Spotlight on our Product Games Finalists – INSEAD
A team with diverse industry and functional experience, Team Gangs from INSEAD combined expertise spanning mechanical engineering, healthcare data analytics, fashion and retail, energy, and business management. Read on to learn more about their backgrounds and their perspectives.
Neil Sarkar
Current Degree: MBA INSEAD
Other degrees: MBA at IIFT India, BE in Civil Engineering
Most recent role: International Business Manager at Bajaj Auto Ltd, Chile
What interests me about product management? The end-to-end ownership which provides a flexibility to experiment and stretch the boundaries of the product and evolve it into a further new and sustainable avatar.
My favourite piece of technology/favourite app feature? The aspect of convenience / simplicity which any service strives to provide to the end consumer.
Giselle Song
Current Degree: MBA INSEAD
Other degrees: Fashion Design at Fashion Institute of Technology (New York)
Most recent role: Project Manager at Revolve, fashion e-commerce platform in U.S.
What interests me about product management? Develop a product that brings a positive experience to the customer’s life; and create a solution to a problem.
My favourite piece of technology/favourite app feature? An app called peer to peer app called OfferUp that allows people to buy/sell stuff they don’t need.
Gary Wu
Current Degree: MBA INSEAD , MS in Computer Science (Online) at Georgia Institute of Technology
Other degrees: Triple Degree in University of Southern California: BS in Business Administration, BA in Psychology & BA in Social Science Economics
Most recent role: Consulting at The Economist Group – Economist Intelligence Unit
What interests me about product management? I am interested in building and refining a product that brings a positive impact to the society and solves a societal need. I am passionate to involve in the evolvement process of each iteration and take the product through its lifecycle.
My favourite piece of technology/favourite app feature? The social interaction aspect of technology connects people from all parts of the world with similar interests together, bringing convenience to its users. It is changing our society and community.
Anshul Modi
Current Degree: MBA INSEAD
Other degrees: Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)
Most recent role: Senior Mechanical Engineer, Schlumberger
What interests me about product management? I like the challenge of trying to envision the entire lifecycle of the product and analysing all stakeholder needs when developing a new product.
My favourite piece of technology/favourite app feature? The ride-sharing apps having been a blessing for me since I live in Singapore, where owning a personal car can be prohibitively expensive.
Steven Mueller
Current Degree: MBA INSEAD
Other degrees: PhD Geosciences – University of Oslo, MSc – Petroleum Geosciences – University of Aberdeen, MSc – Geosciences – Ruhr-University Bochum, BSc – Geosciences – Ruhr-University Bochum
Most recent role: Associate Analyst at Independent Project Analysis in the UK
What interests me about product management? I am excited to work on a product I am really passionate about that can make the life of people easier.
My favourite piece of technology/favourite app feature? I am excited by features that allow users to communicate with each other. This can be simple text messaging services, VOIP, and more recently apps that allow instant translation to allow people to communicate without having a common language.