An Insider's Guide to Product Management
2026-01-16 15:00 - 16:15 (America/New_York) | JCC 180, 177 College Avenue, Medford, MA, 02155, United States
Curious about product management but not sure what the role really is? In this dynamic panel, senior product leaders from consumer tech, fintech, and edtech share what product managers do, how the role varies across industries, and how students can get started.
Our confirmed panelists include:

Nakul Arora, Senior Product Manager for Stays Search at Kayak. Nakul has a wealth of experience in the travel and hospitality sector, including founding the Hotel Silver Palace, a 30-room hotel catering to 18,000 guests annually. Nakul holds a BS of Technology in Mining from Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi, and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth University.
Alo Mukerji, Senior Vice President of Product Management at US Bank. Alo has led product teams across industries, including Constant Contact (marketing SaaS), Buildium (property tech), Toast (retail point of sales) and many more. Alo holds a BS in Industrial Engineering and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management.
Chimuanya Okoro-Dorisca is the Group Product Manager at Meazure Learning. She also teaches EM51 Engineering Management at Tufts. She has also worked in diverse sectors, from Paytronix (a marketing platform for restaurants and convenience stores) to edX (edTech – online learning platform) and Examity, now part of Meazure Learning (edTech – proctoring software). Chimuanya holds a BA in Computer Science and American Studies from Wellesley College.
This panel is moderated by Professor Elaine Chen, a hardware startup veteran who has run numerous engineering and product management organizations prior to joining Tufts. Elaine holds a Bachelor and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from MIT.

This is an Inside the Classroom event hosted by Professor Elaine Chen, who teaches ENT162 Bringing Product to Market at Tufts University.

How Products Get Launched
2026-02-12 13:30 - 2026-03-11 14:45
How do products move from being built to being used? In this fireside chat, Julia, a Product Marketing Associate at CarGurus, offers a clear, real-world introduction to how products get launched. She will break down what product marketing is, how it differs from product management, and the day-to-day work involved in bringing products to market.
Our confirmed speakers include:

Julia Giatrelis is a double Jumbo who is currently a Product Marketing Associate at CarGurus. She is also the Founder & CEO of GlutenFreedomForAll, a gluten free snack company for people with celiac disease.

This panel is moderated by Professor Elaine Chen, a hardware startup veteran who has run numerous engineering and product management organizations prior to joining Tufts. Elaine holds a Bachelor and Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from MIT.

This is an Inside the Classroom event hosted by Professor Elaine Chen, who teaches ENT162 Bringing Product to Market at Tufts University.

Product Management: Startup vs. Bigco
2026-02-26 15:00 - 16:15
In this panel, startup product leaders share how they work and explore how their work differs from product roles in large companies. The conversation will explore how rapid product iterations works in a startup setting, where the team defines, designs, develops, and launches new products and services without being constrained by legacy products or an existing customer base.
Panelists will discuss how startup product teams operate with lighter, right-sized processes that can be fast-moving, informal, and occasionally chaotic, while still staying grounded in product thinking. Students will gain a clear view of how product roles are implemented in a startup environment–and how those skills translate across career paths.
This is an Inside the Classroom event hosted by Professor Elaine Chen, who teaches ENT162 Bringing Product to Market at Tufts University.
