Jul 2025 – Present · 8 mos · San Francisco Bay Area

• Advising startups & supporting founders

Aug 2022 – Dec 2025 · 3 yrs 4 mos

• As Head of Startup Ecosystem, US, I design and run accelerators focused on AI, Cloud Technology, Climate Change, Underrepresented Founders and more.

Aug 2021 – Aug 2022 · 1 yr

Jan 2021 – Aug 2021 · 7 mos

• As a Director of Innovation Systems, I help bring clarity to the complex.
• I support clients and teams to design transformative experiences across an ecosystem (food, education, health, technology).
• I design, develop and run leading accelerator programs for startups and early stage ventures.
• I build relationships with a variety of stakeholders to drive collaborative action. I advise and support organizations (corporates, foundations, government, startups) to grow and increase their impact.
• I take a human-centered, cross-disciplinary approach to innovation, leading with listening and working across silos.
• I believe that the best results come when we work together, align on common goals and enjoy our work.

Jan 2018 – Jan 2021 · 3 yrs

• As a Senior Progam Lead at IDEO, I lead teams that design and implement innovation programs. My role involves aligning client goals with our team’s capacity to deliver excellent, impactful work.
• Often this means designing and executing open innovation challenges that source a pipeline of organizations to select for funding. Other times it means creating multi-stakeholder accelerator networks to connect social entrepreneurs with the support they need to thrive.
• I enjoy investing in our internal IDEO teams through culture building and capacity development. I strive to deliver work that exceeds expectations with a creative, big picture, fun spirit throughout.
• My day-to-day includes:
• Team management & leadership across multiple IDEO teams
• Client relationship leadership with top tier foundations, companies & governments
• Business development & sales to increase programs & revenue
• Partnership development to convene multi-stakeholder networks
• Designing, scoping, staffing & executing global innovation programs to deliver long term impact
• A design thinking approach & research to center offerings on end user needs
• Outreach communications to increase program engagement
• Workshop facilitation with clients, entrepreneurs, and other stakeholders to increase alignment & creativity
• Supporting entrepreneurs to accelerate & scale their solutions through capacity building, connections & access to capital
• Programs I have led include:
• A Food Waste Innovation Program w/ the Rockefeller Foundation
• A $1M Early Childhood Innovation Prize & Network w/ Gary Community Investments
• An Early Childhood Book Challenge w/ the William Penn Foundation
• An Education in Emergency Settings virtual accelerator w/ the Australian Government

Jun 2015 – Jan 2018 · 2 yrs 7 mos

• Helping design meaningful experiences for IDEO's open innovation community, OpenIDEO. This includes:
• Business Development & Partnerships
• Business Strategy
• Business Model Design
• Design Research
• Storytelling
• Brand Communication
• Challenge Management
• Community Management

Jul 2010 – Aug 2014 · 4 yrs 1 mo · San Francisco

• ROLES : Design leader, Project Manager, Client Relationship Manager, Business Development.
• DESIGN : Human-Centered-Design, Design Strategy Focus.
• MARKETING : Graphics, proposals, presentations, storytelling.
• BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT : Generating new business opportunities, focus in corporate / commercial market.
• PHILANTHROPY : Led Pro Bono design efforts + Studio Philanthropic giving.
• COMMUNITY : Led community outreach for office. Meaningfully engaging our community and world through events and strategic partnerships.
• FUN: In-house office DJ.
• Worked with Clients such as :
• Samsung, Suning China, SOHO China, Kaiser Permanente, University of San Francisco, Genentech, Intuit, Kaiser Permanente, Amgen, Lucille Packard Children's Hospital, New Door Ventures.

Jan 2010 – Jul 2010 · 6 mos

• Lead Generation + Acquisition
• Customer sales
• Developing B2B Partnerships
• Marketing / PR Strategy + Implementation
• Leading Networking Events + Presentations
• Developing Recurve's Brand + Strategy

Aug 2007 – Jan 2009 · 1 yr 5 mos

• DESIGNER : Developing innovative solutions for complex design project challenges.
• COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN : Computer drafting, visualization, graphic layout, and client presentation preparation for the Architecture Department.
• PRESENTATION MATERIALS : Helped compile Design Development drawing sets for commercial development projects in both San Francisco and Macau, China.
• TEAM PLAYER : Worked collaboratively with teams ranging from 4 - 40 people.