Christopher Gibbons — Mentor profile, Title: Assistant VP, Product Management Architect, Company: Genpact, Industry: Consulting | Artificial Intelligence | Data Analytics, Mentor Type: Albers

Background

Job Description

I am part of the technical leadership team for AI platform business unit at $5B USD revenue public company. I lead build-buy-partner, strategy, and operations initiatives while co-leading our context engineering initiative.

Previously, I was the lead market analyst for AI at AWS. Before that, I led the strategy program for a cybersecurity startup.

Company Description

Genpact is a $5B USD revenue public company that delivers business process solutions in Finance and Supply Chain plus technology implementation and consulting for AI and Cloud services.

Employment History

Genpact (March 2026 - present)
AWS (Sept. 2023 - February 2026)
Cofense (July 2021 - July 2023)

Education

MBA, Seattle University (August 2021)
BA, English and Creative Writing, Seattle University (June 2020).

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Mentoring Objectives & Scope

I can help early and mid career professionals identify where they should prioritize near-term growth in skills and gain. I can help early career students establish frameworks for determining long-term direction. I can help non-technical students prepare for careers in technical companies and roles. I am not a good mentor for graduates targeting careers in engineering, law, and/or consumer marketing.

As a mentor, I can support students in the following: 

- Resume review, interview prep, LinkedIn branding
- Career exploration, matching interests and talents with professions and industries
- Student transition from college to first professional role
- Building technical or subject matter expertise (hard skills)
- Improved communication and interpersonal skills
- Development of leadership skills, confidence, and executive presence
- Expanding a network, building connection, navigating an organization
- Helping entrepreneurial students define a business or product and business plan
- Career Pivot - transition to new role, career, and industry
- Students with non-technical backgrounds looking to excel in technical companies (regardless of technical or non-technical job families)

When and where do you hold meetings with your students?

Hybrid meetings, South Lake Union, Downtown, Pioneer Square, and Cap Hill neighborhoods.

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