
CEO, Online Business at Peak6
Greater Seattle Area

CEO, Online Business at Peak6
Greater Seattle Area
(Privately Held; Financial Services industry)
January 2009 — Present (11 months)
(Public Company; MSFT; Computer Software industry)
February 2007 — December 2008 (1 year 11 months)
Lead product management, consumer marketing, distribution, revenue/yield management and global business strategy for Live Search, Live Search Cashback, and MSN shopping.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)
May 2005 — February 2007 (1 year 10 months)
Led product management organization for Windows, Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player, and Mobile PCs
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)
September 2003 — May 2005 (1 year 9 months)
Led worldwide marketing and product management for $5 billion Windows Professional business.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)
August 2002 — September 2003 (1 year 2 months)
Led product planning, PR, branding, sales strategy and pricing for newly formed $7 billion Server and Tools P&L.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)
June 2000 — August 2002 (2 years 3 months)
Built team to develop strategy to grow the server business from $2 billion in 2001 to $10 billion by 2006
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)
August 1999 — June 2000 (11 months)
Led business stratey, competitive analysis, pricing and international marketing for SQL Server.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)
July 1998 — August 1999 (1 year 2 months)
Led Visual C++ and Java product management and marketing teams.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)
September 1997 — July 1998 (11 months)
Led business management, launch planning, and business development for Visual C++.
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Management Consulting industry)
May 1993 — July 1995 (2 years 3 months)
Consulted Fortune 500 Companies on strategic, marketing, and operational issues.
(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)
August 1992 — March 1993 (8 months)
First non-Japanese employee to be hired in company's 22 year history.
MBA , 1995 — 1997
Earned Master in Business Administration. Awarded Second Year Honors.
Japanese 1991 — 1992
Completed intensive ten month Japanese language program. Passed highest level of The Japanese Proficiency Test certifiying fluency in Japanese.
B.A. , Economics , 1987 — 1991
Earched Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. Competed in Slalom and Giant Slalom for Varsity Ski Team.
Japanese 1989 — 1990
Completed Fall Semester abroad
Japanese 1989 — 1989
Completed intensive Summer program in Japanese language.
cooking, yoga, and barefoot water-skiing