Ilia Malkovitch

Ilia Malkovitch is a distinguished product leader known for his success in launching and growing innovative products and teams within complex regulated environments, with expertise in scaling marketplaces. He has a remarkable track record of managing products that have generated millions in revenue and attracted hundreds of thousands of users. Ilia has been instrumental in shaping product strategies for companies with around 100 employees, one of which was acquired by Google for $400M. His extensive experience spans across various industries, such as healthcare/oncology, AI-based workflow automation, adtech, and consumer media, including podcasting and music.

Ilia's specialties lie in building and leading high-performing product organizations, driving strategic changes in product strategies, and outlining long-term roadmaps for sustainable growth. He excels in fostering a culture of product discovery and incorporating consumer science and user research into pre-development product practices. Ilia is also adept at coaching and mentoring individuals on product and design teams, as well as structuring and overseeing company-wide planning and goal-setting processes to empower autonomous teams in achieving results in uncertain environments.

Ilia Malkovitch's academic background includes a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Columbia University and the completion of the prestigious altMBA program. His professional journey features notable roles, such as Director of Product Management at Flatiron Health, VP Product at x.ai, Product Manager at Google Play Music and DoubleClick (advertising) at Google, Director of Product Management at Admeld, and Software Engineer in Research & Development at DoubleClick.