Summary
David Lacroix is a Principal Product Manager with 11 years of experience building data-intensive applications, analytics, search, and reporting systems across public and private sectors. He has led cross-functional teams from discovery through delivery, launching enterprise search platforms with AI/ML capabilities and steering high-value initiatives that influenced multi-hundred-million-dollar contracts. At the CDC he shaped AI/ML portfolio strategy for frontline analytics and operations tools, and at Centene he translated complex provider and care workflows into measurable product outcomes that materially improved engagement and search relevance. He pairs a human-centered approach—working from UX down to data layers—with deep technical fluency in measurement, knowledge services, and predictive models. A former founder and startup advisor, he combines academic rigor from a PhD background with pragmatic product leadership in regulated healthcare and public health contexts. Based in Washington, D.C., he’s known for fostering trust and innovation while coaching teams to adopt rigorous analytics and accessible product practices.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D. English and Afro-American Studies, Ph.D. English and Afro-American Studies at University of Wisconsin-Madison
B.A. English, B.A. English at Northwestern University