Matt Nespoli

About Matt Nespoli

Mission-driven product leader with over a decade of experience leading digital transformations, new product launches, legacy platform migrations, and rapid innovation cycles. Strong track record of driving double-digit revenue and user growth via the launch of differentiated products and platforms. Expert at building high-performing product teams that operate with urgency and achieve business outcomes via JTBD-driven continuous discovery and Build-Measure-Learn loops. Known for partnering closely with Sales and Marketing on GTM strategy, including positioning, pricing and packaging. Deep experience with APIs/integrations, identity (SAML/ OAuth), security and privacy (SOC 2, GDPR), and accessibility (WCAG) standards. Former BCG Project Leader and co-founder of a clean drinking water nonprofit.Currently leading new product development at IANS, a trusted provider of expert faculty insights, data, training and consulting to CISOs and cybersecurity teams.

Experience

1. VP, Technical Product Management

   Cengage

   Jun 2017 — Present

   Currently leading a large multi-year digital transformation of our $100M English Language Teaching business (National Geographic Learning)-Built multi-year vision and roadmap for our customer-facing Analytics and Personalized Learning solutions across our platforms and businesses, including learner outcomes, performance and engagement reporting for institutions, instructors and students -Led 100+ person cross-functional team to build and execute platform strategy for World Languages product offering, which achieved business outcomes after multi-year effort -Worked in partnership with TPM leadership to build out TPM organization, including instrumenting hiring, onboarding, professional development, and performance management processes

Education

• MIT Sloan School of Management

  MBA, Management

  2010 — 2012

• Villanova University

  BA, Economics

  2000 — 2004