University of Michigan

Taylor Allderdice High School

Innovation developer with experience in 100's of successful new product launches in consumer goods & technology

A billion compassionate activists can restore a healthy Earth | Your personal app to rise up against climate change | Making climate action easy and convenient | Through action comes hope | Our future to choose | Nonprofit organization

Built a team and launched a global climate action app to make it easy to address climate change.

• Orchestrated the successful execution of the strategic vision to create a non-profit app with over 100,000 users across 150+ countries, who have achieved over half a million climate actions and reduced climate pollution by 120,000+ tonnes so far.

• Formed and mentored a high-performing team of over 100 people working across technology, design, content, marketing, partnerships, and translations, while fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment.

• Maintained 100%+ annual growth rate of users and positive impact by creating a top-rated app (4.9/5.0 app store reviews) and maintaining the top search result for key terms, such as “climate change.” 

• Implemented scalable technologies to drive a positive impact with limited resources.

Earth Hero

President Of The Board Of Directors

Launched the first app to provide personalized activity recommendations for fun outings, entertaining, and family adventures in the Denver metro area.

• Identified an unmet consumer need, developed a solution, created a strategic plan, incorporated & issued shares for the company, and launched with an average active user growth rate of 12% per week.

• Led creation of product design, programming of iOS and Android apps, and the process for continuously improving user experience, in order to drive user growth.

• Invented & programmed algorithm that learned user interests and translated that into recommendations for fun activities based on current mood, location, price sensitivity, and timing, among various factors.

• Developed, launched, and actively optimized the marketing campaign, including target identification, advertising copy, spending levels, and effectiveness tracking.

Funyado Co.

Chief Product Officer & Co-Founder

Accelerated growth of top global consumer goods companies by advising on innovation strategy with senior-level clients & driving success for hundreds of new product launches.

• Led a team of 30+ cross-functional members delivering innovation consulting, building client relationships, and persuasively selling new projects.

• Contributed to the successful launch of nine $50 million+ initiatives through optimization of the product experience, positioning, pricing, placement, and packaging.

• Forecasted sales of hundreds of launches within 8% of actual sales on average leveraging big data modeling. 

• Expanded the capacity of the company’s Analytic Hub in Mumbai by 40%, without increasing costs, as North America Analytic Hub Leader (side-role).

• Created a new operational model to expand capacity for the Hub, championed its introduction, oversaw its rollout, and partnered with leaders in India to continuously improve.

The Nielsen Company

Vice President, Global Innovation Practice (BASES)

Contributed to the development of organizations in Kenya and promoted a better understanding of Americans on the part of those served.

Junior Achievement Kenya – Coast Manager:
• Grew the operations of this youth education organization by 25% by expanding to a new city and recruiting new companies, schools, and volunteers to participate.

Port Reitz School of Clinical Medicine:
• Led the start-up of the first computer center, including implementing a financial sustainability plan and offering classes and services to students and community members.

Peace Corps

Small Enterprise Development Volunteer

Intern with information management company that gives market leaders competitive edge in data management, advanced analytics and technology.

Benjamin C. Gerhold