Nicholas Brown

Nicholas Brown

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Co-founder and Chief Product Officer
New York, United States

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  • Texture
    Co-founder and Chief Product Officer
    Texture
    Jul 2023 - Current (3 years 4 months)
  • Instagram
    Product Lead
    Instagram
    Mar 2020 - Sep 2023 (3 years 7 months)
  • Knotel
    Director, Product Management
    Knotel
    Jun 2018 - Mar 2020 (1 year 10 months)
    - Led product management, user research, UX design, and front-end development for a Series A fintech company building lending software for banks in emerging markets with more than $3OOM in assets
    - Led product roadmapping as part of C-suite to deliver on user needs and meet investor milestones; managed customer feedback cycle
    - Designed web and Android apps; worked with data scientists to develop credit-scoring models and identify sources of data to improve the user experience
  • First Access
    Head of Product
    First Access
    Aug 2017 - Jun 2018 (11 months)
    - Lead product management, user research, UX design, and front-end development for a Series A fintech company building lending software for emerging markets
    - Lead product roadmapping in cooperation with C-suite to deliver on user needs and meet investor milestones; manage customer feedback cycle
    - Design web and Android apps; built and lead rollout of a design system in React to foster rapid development across our web and Android apps
    - Co-lead 6-person agile team, including backlog management and code review
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    Product and technology consultant
    Ardent Labs
    Jan 2016 - Current (10 years 10 months)
    Work with a variety of clients across industries on product strategy, user experience, branding and competitive positioning, goal setting, and analytics
  • Huge
    Director of Product Management
    Huge
    May 2014 - Aug 2017 (3 years 4 months)
    - Created new hiring process for Product team at Huge, including a product case study given to all final round candidates; led hiring and training of 15 PMs
    - Managed 3 senior and 2 junior product managers; led performance and compensation reviews; developed growth and improvement plans
    - Developed a new patient-facing product strategy for New York City’’s largest health system
    Ran agile team to build and launch a new iOS app for a national retailer with $3B in revenue; took the company’s app from 1 star to 4.5 stars in the App Store
    - Led the ideation, development, and launch of a new public careers site for the world’s largest employer (10M+ monthly visitors), including directing product and content strategy, UX design
  • PwC
    Management Consultant
    PwC
    Aug 2012 - May 2014 (1 year 10 months)
    - Led the development of a global cloud-based supply chain management system, including managing a project budget of $1.5M+
    - Advised a Fortune 500 CEO on a $400m+ in technology investments
  • The London School of Economics and Political Science LSE
    President, Development Studies Institute Society
    The London School of Economics and Political Science LSE
    Sep 2011 - Jul 2012 (11 months)
    Elected leader of a student government body focused on developing ties between the students and faculty of the London School of Economics and public, private, and non-profit organizations in international relations, economic policy, and development policy
    -Organized industry panels and conferences with policymakers, executives, and other industry professionals
    -Planned career nights and other industry outreach functions
    -Chaired board of directors and open student body meetings
    -Worked with university leadership to expand and improve program curriculum and industry linkages
  • Innovaid Advisory Services
    Business Development Consultant
    Innovaid Advisory Services
    May 2011 - Aug 2011 (4 months)
    Analyzed and revised the business strategy for a startup consulting firm that advises India’s largest corporations and foundations; this resulted in a complete reallocation of company resources and the acquisition of new clients. Analysis included:
    -Rigorous market analysis of existing and potential target markets
    -Organizational modeling and identification of areas for improvement
    -Charting of client engagement process and design of more efficient procedures
    -Complete rework of startup's technology strategy that led to new web tools being implemented
    -Profitability analysis and financial planning
  • JSI
    Technology Advisor
    JSI
    Mar 2009 - Aug 2010 (1 year 6 months)
    - Led product team to build a mobile app that improved access to malaria drugs across Tanzania’s 4,500 health clinics
    - Wrote and presented semi-annual progress reports to State Department officials and Congress
  • Peace Corps
    Education Volunteer
    Peace Corps
    Sep 2006 - Dec 2008 (2 years 4 months)
    Selected from a competitive application pool to serve in the United States Peace Corps in Ukraine:
    -Served as a development worker in a full, 27-month immersion program in western Ukraine.
    -Designed, solicited and received grants for, and managed several community projects that improved access to HIV education, healthy lifestyles education, civic education, and English education in a community of 30,000
    -Elected member of PEPFAR Grant Review Committee, overseeing strategy and implementation for $300,000+ of U.S. government-funded HIV prevention projects. Mentored other volunteers on project design, management, and evaluation
    -Learned Ukrainian/Russian language and customs fluently. Received highest rating of acquired la
Education verified_user 0% verified
  • The London School of Economics and Political Science LSE
    MSc, Development Management
    The London School of Economics and Political Science LSE
    Jan 2011 - Dec 2012 (2 years)
  • Columbia SIPA
    Masters, International Affairs
    Columbia SIPA
    Jan 2010 - Dec 2011 (2 years)
  • Binghamton University
    B.A, Political Science
    Binghamton University
    Jan 2002 - Dec 2006 (5 years)
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    Task Order 3 (Malaria) FY2010 Semi-Annual Report, October 2009–March 2010
    Jan 2010
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    Task Order 3 (Malaria) FY2009 Annual Report, October 2009–March 2010
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    Jan 2010
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