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

  1. People always come first.

  2. Technology should take the mundane and make it extraordinary.

  3. Products and services should have a high degree of utility.

  4. Joy is essential for high functioning teams & great products.

  5. Living “responsibly” achieves better outcomes through Living Above the Line.

  6. Process is not the same as Infrastructure.

  7. 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.