Gena spent 12 years of her career as a Senior Product Manager at Microsoft. She was recognized for delivering user-centric products and services that brought win-win outcomes for competing stakeholders by creating shared goals. She has also worked as a Business Analyst for Accenture.

She shines when it comes to finding market gaps and transforming vague concepts into compelling product roadmaps. She is passionate about shedding light on how unconscious bias can show up in the workplace and finding solutions to stop it from continuing in the future of tech.

Gena earned her Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and International Business from the University of Washington. She also attended the School of Visual Concepts where she studied User Experience Design and Visual Communications.