Product strategy
Narratives, north-star metrics, bets & tradeoffs, portfolio shaping.
Product leader aligning tech with ethical design . ethical design .
25 years in tech and philanthropy, leading sales and e-commerce strategy. Built entirely with GPT-5 prompts—blending AI curiosity with real-world impact.
About me
Product leader aligning tech with ethical design while leading cross-functional global teams across design, developers, engineers, and business stakeholders.
- 25 years across philanthropy, commerce, and platform product strategy
- Systems thinker: operating rhythms, metrics, and decision hygiene
- Led zero→one and scale-up programs; hands-on with research & design
- Responsible AI: value-aligned prompts, transparency, guardrails
30+
Major launches
40+
Teams coached
+18 pts
Customer NPS lift
Execution systems
Discovery → delivery loops, decision logs, scorecards, incident reviews.
Responsible AI
Prompt design, evaluation criteria, UX patterns, risk & transparency.
Leadership principles
- Clarity first—write the decision before the meeting
- Design in public—share early to speed truth-finding
- Constraints create focus—choose fewer, better bets
- Outcomes over output—ship value, not velocity theater
Selected experience
Head of Product
• Acme Foundation
2020–2024
Platform for giving & programs
Unified donor & grantee portals; reduced cycle time 32% and lifted engagement 22%.
Director, Product
• CommerceCo
2015–2020
Checkout, loyalty, and fraud
Launched new checkout; +9% conversion, –18% fraud false-positives with ML gating.
Product Manager
• Marketplace X
2011–2015
Search & recommendations
Introduced relevance scoring; +14% GMV via intent modeling and better ranking.
Skills & tools
Product strategyRoadmappingUser researchAnalyticsA/B testingPrompt designFigmaJiraAmplitudeBigQuery
“Cory is one of those rare individuals who can flourish in ambiguity and create structure in chaos. He has a great combination of business acumen and people skills that allows him to set direction and influence others without authority. I saw him do this repeatedly in his role as Int'l Account Manager, where he was called upon to build a team of his own and motivate cross functionally. It was a pleasure working with Cory.” — VP Marketing
Featured project: AI-built portfolio & process
A reproducible, end-to-end case study showing how prompts, structure, and iterative design deliver a production-ready site without boilerplate templates.