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Katie Kent

Staff Product Manager at Semgrep

San Francisco, California

Work Experience

2024

  • Staff Product Manager

    2024

    Help build application security tools used by teams at Dropbox, Lyft, and Figma. Lead our supply chain security product.

  • Advisor, Investor, Builder

    2021

    Partner with founders and leaders on product strategy, roadmaps, and UX. Roles ranging from on-demand thought partner to temporary full-time with startups in fintech, HR, logistics, and security. Investor in Contra, Puzzle, Levels, Mental, Poppy, et al (some as LP).

2022 - 2023

  • Director of Product

    2022 - 2023

    Led the PM team for the security data tool loved by teams at Snowflake, Coinbase, and Asana. Contributed to revenue growth over 3x from $XM to $XXM. Hired 3 senior and staff-level PMs and managed a team of up to 6.

2019 - 2021

  • Co-Founder

    2019 - 2021

    Started a company with former colleagues bringing a data-oriented approach to job placement. Investors included Founders Fund, Coatue, and the co-founders of 7 unicorns. Responsible for the customer experience with an NPS > 90. Hired and managed a team of up to 9.

2017 - 2019

  • Product Manager

    2017 - 2019

    Product lead for the "UberPool" of ocean shipping, an $XM dollar business unit growing nearly 3x year over year. Unblocked deals with enterprise customers by driving a fully-fledged API for visibility into customer data. Part of the journey from 300 to 2000+ employees.

2014 - 2017

  • Product Manager

    2014 - 2017

    First B2B PM at Galvanize. Scoped and designed solution, working shoulder-to-shoulder with sales leadership. Co-created the Data Science for Executives course, helping Fortune 100 executives understand machine learning and AI use cases. Key member of the team that integrated Zipfian Academy's product and team into Galvanize.

  • Co-Founder

    2013 - 2014

    Launched the first data science bootcamp in the United States. Drove $1MM in year 1 revenue as a bootstrapped startup, leading to acquisition by Galvanize. Interviewed 170 data science leaders and incorporated their feedback into our strategy.

2013 - 2013

  • Intern

    2013 - 2013

    Helped early-stage startups with customer development and marketing. Built scrapers to get news about our portfolio and the industry.

  • Research Assistant

    2011 - 2013

    Wrote and updated website content with HTML, CSS, and Adobe Dreamweaver.