Erren Lester

Erren Lester is a dynamic product management executive with over 15 years of experience in technology and product development.12 He has a strong background in software product life cycle management and business strategy development.

Professional Background

Education:

• Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University
• MBA from the Tepper School of Business at Carnegie Mellon1

Career Highlights:

• Currently works in Product Management at Meta2
• Previously served as Director of Product Management at The Advisory Board Company
• Worked at Microsoft for seven years, leading development of massively scalable web services
• Director of Product at Synteractive, which partnered on Recovery.gov1

Entrepreneurial Pursuits:

• Co-founded the James R. Swartz Entrepreneurship Boot Camp at Carnegie Mellon in 2008
• Created Foundation Boot Camp to educate and inspire entrepreneurs
• Elected to Carnegie Mellon University Board of Trustees in 2012, serving a three-year term1

Personal Interests: Outside of his professional career, Erren enjoys singing, writing music, cooking, and traveling with his wife, Kisha.1