Vanessa Garber
Hey, my name is Vanessa Garber. I’m a product leader, board president, innovator, and entrepreneur.
For the last decade I’ve worked in Product Management Leadership, both in single-product organizations and as a consultant, shipping myriad products across a huge range of modalities to millions of people — websites, mobile apps, internal infrastructure, robots, tactile maps for the blind, voice, and more!
Things I’m Known For
Enthusiastic team leadership & collaboration
Aligning teams around dynamic, strategic vision
Focus on The Most Important Thing
Empathy for the customer, team, and business
Compelling presentation and presence
Thriving in the face of ambiguity and complexity
Firmly Held Beliefs
People always come first.
Technology should take the mundane and make it extraordinary.
Products and services should have a high degree of utility.
Joy is essential for high functioning teams & great products.
Living “responsibly” achieves better outcomes through Living Above the Line.
Process is not the same as Infrastructure.
Always focus on The Most Important Thing.
Board Work — Advancing Women in Leadership
In 2021 I joined the board of Leading Women in Technology, a non-profit organization for women’s professional development, dedicated to advancing women in leadership. Having gone through the annual WILpower Program, I can speak to the quality and impact of the workshops and incredible speakers.
As Board Co-Chair and Director of Product & Sponsorships, it is my aim to help companies understand the value of investing in their women and championing their rise.