incubated functions including a focus on emerging areas such as crypto and digital assets.

Transitioning to Dapper Labs afterwards, she spearheaded business operations, corporate strategy, and program management.

Currently, as the founder of Garden Labs and through advisory and board roles, Amanda assists venture-backed CEOs and COOs in refining strategies and deliberate scaling, while also offering guidance on tech-powered opportunities like generative AI and digital currencies for publicly-traded companies.

Amanda has also authored insightful articles on strategy, operations, and cross-functional management on thinkinginquarters.com.

In terms of education, she holds a FEMBA in Management from UCLA Anderson School of Management, an MBA in Management-Entrepreneurship and Marketing Strategy from the University of California, Riverside - A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management, and a BS in Business Administration from the University of California, Riverside.

Her involvement with various organizations includes roles as an instructor, advisory board member, and advisor at Maven, Goodfynd, and Mina Foundation among others.

Amanda's diverse professional journey encompasses positions such as CEO & Founder, VP of Business Operations & Strategy, Director of Strategy and BizOps, and Chief of Staff at different companies.

Her background also features experience in areas like business development, online retail management, and music event production.

Amanda Schwartz Ramirez's expertise lies in strategy development, operations management, advisory services, corporate governance, board leadership, emerging technologies, and cross-functional collaboration.