Tracy Rosenthal-Newsome

Senior Product Executive | Exec Advisor | Coach - Inspiring Transformation through Experience Design Akili Interactive NYU San Francisco, California 500+ 500+ connections Connect Connect with Tracy Rosenthal-Newsom More actions An award-winning product development executive, experience designer, and innovator, with over 20 years experience developing digital products and experiences that inspire transformative change. I bring my passion for making a positive impact in people’s lives to the digital health and wellness fields, by leveraging the power of emerging technologies with human experience design to create engaging products that enhance joy and well-being. At Harmonix, I transformed people’s relationships with music and with each other through the creation of genre-defining game franchises: ROCK BAND, DANCE CENTRAL and GUITAR HERO. During my 14 years, I built a 20-person startup into a 300+-employee AAA juggernaut, co-creating a work environment that fostered innovation, excellence and respect. Highlights include: -1 ½ years leading product strategy, innovation, and experience design on the first meditation app (MUSE) driven by a portable EEG device measuring one’s brain activity -15+-year game career history marked by rapid advancement, development of teams that exceed expectations, and delivery of acclaimed products that engage new markets and shatter goals for creativity, quality and revenue -Leadership roles in design / development of 40+ interactive games, including co-creator of ROCK BAND ($2 Billion+ in sales) and DANCE CENTRAL ($250 Million+) franchises -Proven organizational / logistical management skills, knowledge of all phases of interactive product development, and expertise in player-driven design and iterative collaborative game development -Broad leadership experience that includes, creative product strategy, human-centered user experience design, people management, scaling, strategic planning and emerging technology integration -Career and Life Coach committed to empowering individuals to identify/achieve career and life goals aligned with their purpose and values -13-year motion picture industry production background (20+ feature films to my credit)