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Rob Lee

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Chief Growth Officer @ Constructive Dialogue Institute | Mission-driven GTM leader | ex-BCG, Wayfair, Amazon | Wharton MBA
California, United States

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  • Constructive Dialogue Institute
    Chief Growth Officer
    Constructive Dialogue Institute
    Jun 2025 - Current (1 year 2 months)
    Responsible for CDI's go-to-market functions including Marketing, Partnerships, and Implementation.
  • Cover Genius
    Head of Growth & Delivery, eCommerce (Retail & Logistics)
    Cover Genius
    Aug 2024 - Nov 2024 (4 months)
  • Cover Genius
    Head of Growth & Delivery, Digital Commerce
    Cover Genius
    Dec 2023 - Feb 2025 (1 year 3 months)
    Lead team of Partner Growth Managers (Solutions Consultants / Customer Success Managers / Account Managers) and Client Solutions Engineers for the Digital Commerce vertical (which includes Retail, Payments, and Platforms) for the Americas. Responsible for partner implementation, program growth post-launch, and overall customer success / account management. KPIs included gross sales, revenue, launch speed (time-to-value), retention, and consumer NPS. Portfolio includes 150+ partners including enterprise (Uber, Wayfair, The RealReal, Stripe), mid-market (Plunge, Hydrow, Newell, SharkNinja), and SMB. Notable accomplishments: > Grew recurring revenue 103% and GMV by 46% over 2 years > Developed and implemented new solutions and customer plays
  • Cover Genius
    Head of Growth & Delivery, Retail
    Cover Genius
    Jun 2023 - Jul 2024 (1 year 2 months)
  • The Knot Worldwide
    Director of Marketplace Strategy & Transformation
    The Knot Worldwide
    Jun 2022 - Jun 2023 (1 year 1 month)
    Led major initiatives for TKWW's largest product, the wedding vendor - couple marketplace, which generates $200M annual recurring revenue. Reported to CMO and later VP Product Marketing as part of Product Marketing function. Notable accomplishments: > Spearheaded strategy pivot for marketplace product with C-suite leading to reshaped product roadmaps and 2 acquisitions > Launched in-market pilot of new product in 3 months as leader of cross-functional tiger team > Helped CMO secure board approval for 2x / $10M boost in media spend and major rebrand by defining new marketing strategy > Closed budget gap by selling $3.6M in recurring revenue through testing and sale of new product based on customer insights
  • Wayfair
    General Manager & Product Business Lead, Protection Plans
    Wayfair
    Jul 2019 - Jun 2022 (3 years)
    Ran Wayfair's protection plan (extended warranty) business as part of the Home Services team, part of the Protuct (Storefront) organization and later B2C Revenue organization. Responsible for P&L, strategy, and supplier relationships for $60M revenue / $35M profit / 25 FTE business. Acted as primary business stakeholder to Product Management. Managed 4 supplier partnerships including Allstate. Notable accomplishments: > Grew revenue 156% and profit 305% in first two years, outpacing rest of Wayfair by 60% and 147% respectively > Reignited growth through big Product wins e.g., +50% conversion after UI/UX redesign, +10% revenue through EU expansion > Managed strategic suppliers and cost base incl. defusing $1.2M legal dispute, running multip
  • Amazon
    Senior Product Manager, Prime France
    Amazon
    Jun 2018 - Aug 2018 (3 months)
    MBA intern on the Prime team. Developed new product roadmap focused on Prime benefits including co-branded credit card informed by local customer insights and global benchmarking. Approved by EU Prime SVP and projected to drive $13M NPV.
  • University of Pennsylvania
    Student (Wharton MBA, Lauder MA)
    University of Pennsylvania
    May 2017 - May 2019 (2 years 1 month)
  • Verifone
    Chief of Staff to Asia-Pacific President
    Verifone
    Aug 2015 - Mar 2017 (1 year 8 months)
    Verifone (NYSE: PAY, taken private in 2018) was one of the world's leading payment companies and one of the top 2/3 providers of payment hardware in Asia-Pacific. Dispatched to priority business areas reporting to Asia-Pacific President. Responsible for key strategic initiatives, M&A, annual planning and forecasting, and board & executive business reviews. Member of Asia-Pacific leadership team. Notable accomplishments: > Created and implemented India turnaround plan with new GM; resulted in 80% growth over two years > Devised country M&A strategy and competitive landscape, leading to competitive roll-up of distributors leading to 64% increase in sales > Developed APAC-wide strategy including 8 country deep-dive by facilitating multiple s
  • Verifone
    Chief of Staff to Asia-Pacific President (on secondment from BCG)
    Verifone
    Jun 2014 - Jul 2015 (1 year 2 months)
  • Boston Consulting Group BCG
    Senior Associate
    Boston Consulting Group BCG
    Oct 2011 - Jul 2015 (3 years 10 months)
    Notable projects and industries: > Led market repositioning of dairy company’s flagship brand, doubling sales to $24M via new packaging & market expansion > Shaped negotiation strategy for $450M deal to acquire airline credit card rights by modeling true value based on consumer insights > M&A: completed restaurant due-diligence using 100+ variable regression for top 3 PE firm, completed CPG due-diligence using rapid consumer segmentation and primary research; created M&A strategy and process for top 3 appliance manufacturer > Created renewables strategy for Fortune 100 chemicals company, followed by turnaround strategy for $2B revenuye packaging division Chosen for selective secondment / externship program -- June 2014 - Jul 2015
  • Queens University
    Research Assistant in Department of Chemistry
    Queens University
    Sep 2010 - Jul 2011 (11 months)
  • The Boston Consulting Group
    Summer Associate
    The Boston Consulting Group
    Jun 2010 - Aug 2010 (3 months)
  • Queens University
    Teaching Assistant
    Queens University
    Sep 2009 - Apr 2011 (1 year 8 months)
  • Queens University
    Engineering Student
    Queens University
    Sep 2007 - May 2011 (3 years 9 months)
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  • The Wharton School
    Master of Business Administration - MBA, Business Analytics, Marketing & Operations
    The Wharton School
    Jan 2017 - Dec 2019 (3 years)
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    Masters of International Studies, Focus in French and Europe
    The Lauder Institute University of Pennsylvania
    Jan 2017 - Dec 2019 (3 years)
    Joint MBA / Masters of Arts with the Wharton School
  • Queens University
    B.Sc (Eng, Engineering Chemistry
    Queens University
    Jan 2007 - Dec 2011 (5 years)
    Named an “Academic All-Star”, for being a varsity athlete (Triathlon) and on the Dean’s List (min. 80% GPA)
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    OSSD, IB Diploma
    The York School
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