Carren Jao is an Emmy-nominated content leader, product thinker, and award-winning children’s book author, who sits at the intersection of marketing, communications, product, and operations. She is a kind, collaborative, and dynamic leader with more than 15 years of experience of bringing ideas to life and telling stories that resonate and inspire—whether orchestrating large-scale brand activations for global giants like Unilever or shaping Emmy-winning content at PBS SoCal. Her work has been honored by the Academy of Television Arts & Science, the Los Angeles Press Club, the Asian American Journalists Association, and more. She is the Deputy Managing Editor of Stacker, a data-driven newswire.

Carren juggles the art of storytelling with the science of strategy. Her days are spent mixing poetry with prose and working with cross-functional teams that result in beautiful, engaging, and thought-provoking work. A fan of Gantt charts and pivot tables, she is comfortable developing data-driven content strategies that produce results throughout the marketing funnel and product roadmap. 

A new immigrant to the U.S. with a Chinese and Filipino background, Carren offers a global perspective and an empathetic, nuanced understanding of diverse user bases—a vital asset for companies aiming to make a large-scale impact.