Summary
Tiffany Patella is a product leader and scientist with 12 years of experience who currently serves as Head of Product at Nextmv, blending rigorous quantitative training with hands-on startup execution. She has founded and scaled ventures, run a consulting practice, and guided product, fundraising, and go-to-market strategy across B2B and research-driven organizations. Her PhD in zoology and postdoctoral work on infectious disease modeling give her a rare ability to translate complex, probabilistic problems into actionable product decisions. Tiffany is comfortable shipping code, negotiating contracts, and aligning technical and non-technical stakeholders—skills sharpened by running cross-disciplinary teams during COVID-19 response efforts. Based in Salt Lake City, she balances endurance pursuits like running with adventurous kitesurfing and the discipline of learning violin, reflecting a pattern of deliberate skill-building and resilience.
12 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Front End Web Development Course Computer Science, Front End Web Development Course Computer Science at General Assembly
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Zoology, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Zoology at University of Cambridge
Master's Degree Ecology, Master's Degree Ecology at Penn State University
Spanish, English