About

I live in Seattle WA, with my husband, daughter, poodle puppy, and fish. I’m a pretty equal split between right & left brain, and do my best work when using both my creative/emotional mind and my strategic/problem solving mind. In my free time I do things like play violin, mountain bike, keep aquariums, hike, ski, read, and eat delicious meals with friends and family. I love learning about all things new in technology, experimenting, making things, and collaborating. After studying Urban Studies (with an almost double major in Music) from Barnard College, I began my career in video game audio. It was a natural evolution from my love of playing violin and an incredible foundation for creative and technical expression. I then transitioned into product & design leadership at Microsoft, where I learned to design & steer products and people in the right direction, get things done across complex organizations, and build things customers need and love. The older I get, the more I care about making sure what I’m doing in life gives more on balance to the world and to people then I take in return, and my favorite way to do that is by making cool stuff with kind and brilliant people.