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Andrew Yu
Product Leader. Formerly at LinkedIn
Andrew is a Senior Product Manager at the 59th Presidential Inauguration Committee. His responsibilities include Putting on the most "ambitious, innovative inauguration ever". As well as holding a safe presidential inauguration during COVID that is engaging for the American people. Some of his initiatives cover fundraising, events, video, and awareness at www.bideninaugural.org. Andrew has also been involved in Biden for President, Election Count as a Product Lead which encompassed election recount, post-election initiatives, ensuring election protection, and improving the reliability and security of critical services ahead of election day and beyond (via Catalist). Andrew has been working at the intersection of Design and Engineering for over 8 years, supporting various well-established enterprises.
Prior to his current role, Andrew drove the Network Growth at LinkedIn, defining company product strategy to deliver quality product features. Andrew began his professional career as a Strategic Analyst at BUILD, an empowerment through entrepreneurship program for low-income youth, where he has also contributed as a Youth Coach/Mentor. He first broke into Product at CirrusOne, where he transitioned from a Full-Stack Software Engineer to a Product Manager. He graduated from the University of Virginia with a degree in Philosophy and Political Science. Andrew has completed various certified courses in data science which gave him a perfect theoretical background for his current career path in Product. Outside of his day job routine, Andrew is also a violinist.
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