Founder, key exec, and advisor for early-stage and venture-backed startups • Product and alliance management exec at F500 companies including Microsoft, Intel, and United Technologies.
Carol Pawlak directs Corporate Affairs and Philanthropy for Amgen in San Francisco and serves as chief of staff to the San Francisco R&D site head. Pawlak has more than 25 years of experience in Corporate Communications at large companies such as G.D. Searle (Pfizer), Kemper Insurance Companies, Tektronix, and Household International (HSBC); as well as marketing communications, advertising and public relations for the PR/Advertising agency McClenahan Bruer Communications. Pawlak serves on the boards of the California Life Sciences Institute and Cancer Pathways (formerly Board Chair Gilda’s Club Seattle); the Silicon Valley Leadership Group Health Committee and Working Group; and lectures on Communications and Public Relations at the University of Washington.
Dan is a product management leader with a focus on strategy for technology, media and telecom companies. He has a broad range of experience spanning the complete product lifecycle and customer experience: Opportunity Identification, Business Model optimization, Consumer Insight, Product Planning, Innovation Management and Technology Incubation, Value Proposition and Brand Positioning, Product Launches, Pricing and Portfolio Optimization, and Roadmap Planning. Dan also has expertise in using Big Data Analytics and Social Media to help companies understand their brands and products through the lens of organic customer conversations.