Tom Leung

Tom Leung

Senior Google Product Manager

Greater Seattle Area

Current
  • Senior Business Product Manager at Google
Past
  • Business Product Manager at Google
  • Marketing Director at Trumba
  • Product Manager at Trumba
Education
  • Harvard University
  • Bowdoin College
Connections
500+ connections
Industry
Internet

Tom Leung’s Summary

12+ years of diverse experience in product, marketing, sales and leadership roles at venture-backed tech startups and industry-leading, publicly-traded, technology companies.

Tom Leung’s Specialties:

Senior management experience in technology business strategy, product development, product marketing, program management, business development, product planning, strategic sales, operations.

Web analytics, marketing optimization, display advertising, multivariate testing, ads effectiveness, SAAS, commercial software, consumer applications.


Tom Leung’s Experience

  • Senior Business Product Manager

    Google

    (Public Company; GOOG; Internet industry)

    May 2008Present (1 year 3 months)

    I lead a few projects in the online marketing space. These include business strategy, product strategy, marketing, partnership, and sales initiatives involving Google Website Optimizer, AdWords, AdSense, Analytics, Ad Planner, and other new businesses in development.

  • Business Product Manager

    Google

    (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; GOOG; Internet industry)

    December 2006May 2008 (1 year 6 months)

    Website Optimizer is the #1 content optimization tool on the web and is available in 22 languages and enables on-demand AB and multivariate testing and has over 15 global partners.

    I was accountable for the overall performance of the Website Optimizer business. I led the Website Optimizer Core team which was comprised of 15 functional areas including engineering, design, QA, localization, support, marketing, sales, PR, writers, business development, legal, webmaster, ops, etc. I also worked on projects related to Google Analytics, Google AdWords, and Google AdSense.

  • Marketing Director

    Trumba

    (Internet industry)

    September 2006December 2006 (4 months)

    Trumba was founded by the creators of PageMaker and Visio and funded by Kleiner Perkins, August Capital, Oak Investment Partners. The original vision was to provide a connected online calendar for families, churches, schools, and other community organizations.

    As a Director, I was responsible for creating the company's first inside sales organization and designed and implemented the sales processes, technology, and quotas from scratch. Prior to that, as a Product Manager, I was charged with leading our product development partnerships with high-profile enterprise customers such as the New York Times online as well as product management of our small business offerings where I reported to the VP of Marketing.

  • Product Manager

    Trumba

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

    October 2005September 2006 (1 year)

  • Product Planner

    Windows Live Hotmail

    (Internet industry)

    August 2004September 2005 (1 year 2 months)

    I was the lead business owner for Hotmail's largest engineering initiative since Microsoft originally acquired it in 1997.

    I led the product planning and business strategy for the complete redesign of the service which provided email services to over 200M consumers in over 30 languages. The redesign started after Gmail launched and included radically expanded storage, more reliable back end architecture, and completely new, more responsive Ajax front end.

    Co-authored multiple patent applications around online advertising and email delivery. Helped drive ethnographic research in Europe. Product won PC Mag Editor's Choice award in the web email category. Recipient of Gold Star award for exceptional performance and for superior potential for leadership.

  • Business Development Manager

    Microsoft Office

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; MSFT; Computer Software industry)

    July 20022004 (2 years)

    Office Online is the hosted service that has been integrated with Microsoft Office since Office 2003 and includes online user assistance, downloadable media, templates, and partner services.

    I led the development of Office Online's partner strategy including the Office Marketplace and 3rd party content partnerships in addition to general business development support for Microsoft Office product teams such as Excel, Access, OneNote, and Project. Reported to the General Manager.

    Also led creation of patented 3rd party content acquisition system in colaboration with engineering team in Dublin.

  • Co-Founder and COO

    Active Media

    (Internet industry)

    19992001 (2 years)

    Active Media was a venture-backed startup in Asia focusing on providing consumers streaming video content and advertisiers multi-channel marketing solutions.

    I managed a team of 22 employees from engineering, ops, design, sales, and content development. Personally closed advertising clients such as MasterCard, Canon, and strategic partners such as McCann-Erickson. Drove product development of in house and private label CMS, streaming video, streaming music, photo galleries, forums, chat, and webmail.

  • Associate Strategy Consultant

    Charles River Associates

    (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; CRAI; Management Consulting industry)

    September 1996June 1999 (2 years 10 months)

    CRA is a publicly-traded consulting firm specializing in highly complex engagements for Fortune 500 companies and governments requiring the firm's expertise in advanced business analytics and economic analysis.

    I performed research, analysis, and number crunching for economics Phd's. Consulting engagements focused on game theory, auction theory, and pricing strategies for Fortune 500 corporations. Promoted from Research Analyst to Associate.


Tom Leung’s Education

  • Harvard University

    MBA , Marketing, Strategy , 19992003

    Activities and Societies:
    Section Senator, Admissions Ambassador, Co-Chair of Career Teams, Co-Founder of HBS4A, Student Association Award recipient. Took 3 year leave of absence to co-found overseas startup, Active Media, from 1999-2001.
  • Bowdoin College

    AB , History, Economics , 19921996

    Activities and Societies:
    Student Senate President, Founder PCG, magna cum laude, James Bowdoin Scholar, James Bland Award winner. Accelerated summer programs at Stanford, Georgetown, and Beijing University.

Additional Information

Tom Leung’s Groups:

Harvard Business School Asian-American Alumni Assoc.

  •    Harvard Business School Asian American Alumni
  •    Harvard Jobs
  •    Bowdoin College Alumni
  •    Obama for America
  •    Web Analytics Association
  •    Harvard University Alumni
  •    Harvard Business School Alumni Network
  •    Online Advertising Professionals
  •    Googlers & Xooglers
  •    Harvard Business School Alumni
  •    Bowdoin Career Advisory Network
  •    Google Website Optimizer

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