Who is Gavin

Hello, my name is Gavin. I’m a senior business leader and educator living and working in New York. Everything I do is about making the complex simple. 

I live in New York with my wife and son. I’m a beekeeper, aspiring vintner, and gamer.

 

What I bring

As a strategic product and business advisor with 17 years of expertise, I guide senior leaders through complex challenges and uncertainty delivering clarity and business outcomes. With experience in financial services, payments, insurance, and health companies from mid-market to Fortune 100 including Amex, Citizens, Fiserv, Henkel, MetLife, Northwestern Mutual, Samsung, Verizon, and Visa.

I have a proven track record of leading high-impact product, business and go-to-market initiatives that deliver real results. With a background that blends strategy consulting, product innovation leadership, and customer experience, I specialize in bridging the gap between vision and execution—leading organizations from bold ambitions to reality by aligning organizational objectives with market defining opportunities.

My Experience

I’m a product and experience advisor with Further Advisory.

I’m also part of Person.

As an educator, I teach a digital product and entrepreneurship class at Columbia University.

Principal – Further Advisory – 2023-Present
Managing Director, President – Person Consulting – 2020-Present
Experience Design Lead – Co: Collective – 2017-2019
Experience Design Director – IBM – 2015-2017
Consultant – Samsung, Amex, The Barbarian Group, Digitas – 2011-2015
Art Director – Grey Group – 2008-2010
Art Director – Arnold Worldwide – 2007-2008

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