New York City Metropolitan Area
You’re at an inflection point. The question is who you bring in to navigate it. If you’re a founder or investor at a growth-stage health tech or life sciences tech company, you know the moment: what got you here won’t get you to the next round. You need product discipline and someone who embeds at the C-suite level and owns outcomes. If you’re on a board or nominating committee, you need a director who knows what the right answers look like — and can hold management accountable on AI risk, product strategy, and platform decisions because they’ve made those calls themselves, at scale, in regulated industries. That’s the role I play. From both seats. And right now, that combination has never mattered more. AI is evolving faster than any governance framework can keep up — boards need directors who are living inside it as operators, not just asking questions about it. 💼 FOR GROWTH-STAGE COMPANIES — I SCALE WHAT YOU’VE BUILT. As Fractional CPO and Interim Product Leader through Open Cliff Partners, I embed at the executive level with Series A+ companies in health tech, life sciences tech, and cybersecurity — owning strategy, roadmap, and commercialization as your CPO. I’ve managed P&L from under $1M to $1B, driven 2X–7X revenue growth at life sciences tech platforms, and delivered 20%+ top-line growth at a leading health tech company. Currently Interim Product Leader at ACTO, an AI-powered field excellence platform for life sciences. Five times a Chief Product Officer. Once a CEO. Always accountable for outcomes. 🏛️ FOR BOARDS — I BRING OPERATOR FLUENCY TO GOVERNANCE JUDGMENT. I’ve spent decades on both sides of the boardroom — presenting strategy as a CxO, driving accountability as an operator, and governing as a board member when I served as CEO of a cybersecurity startup. I join the Board of JBWS.org in July 2026. I’m building an independent director portfolio at growth-stage companies in health tech and life sciences tech. 🧵 ONE MORE THING — I’M ALSO A FOUNDER. I launched Ancestral Closet, a curated heirloom saree consignment platform connecting South Asian heritage textiles with their next steward. It keeps me sharp on what matters most: consumer trust, capital discipline, and the weight of every decision when there’s no safety net. Every founder I advise or govern alongside recognizes that instinct immediately. If you need a fractional CPO who operates with board-level strategic discipline, or a board director whose governance instincts are grounded in decades of operating experience — I’d like to talk. 📩 [email protected] | opencliff.com
Open Cliff Partners specializes in: --> Scaling Growth-Stage Companies I work with Series A+ companies as a Board Advisor and Fractional CPO. My clients benefit not only from my deep background in product and technology but also from my experience as a CEO of a cybersecurity startup—bringing both an operator’s and an investor’s perspective to strategy and execution. --> Transforming Product Orgs in Mid- to Large Enterprises With my larger clients, I conduct Executive Workshops on transforming their product management organizations by crafting a vision for the future that leans on my expertise building product organizations from the ground up to optimally functioning, strategic teams across product management, UX and Learning Experiences.
Strategic advisor and mentor to the CxO team on product strategy & innovation, roadmap, GTM and product operations.
Ancestral Closet is a curated marketplace for luxury and heirloom sarees. Buy pre-loved. Rent for a special occasion. Donate so the story continues. Sustainably honoring our cultural heritage - one saree at a time! Think The RealReal meets Rent The Runway! Still a product manager. Still a builder. Building this platform at scale! Building a community of women whose saree stories continue!
LP with HWI $100MM Fund III focused on Series A & B women-founded/led tech-driven startups in Health / Women's Health, Future of Work, ClimateTech. How Women Invest is a women-led venture firm that invests solely in women founders. Our network is our greatest asset - our limited partners are a community of industry leaders investing together to shift the venture capital landscape one woman at a time. Together with sister organization How Women Lead, a professional network of thousands of women, we work to create ecosystem change by investing in and supporting women leaders and founders.
Product Executive overseeing Beghou's current portfolio of products and responsible for product strategy, go-to-market and new product development.