Feb 2024 – Aug 2024 · 6 mos · Oregon, United States

• Sean led Nike’s global insights, data science, machine learning, business intelligence, and analytics functions, serving as a member of the company’s executive leadership team. He was responsible for shaping Nike’s enterprise data strategy and advancing consumer, brand, and operational insights at scale.

Oct 2020 – Feb 2024 · 3 yrs 4 mos · Oregon, United States

• Sean led Nike’s global Consumer Insights organization, driving the use of consumer data and research to inform product creation, merchandising, brand marketing, digital commerce, and retail experience. His work helped shape Nike’s approach to consumer-centric growth across both physical and digital channels, leading to a 37% revenue growth (from $37B to $51B) over the four-year period.

Mar 2018 – Oct 2020 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Oregon, United States

• Sean re-launched and scaled Nike’s membership program globally across digital, direct-to-consumer retail, and partner channels. His efforts drove significant gains in member acquisition, engagement, conversion, and lifetime value, advancing Nike’s strategy around user growth and engagement.

Apr 2014 – Mar 2018 · 3 yrs 11 mos · Oregon, United States

• Sean designed and launched Nike’s first-ever teams dedicated to consumer data science, marketing effectiveness, digital behavior analytics, retail shopper insights, and consumer listening, establishing new capabilities that powered Nike’s shift toward more data-informed, consumer-centric decision-making.

Sep 2013 – May 2014 · 8 mos · Oregon, United States

Oct 2014 – Jan 2021 · 6 yrs 3 mos · Cambridge, MA

• Sean served as Chair of the Board of Directors at the Marketing Science Institute (MSI) from 2018–2020, after previously serving as Treasurer and Chair of the Finance & Audit Committee (2014–2018). As Board Chair, he led a governance body of senior marketing and analytics executives and oversaw the CEO and Academic Executive Director. Under his leadership, the Board launched major modernization efforts that culminated in MSI’s merger with the Advertising Research Foundation in 2021. Founded in 1961, MSI remains a vital link between industry and academic research in marketing science.

Jan 2009 – Sep 2013 · 4 yrs 8 mos

• Sean was Facebook’s first data science leader for the ads business, focused on building measurement systems to quantify ad impact, optimize algorithms, and shape monetization strategy. His teams developed foundational technologies and standards that helped shift brand advertising from traditional channels to digital, setting the methods and standards for how the internet values ads today. He also led major partnerships with research and analytics firms to drive joint innovation in measurement and data integration. This work resulted in over 30 filed patents across data science, ad measurement, and consumer privacy.

Jan 2008 – Jan 2008 · 0 mo · San Francisco Bay Area

• Sean developed and implemented all aspects of online advertising for the campaign that attempted maintain marriage equality in California. His responsibilities included: audience segmentation, creative development, message testing, media mix selection, contract negotiation, and evaluation & optimization of campaign performance.

Jan 2006 – Jan 2009 · 3 yrs · Mountain View, CA

• Sean led Google's global customer analytics programs, building new behavioral and attitudinal data capabilities, churn and satisfaction models, and measurement systems to guide product and support strategy. He later co-developed some of Google’s earliest large-scale data science platforms for audience insights and advertising effectiveness. These efforts powered flagship tools for marketers and shaped Google’s approach to consumer big data. Together, the work laid foundational infrastructure for customer-centric innovation and marketing analytics at scale.

Jan 2004 – Jan 2006 · 2 yrs

• Conducted neuroimaging research on memory and executive function in the brain utilizing EEG and fMRI methodologies.

Jan 2003 – Jan 2006 · 3 yrs

• Broadcast over 100 games as the lead radio play-by-play voice for the Stanford Cardinal baseball team, including broadcasts from the College World Series. As director, was responsible for negotiating sponsorships, managing public and station relations, allocating the department budget, and setting station policies.