Avery Brooks
Founder & Product Operator
Los Angeles, CA
Summary
Founder and product operator who moves comfortably across product, engineering, go-to-market, and fundraising. Strong track record of turning ambiguous market insight into shipped software, early revenue, and repeatable internal systems.
Experience
Founder & CEO · Meridian Labs
2023 - Present
Remote
- Took the company from idea to revenue, owning product direction, customer conversations, and the first product surfaces.
- Raised capital from operator angels and institutional investors to fund early execution.
- Built internal workflows for sales, onboarding, and product feedback that improved speed with a lean team.
Head of Product · Atlas
2020 - 2023
New York, NY
- Led product and cross-functional execution across the company's core platform.
- Shipped new collaboration and reporting features that supported larger customers and improved retention.
Selected Wins
- Recruited the first engineering and GTM hires.
- Closed early design partners and converted them into paying accounts.
- Built the reporting stack used for board updates, forecasting, and product review.
Education
Northwestern University · B.A. Economics
2012 - 2016
Skills
- Operator
- Product Strategy, Hiring, Fundraising, GTM
- Technical
- TypeScript, React, SQL, Analytics
- Leadership
- Cross-functional Execution, Narrative, Decision Making