Global GenAI and content executive with a track record of building teams to tackle complex issues, including training models, scaling quality, addressing misinformation, informing machine learning and driving editorial strategy around the world's biggest moments.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Director, GenAI Content Engineering
Meta
New York, NY
02.2023 - Current
Created new technical and editorial function with GenAI
Built and led the team responsible for editorial model quality across Meta AI, AI Studio and Llama, including tone/voice of model and product, annotations/data creation, system prompting and fine tuning
Oversaw tuning for text, speech, video, image and video improvements across Meta AI, AI Studio and Llama
Responsible for our creative toolset development, including AI characters, AI-generated content, image and video model training
Drove publisher and creator strategies to shape and amplify AI products
Director, Product Content Operations
Meta
New York, NY
09.2022 - 02.2023
Oversaw a team of content specialists responsible for improving quality recommendations at scale
Created objective quality criteria based on human judgement to improve machine learning across Facebook and Instagram
Meaningfully increased consumption metrics (in Facebook Home) and mimicry (in IG)
Director, Global News Curation
Meta
New York
08.2019 - 10.2022
(Unable to share more metrics due to confidentiality)
Led a team of journalists responsible for news content across Facebook powered by 24/7 curation
Launched Facebook News in the US, UK, Germany, France and Australia
Responsible for the launch and curation of the COVID Information Center globally, the Climate Science Center in key markets and the Voting Information Center in the US (all in response to major world events)
Pioneered a new system for event coverage across Meta and Facebook that included bespoke content elements in response to user needs (summaries, photo galleries, timelines, quizzes etc.)
Led global response to the 2020 election, including reactions to misinformation, proactive news coverage, calling the winner of the election and covering the news around Jan. 6
Created sets of objective criteria to rate and rank publisher content used across Facebook and IG
Global Head of Content
Flipboard
New York And Palo Alto, CA
04.2014 - 08.2019
Led all editorial initiatives, including 24/7 curation around major news events
Led editorial notification and email strategy targeting users around news and special events
Designed, launched and maintained The Daily Edition, Flipboard’s 7-day/week morning news digest. Grew U.S. readership from 20k-1 million/day. Oversaw localized versions in 12 other countries
Led the curation strategy for 4,000 publishers, resulting in 100x curation on the platform, including the launch of exclusive text, video and email packages
Led company-wide commerce initiative, including curation of products and increased revenue stream, becoming 30% of overall revenue
Producer
CNN
Washington, DC
09.2009 - 04.2014
Covered President Obama at the White House and throughout the 2012 campaign produced daily live shots, covered breaking news, conducted interviews, wrote articles for cnn.com
Won an EMMY Award for 2012 election night coverage
Co-produced CNN’s pre-election 90-minute documentary "Obama Revealed," including interviews with President Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton
Lead writer/editor for the CNN Political Ticker, CNN's online breaking news hub. Led live blogging from debates, large political events and presidential addresses and press conferences
Reported and produced from/in preparation for six presidential debates, including focus groups and question selection
Education
Nieman Fellow At Nieman Foundation For Journalism
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA
06.2019
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science Major, Journalism Minor
George Washington University
Washington, DC
06.2010
Skills
Editorial strategy mapped to user needs
Metrics-driven editorial testing and model training
0 to 1 product launches and team growth
Cross-functional relationships and operating models
Executive buy-in, collaboration and investment
Timeline
Director, GenAI Content Engineering
Meta
02.2023 - Current
Director, Product Content Operations
Meta
09.2022 - 02.2023
Director, Global News Curation
Meta
08.2019 - 10.2022
Global Head of Content
Flipboard
04.2014 - 08.2019
Producer
CNN
09.2009 - 04.2014
Nieman Fellow At Nieman Foundation For Journalism
Harvard University
Bachelor of Arts - Political Science Major, Journalism Minor
Global Senior Director of Experience Optimization - Growth, Innovation, Audience & App UX, GenAI CRO at JellyfishGlobal Senior Director of Experience Optimization - Growth, Innovation, Audience & App UX, GenAI CRO at Jellyfish