Summary

Chris Makarsky

Product leader focused on building high-impact SaaS and consumer products by pairing curiosity with rigor. I combine product & business strategy, cross-functional execution, team leadership and user empathy to launch products people love — and metrics that move.

Highlights

  • Built and led product organizations through scaling phases in both consumer and enterprise businesses.
  • Robust experience in building, validating, & shipping both web and mobile products that directly contribute towards user growth and sustainable revenue.
  • Strong cross-functional collaborator, especially with engineering, design, data science, R&D, customer success, and commercial teams.
2005 2010 2015 2020 2025
UVA Y! Zynga Klout Stealth Dealpath Wisdom Panel

Experience

20 years of product leadership

Wisdom Panel, Mars SDx, Kinship 4+ yrs
Nov 2021 to Present San FranciscoSF, CAFountain Valley, CA

Director & Head of Product

  • Lead product initiatives for pet care and consumer wellness experiences (strategy, roadmap, cross-functional execution).
  • Partner with engineering, R&D, design, operations and marketing to launch customer-facing features informed by genomics & data.
  • Define goals and metrics, run experiments, and iterate quickly to improve engagement and retention.
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Dealpath 6.5 yrs
Jun 2015 to Dec 2021 San Francisco, CA

VP Product & Sr. Advisor

  • Owned product roadmap, execution, and team management as part of the core executive team.
  • Built the product that became a market leader for deal management in commercial real estate.
  • Led product growth, from landing the first paying customers ($198 check!) to seeing growth to >$10M ARR.
  • Worked closely with major CRE institutions, including Blackstone & Starwood Property Trust, to understand & deliver product features to ensure long-term engagement.
  • Advised on product strategy and scaling practices during a high-growth phase post-tenure.
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Unnamed company 2 yrs
2013 to 2015 San Francisco, CA

CEO & Co-founder

  • Prototyped a new platform for group acqu-hiring. Probably still a good idea, but didn't work out this time!
  • Raised seed round; learned & internalized fundraising & storytelling basics, when to say yes vs no.

Top Skills

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Education

University of Virginia
  • 2007 Charlottesville, VA

    MS, Management Information Systems

  • 2005 Charlottesville, VA

    BS, Economics and Psychology

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Contact

Email
chris@makarsky.com
LinkedIn
/in/makarsky ↗
Web
chrismakarsky.com ↗