Entrepreneur, Advisor, Consultant
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- President and Co-Founder at Bring Light, Inc.
- Founder and Principal at Road 3
- Past
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- Director, Corporate Product Management at Adobe Systems Incorporated
- Director, Worldwide Anti-Piracy at Adobe Systems Incorporated
- Macromedia Acquisition: Marketing Integration Lead at Adobe Systems Incorporated
- Director, Strategic Alliances at Adobe Systems Incorporated
- Group Product Manager at Adobe Systems Incorporated
- Product Manager at Adobe Systems Incorporated
- Account Manager at CLARIS Corporation
- Senior Sales Engineer at CLARIS Corporation
- Field Position at Apple Computer, Incorporated
- Education
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- University of California, San Diego
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Drew McManus’s Summary
Drew McManus is the principal and founder of Road 3, a consultancy dedicated to helping turn ideas into successful products. Road 3 works with startups, nonprofits, and established companies to help define, plan, design, and build successful products and businesses. Drew has helped bring numerous products to life on PC, Mac, web, and mobile platforms, including the iPhone and the Palm Pre.
Drew is also President and Co-founder of Bring Light, a website for social change that connects donors and charities for more informed and effective online fundraising. Drew conceptualized the design, invented the business model, and directed the development of the site. Drew and his business partner developed the Bring Light business plan and raised an initial round of angel funding.
As Director of Corporate Product Management at Adobe Systems, Drew managed the company’s core technologies, ensuring Adobe customers had consistent and intuitive user experiences across the product line. Drew also led several cross-functional company initiatives, including championing an effort to ensure Adobe’s products are accessible to people with disabilities.
Drew's extensive business and technology product management experience includes both PC and web-based products. During his two-decade career, he has managed numerous products from concept to completion, including the launch of Adobe's first consumer digital imaging product, which became the number one selling product in its category and earned Drew the Software Publishers Association Codie Award.
Drew has successfully worked in both corporate and start up environments. What he enjoys most is developing and delivering innovative solutions to real customer problems.
As a representative of many men and women who help make a difference in the world, Drew is featured in the book We Are the New Radicals: A Manifesto for Reinventing Yourself and Saving the World by Julia Moulden.
Drew McManus’s Experience
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President and Co-Founder
Bring Light, Inc.
(Internet industry)
November 2006 — Present (2 years 9 months)
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Founder and Principal
Road 3
(Internet industry)
October 2006 — Present (2 years 10 months)
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Director, Corporate Product Management
Adobe Systems Incorporated
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; ADBE; Computer Software industry)
December 2005 — December 2006 (1 year 1 month)
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Director, Worldwide Anti-Piracy
Adobe Systems Incorporated
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; ADBE; Computer Software industry)
September 2002 — December 2006 (4 years 4 months)
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Macromedia Acquisition: Marketing Integration Lead
Adobe Systems Incorporated
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; ADBE; Computer Software industry)
April 2005 — December 2005 (9 months)
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Director, Strategic Alliances
Adobe Systems Incorporated
(Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; ADBE; Computer Software industry)
April 2000 — September 2002 (2 years 6 months)
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Group Product Manager
Adobe Systems Incorporated
(Public Company; ADBE; Computer Software industry)
November 1997 — April 2000 (2 years 6 months)
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Product Manager
Adobe Systems Incorporated
(Public Company; ADBE; Computer Software industry)
February 1995 — November 1997 (2 years 10 months)
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Account Manager
CLARIS Corporation
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Computer Software industry)
April 1993 — February 1995 (1 year 11 months)
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Senior Sales Engineer
CLARIS Corporation
(Computer Software industry)
June 1991 — April 1993 (1 year 11 months)
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Field Position
Apple Computer, Incorporated
(Public Company; AAPL; Computer Hardware industry)
June 1990 — June 1991 (1 year 1 month)
Drew McManus’s Education
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University of California, San Diego
1985 — 1990
