Katherine C. Preska
Product Strategy Leader at Optum | MBA | Top 50 Women Leader | Early stage venture coaching
- Role
- Senior Director of Technical Product Management & Business Strategy, Optum Insight at Optum
- Location
- San Diego, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Katherine C. Preska
Product Leader in Health Tech | Business Strategist | Responsible AI | Early Stage Venture Coaching Experience in big tech, startups, nonprofit, and a Fortune 3 enterpriseFormer big 4 consultant, former chief of staff Named a Top 50 Women Leader in 2025 Name one of Becker’s Hospital Review’s 80 Health IT & Revenue Cycle up-and-comers in 2025Customer obsessed, relationship oriented, data-driven business leader who loves solving complex problems while helping clients, organizations, and product teams work through transformation and scale. Experience in business strategy and transformation, product management, product marketing and GTM strategy, responsible use of technology / responsible AI, and change management primarily in the technology and healthcare industries with large enterprises, nonprofit organizations, and early-stage startups. As a former Chief of Staff to a Chief Technology Officer at a Fortune 5 company, I have a reputation for establishing and executing on strategic initiatives with high quality results in a technology organization. I enjoy taking a vision from strategy to execution with a human-centered, design thinking approach, using my ability to empathize deeply and foster partnership. I have a demonstrated ability to collaborate with and tailor communication to executive level leaders, development teams, and everyone in between. After leading several consulting projects, earning an MBA from a top 20 program, and working as a senior consultant for the high tech industry at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), I have honed my ability to solve challenging problems while helping clients work through transformation. I am an inclusive, results-driven leader and enjoy building collaborative, diverse teams while helping others utilize their unique strengths. Certifications in: In Her Element Executive Development Program, Google Cloud AI & Intro to LLMs, Scrum Alliance Product Owner, AI for Product Management, Strategic AI and ML for Business Leaders, Pragmatic Marketing Framework, Python, International Leadership, Human Centered Design, and more. Interested in gaining additional experience in responsible use of technology / responsible AI, venture capital and impact investing, and nonprofit board experience.
Experience
Senior Director of Technical Product Management & Business Strategy, Optum Insight
Jan 2023 — Present
Education
University of St. Thomas
B.A. Business Operations & Supply Chain Management
University of Cambridge
Certificate in the International Leadership Programme
UW Foster School of Business
Master of Business Administration - MBA
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