Aatum Desai

Strategy & Operations | Product Focused

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about me

I'm a strategy and operations professional with a background in engineering and an MBA from UCLA Anderson—but more than anything, I'm someone who enjoys solving messy, ambiguous problems with clarity and structure. I get a lot of energy from helping organizations move faster, work smarter, and build systems that scale.

Over the past few years, I've worked across finance, product strategy, and ops—whether it was automating forecasting processes at a lean investment firm, helping refine go-to-market strategy at a global healthcare company, or collaborating cross-functionally to bring structure to fast-moving teams. I love being in environments where I can wear multiple hats, dive into data, talk to users or stakeholders, and build solutions that actually stick.

Outside of work, I'm probably playing guitar (usually grunge or acoustic rock), pretending I'm better at golf than I am, or getting way too into the newest hobby I've picked up.

If you're working on something interesting—or just want to talk shop—I'd love to connect.

education

2023 - 2025

(MBA) master of business administration

university of california, los angeles

los angeles, CA

2013 - 2017

bachelor of science, Mechanical Engineering

georgia institute of technology

atlanta, GA

skills

Strategic Planning
Financial Modeling
SQL & Data Analysis
Go-To-Market Strategy
Forecasting & Automation
Product Strategy
Cross-functional Collaboration
Competitive Analysis

experience

  • Abbott

    San Francisco, CA

    Worked on product strategy and go-to-market execution for a core healthcare product, collaborating across teams to improve customer engagement and rollout.

    Jun 2024 - Aug 2024

    Product Manager Intern

  • Jan 2023 - Feb 2024

    Senior Associate, Strategy & Operations

    PINN Investments

    newport beach, CA

    Led litigation strategy for high-stakes dispute and conducted venture capital & stock analysis to support new investments and portfolio growth.

  • PINN Investments

    newport beach, CA

    Focused on optimizing the firm's portfolio of assets by improving performance tracking, identifying operational efficiencies, and supporting strategic planning.

    Jan 2021 - Dec 2022

    associate, Strategy & Operations

  • Dec 2018 - Dec 2020

    analyst

    PINN Investments

    newport beach, CA

    Worked on underwriting new real estate acquisition and development, building financial models and supporting due diligence efforts across the investment pipeline.

  • Amada America

    Buena Park, CA

    Supported new product development and manufacturing optimization for industrial automation equipment in a cross-functional engineering environment.

    feb 2018 - dec 2018

    Mechanical Design Engineer

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