Sara McKinley

Sara Torti is a highly experienced senior product and operating executive who has achieved remarkable success in creating and scaling technology-based businesses. With a focus on business insight, technical acumen, and detailed execution, Sara has grown products from zero to hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue and has built and launched products to billions of users. She has also grown and scaled teams to thousands of people.

Sara holds an MBA from the prestigious Harvard Business School and a BA in International Economics & Development from Harvard University.

Sara's professional background includes senior product executive roles at top tech companies, such as Google and Nest. At Google, she served as the COO of The Google Operations Center, a successful independent business that she designed, launched, and grew from a concept into an operating business. She led the launch of this new business within nine months and scaled it to almost two thousand employees in two international locations within its first year of operations.

Prior to this role, Sara served as Group Product Manager for Google Maps & Local Search (GEO), Senior Product Manager at Nest, Product Manager, and Sales Strategy & Operations Specialist at Google. Before joining the tech industry, Sara was a Jr. Professional Assoc with The World Bank, working on South Asia human development.

Sara’s professional journey is an inspiration for young professionals looking to grow in the tech industry. She has consistently demonstrated her expertise in platform and app-based monetization, subscription services, and consumer engagement. With her exceptional technical and business skills, Sara has achieved remarkable success in her career, and her contribution to the tech industry is truly invaluable.