The long story short

Growing up (yes, I’m still growing up!) across 10 cities and 5 countries to date,  from Bogotá to Philly, I’m restless to discover, create, and learn from the cultures, communities, and minds around me. This eagerness to continue learning and creating has brought me to Wharton for my MBA.

Prior to Wharton, I spent 6 years at BlackRock where I led cross-functional teams to build digital experiences and products for investors around the world, from from Austin to São Paulo. These were rooted in BlackRock’s mission: helping investors globally experience increased financial wellbeing by providing transparency, clarity, and access to investments aligned to their convictions and personal goals. This experience made me passionate about building products and services that are “lived in” – that are an empowering force in users’ lives.

I thrive in environments that are fast-paced, entrepreneurial, ambitious, and nurture my ability to roll-up my sleeves, find clarity amidst ambiguity, and celebrate the wins for our users, teams, and business.

Also,

  • I love getting lost in museums and galleries,

  • I love collecting vinyl and making playlists for friends and loved ones (listen to the “Dre top 10ish” here),

  • I love animals and have a running list of future dog names. #1 contender: Pipoca (popcorn in Portuguese),

  • I love film and write short film reviews (with snack pairings!) with my best friend on our Instagram page, “Snacking on Films”,

  • I love helping others find their voice, whether it is through mentoring and editing creative writing of students in the Community-Word Project arts program, or being a founding member of BlackRock’s SOMOS Latinx employee network,

  • I love discovering unfamiliar cities and unfamiliar nooks in familiar cities

If you’re still reading, thank you, and hope to meet you!

Andrea (Dre)

The more formal CV

WORK EXPERIENCE

iShares Digital Product Manager (BlackRock)

September 2018- July 2020 in San Francisco, CA

Latin America & Iberia Digital Product Manager (BlackRock)

August 2014- August 2018 in New York, NY

PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS

Management Leadership for Tomorrow

EDUCATION

MBA Candidate @ The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania | 2020 - 2022

Majors: Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Business Analytics

Certificate Candidate: Integrated Product Design @ The Weitzman School of Design

Relevant Coursework: Entrepreneurship, Technology Strategy, Operations Strategy, Regression Analysis for Business Management, Business Social Responsibility and Environment

Bachelor of Arts @ The College of Arts & Sciences, University of Pennsylvania | 2010 - 2014

Major & Minor: Communication, Consumer Psychology

Relevant Coursework: Persuasion, Consumer Behavior, Marketing Research, New Product Development, Social Psychology, Multinational Marketing, Business Portuguese


SKILLS

Agile Product Management, Product Strategy, Feature Prioritization, Roadmapping, Value Proposition and Business Model Ideation, Global-to-local Product Development and Implementation, Stakeholder Management, User Research & Interviews, Empathy Mapping, UX / UI Research, UX Design, Survey Design, Design Thinking, Research Synthesis, Design Thinking Workshop Facilitation, Opportunity Mapping, Concept Sketching, Persona Development, Customer Journey Mapping, Usability Testing, Data Analysis, A/B Testing, Market & Competitive Analysis

LANGUAGES

Spanish (Native), English (Fluent), Portuguese (Fluent)

TOOLS

JIRA, Confluence, Invision, Figma, Miro, Mural, Microsoft Suite, Google Suite, Adobe Omniture, Adobe Test & Target, Slack, Trello, Airtable, Notion