Summary
Jenai Akina is an MBA candidate at Stanford and a product leader with nine years of experience building cross-disciplinary products and HR tech systems for startups and global enterprises. She led multiple generations of Amazon’s first consumer smart glasses, gaining full-stack product experience across hardware, software, and AI, and earlier founded a consultancy that implemented Workday solutions for clients including a tech unicorn and major luxury and healthcare organizations. Known for a low-ego, curiosity-driven approach, Jenai focuses on working backwards from real customer problems—from postpartum care to reimagining food and hospitality—and now explores responsible AI to enhance human creativity. Based in San Francisco with deep roots in Hawaiʻi, she also coaches MBA and product management candidates, helping them craft compelling career narratives.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Master of Business Administration - MBA at Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Government, Government at Harvard University
Kamehameha Schools
Chinese