Vetted Product Management Professionals

Timothy Washington

Screened ReferencesStrong rec.

Senior Product Manager specializing in AI-powered products and responsible AI

Cranbury, NJ18y exp

“Mission-driven product and program leader who built WhatsApp’s talent inclusion infrastructure from scratch and later applied AI at Google to scale inclusive product evaluation across 25+ teams, including Gemini. Brings a rare mix of product systems thinking, human-centered AI judgment, and lived experience growing up in public housing that deeply informs their focus on equity, access, and accountable technology.”

“Hands-on engineering leader currently at Vianai (GenAI enterprise applications) building AI-assisted data exploration/insights products with Python and React. Previously Corporate VP of Digital Health at Samsung Electronics, where they helped close key partner deals by demonstrating API-driven openness and led a major Samsung Health modernization from monolith to microservices for horizontal scalability and faster, safer iteration.”

“Chief AI Strategy at startup Zenera with 30 years in technology strategy/design, experienced in building business plans across startups and large enterprises (projects, new products, and M&A). Deeply familiar with enterprise AI go-to-market challenges (slow procurement/pilot cycles) and preparing for VC expectations (e.g., targeting a16z) by emphasizing unique tech and paying customers.”

“C-level operator and advisor who has led operational transformations at growing companies from ~$100M revenue to multi-billion scale. Focuses on working backwards from a north star to build KPI/decision-owner mechanisms, P&L-linked accountability, and agile org structures—citing outcomes like +500 bps market share gains, millions saved in people costs, and EBITDA acceleration for a PE exit.”

Bill Eichen

Screened

Executive product and business leader specializing in AI, semiconductors, and growth strategy

Palo Alto, CA23y exp

“Candidate indicated they have a business plan or startup and referenced Gimmelfund.com, a VC fund in Palo Alto. They also stated they are very familiar with the venture capital, studio, and accelerator landscape, but provided limited detail during the screen.”

Farabi Hassan

Screened

Principal Product Leader specializing in AI-powered enterprise and marketplace platforms

Seattle, WA13y exp

“Product leader with experience at Zillow, Amazon, and Chewy, focused on high-scale ML and UX-driven product improvements. Has led end-to-end rebuilds and launches that delivered measurable business impact, including a 23% conversion lift in lead routing, 40%+ reduction in delivery-related customer contacts, and 10%+ ecommerce conversion gains.”

“Engineering leader who drove Lightroom Mobile’s roadmap at Adobe by enforcing reuse of Photoshop imaging tech to deliver RAW, non-destructive mobile editing with full Creative Cloud compatibility. In startup environments, has repeatedly scaled and professionalized engineering orgs (career ladders, evaluation systems, delivery process) and led high-stakes cloud/platform transformations—migrating off Heroku and consolidating fragmented AWS/GCP usage into a single GCP platform—improving reliability, deploy speed, and cutting cloud costs by 20%+.”

Alok Kumar

Screened

Director-level Product Management leader specializing in cybersecurity, cloud, and AI governance

Atlanta, GA24y exp

“Senior product leader with substantial end-to-end build experience across Microsoft, Amazon, NCR, and a current AI startup. Particularly notable for creating a machine-readable compliance platform at Microsoft, shipping AI-enabled support workflows, and combining enterprise-scale product rigor with a human-centered view of personalized AI.”

“Product leader at Mastercard who has repeatedly built and commercialized AI-driven fraud products across payments and healthcare, including a patented ML approach and a fraud suite that won 30+ enterprise customers in its first year. Stands out for combining deep ML product judgment with workflow design, explainability, and human-in-the-loop thinking to drive real operational change.”

“Senior product leader with experience across Uber, Netflix, and Expedia, spanning HR tech and travel commerce. Has shipped and evaluated generative AI support experiences, navigated data/privacy trade-offs, and paired strong product judgment with measurable business impact, including a 30% lift in transactions and attach rate at Expedia.”

“Princeton- and HBS-educated operator/investor with 10 years across real estate, technology, and finance, focused on building the operating backbone of acquisitive, multi-site businesses. Founded and scaled an IBM platform still live 9 years later, helped drive $100M+ in enterprise sales, launched new business lines at Tishman Speyer, and built operating infrastructure while supporting 35 portfolio companies at Primetime Partners.”

“Senior product leader with experience spanning Amazon Audible, Capital One, and At-Bay, combining growth, AI, and workflow platform expertise. Notable for leading Audible's Channels build/rebuild, reshaping Capital One's Eno around real service outcomes, and redesigning an underwriting platform with flexible search and agentic alerts. Brings a strong human-centered view of AI informed by both consumer fintech and insurance automation.”

“Former lawyer and Bain consultant who evolved into a senior media/operator leader across NBCUniversal, Discovery, Nickelodeon, and a subscription gaming startup. Unusually combines top-tier analytical training, enterprise dealmaking, and COO-level execution—building proprietary analytics systems, leading Discovery+ launch partnerships that delivered 20M year-one subscribers, and driving startup turnaround improvements including a $2M inventory obsolescence avoidance.”

“Operator-turned-aspiring founder with experience building CI, cloud, and AI businesses at Harness, including P&L ownership and 0-to-1 execution. Exploring an AI-native infrastructure/control-plane thesis focused on moving enterprise workflows from AI assistance to execution, with a strong emphasis on ROI, coordination gaps, and durable moats.”

Ao Chen

Screened

Entry Software Engineer specializing in cloud APIs and distributed systems

United States, USA1y exp

“Backend engineer with hands-on ownership of AWS-based production systems, including resource-based policy support for Aurora DSQL and a VPC endpoint service name API. Stands out for combining security-sensitive authorization design, strong reliability instincts, and end-to-end product ownership that helped unblock enterprise adoption and customer onboarding.”