Biography
Cynthia started her career leading global partnerships and initiatives for various Google projects, including Street View, Ocean, Art Project, and Google[x]. She executed against broad business development responsibilities including: development of pitch decks, contract negotiations, financial modeling, and supervision of content sourcing team.
In 2015, Cynthia was selected as one of 150 LGBT leaders in technology at a summit organized under the auspices of U.S. Chief Technology Officer Megan Smith.
Selected as a project lead for a 20-person team to improve representation of underserved communities in entrepreneurship through outreach, mentorship, and improved access to funding.
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2015/08/10/white-house-takes-a-stand-to-support-lgbtq-techies/
Cynthia is currently brushing up on Java and Python while designing a web app for managing personal relationships.
Unreasonable at Sea
In 2012, Cynthia led global partnerships for inaugural class of a startup accelerator based on a ship traveling to 13 countries. Accelerator was launched by the founder of the Stanford d.school and sponsored by Microsoft, Nike Foundation, SAP, and Semester at Sea. Mentors included the Archbishop Desmond Tutu and former Google VP Megan Smith. Reported to CEO.
Cynthia launched the accelerator brand globally by recruiting and directing high-performing local teams to design and host curated events at each port. She owned relationships and business development responsibilities with local investors, government officials, and entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Cynthia is also a Travel Girl Geek
- Led marketing, product partnerships and operations (26 employees and contractors globally) for an enterprise SaaS travel startup, Checkmate.io.
- Reported to CEO (KAYAK founding team, Jetsetter founder).
- Presented strategy to board of directors on quarterly basis as functional head.
- Recognized as 35-under-35 in travel by Phocuswright, the leading industry conference.
- Built platform through partnerships, marketing, and operations – accounting for 46% of total product engagement.
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