Summary
Kaya Thomas is an experienced software engineer, product leader, and founder with 11 years of experience building consumer mobile products, enterprise solutions, and mission-driven startups. She has shipped iOS products at Calm and Slack, led the launch of the Irth app to address maternal health disparities, and has founded ventures including We Read Too and Milk Diary, blending engineering with social impact. Kaya transitioned into strategy and product roles through an MBA/LGO at MIT and consulting at Bain, bringing a data-informed, cross-functional approach to customer and product strategy. Recently she has moved into technical customer success and product solutions roles, coupling hands-on technical fluency with client-facing influence. Based in the Raleigh–Durham–Chapel Hill area, she combines deep iOS engineering chops with a track record of building inclusive products that solve real-world problems. An uncommon strength: she repeatedly bridges startup founding, engineering execution, and strategy consulting, enabling rapid product-market learning and mission-aligned scale.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Master of Business Administration - MBA at MIT Sloan School of Management
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Computer Science, Bachelor of Arts - BA, Computer Science at Dartmouth College
Master of Science - MS, Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering, Master of Science - MS, Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering at MIT School of Engineering