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Sean Horgan

Solving problems that matter

I’m passionate about helping others, especially those impacted by economic hardship, natural disaster, or attacks on basic rights and freedoms. Over the years I volunteered my time with organizations like

Human Rights First,⁠

Vets for American Ideals⁠

Team Rubicon⁠

Operation White Stork⁠

and the

Veterans Collaborative⁠

, which I co-founded in 2014. I’m currently on the Veterans Advisory Council for

Everytown for Gun Safety⁠

where I focus on suicide prevention and awareness. My professional background is in Computer Science and I transitioned from developing software to leading product & strategy in 2010. I currently work at

Verily⁠

, a sister company of Google and one of the “other bets” of

Alphabet⁠

. At Verily I lead product for

Workbench⁠

, an ambitious initiative to transform how scientists access and analyze biomedical research data so they can understand the underlying causes of diseases and discover new treatments.

For five years I was a core member of the Verily Product Manager Steering Committee that defined practices for ~50 PMs, designed & fielded surveys of the product team, conducted over 100 PM interviews and served on the PM Hiring Committee.

I’ve worked in senior leadership roles at a range of organizations, from small startups to public companies and government, leading highly cross-functional teams of product managers, engineers, user researchers, designers, professional services and support staff. You can find a full copy of my resume

here⁠

I’m a builder at heart. I like to keep honing my skills by developing great products while keeping a beginner’s mindset. You can read more about my thoughts on product development & management, which includes many references to wonderful material put together by great product leaders I’ve followed over the years in

Practice of Product⁠

I was born in Tralee, Ireland and enlisted in the Marines shortly after getting my green card in the United States. I served for 12 years both in the reserves and on active duty, spending time in places like the arctic circle in Norway and Fallujah Iraq. I now live in the Boston area with my wife and twins.

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