Upasna Gautam
Chairwoman of the Board of Directors @ News Product Alliance
About
I build the systems behind the systems where product development, capital allocation and technology infrastructure determine what’s worth scaling.
United States
Austin
Computer Software
Product Management, User Experience (UX), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Business Strategy, Nonprofit Board Development, Board Governance, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Enterprise Software, Software Development, Leadership, Content Management Systems (CMS), Streaming Media, Broadcast Journalism, Editorial Product Development, Mindfulness, Public Speaking, Journalism, Breaking News, Product Development
Experience
Chairwoman of the Board of Directors
News Product Alliance
Advisor, AI Co-Lab
News Product Alliance
Leading the development and implementation of a standardized first-party data schema that integrates across newsroom publishing systems. Prototyping lightweight AI workflows that let newsrooms move from idea to product quickly, without heavy engineering overhead. Focused on making audience data structured, interoperable, and actionable so local newsrooms can build, test, and ship products that meet changing reader behavior.
Board of Directors
News Product Alliance
• Elevate the discipline of product management in newsrooms • Expand the diversity of product & technology thinkers in decision-making roles • Set high-level strategy and provide financial and governance oversight
Co-Chair, Innovation Council
The Texas Tribune
Partner, Strategy & Innovation
The Texas Tribune
Senior Product Management Leader, Core Platform
CNN
Manager, Search and Content Platform
Ziff Davis Shopping
Austin, Texas
Built and architected the publishing platforms for PCMag and Mashable.
Director, Digital Strategy
Geek Powered Studios
Austin, Texas Area
Associate Director, Search Strategy
VML
Austin, TX
Built e-commerce platforms for Ford Motor Company, Valvoline, Kimberly-Clark, Mars Corporation and Dr. Pepper Snapple Group.
Manager, Search Strategy
VML
Austin, TX
Search Developer
VML
Dallas, TX
Lead Data Analyst
Magic Logix
Dallas, TX
Assistant Research Scientist
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI
Data science applications in genetic research
Quality Control Scientist
Corium
Grand Rapids, MI
Biopharmaceutical drug delivery systems + data science + transdermal innovation
Education
Michigan State University
Biomedical Technology
Mechanisms of Disease - Clinical Laboratory Principles - Clinical Chemistry Analysis - Molecular Diagnostics - Clinical Immunology - Hematology - Transfusion Medicine - Statistical Methods - Data Science
Texas McCombs School of Business
Advanced Data Analytics & Machine Learning
Johns Hopkins University Advanced Academic Programs
Data Science Specialization
R Programming - Exploratory Data Analysis - Statistical Inference - Regression Models - Machine Learning - Data Product Development
Cornell University
Data Science
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