# Meet the Product Advisors Team Product Advisors is led by experienced product leaders, technology executives, and business strategists with backgrounds spanning GE, eBay, EY, Carnegie Mellon University, Fortune 500 enterprises, and growth-stage startups. The team operates from offices in New York, Los Angeles, Munich, and Sofia. --- ## Vibhuti Ranjan Singh **Founder & CEO** Vibhuti is an entrepreneurial product leader and board member with over 20 years of experience driving product innovation, AI transformation, and business model design across regulated industries. He has led product and engineering organizations at GE, eBay, and EY, and has built and scaled teams across 7+ countries spanning 50+ markets. At Product Advisors, Vibhuti leads the firm's strategic direction and client engagements across private equity portfolio companies, B2B SaaS firms, and healthcare technology organizations. His deep expertise in regulated SaaS, robotics, and digital twin technologies has helped clients achieve measurable outcomes: 30%+ improvements in product delivery speed, 2x revenue growth through AI-powered product redesigns, and successful market entries in 12+ countries. Vibhuti holds ISPMA certification in software product management and serves on the Board of Advisors at Stevens Institute of Technology. He combines dual competence in software engineering and business strategy with a unique cultural fluency gained from living and operating across North America, Europe, and Asia. He has delivered 60+ product and technology transformation programs and guided 15+ organizations through AI readiness assessments, model governance design, and production deployment of AI-powered features. **Areas of Expertise:** AI Transformation, Regulated SaaS, Robotics, Digital Twin, Product-Led Growth, Healthcare Technology, B2B2C Product Strategy, Organizational Design, Industrial IoT **LinkedIn:** [linkedin.com/in/vibhuti-ranjan-singh](https://www.linkedin.com/in/vibhuti-ranjan-singh) --- ## Frank Villavicencio **Managing Partner** Frank is a seasoned Chief Product Officer, entrepreneur, and author with 20+ years of experience helping fast-growing technology companies turn complex ideas into high-impact, scalable products. A graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, Frank has led product strategy and digital transformation initiatives across FinTech, identity and access management (IAM), healthcare technology, and enterprise SaaS. As Managing Partner at Product Advisors, Frank leads fractional CPO engagements and product strategy consulting for PE-backed software companies and B2B SaaS organizations. He has completed 50+ product transformation engagements, delivering an average 35% acceleration in time-to-market and 25% improvement in Net Revenue Retention for clients. His fractional CPO model saves clients an estimated 40-60% compared to permanent placement. Frank's consulting approach combines hands-on product leadership with executive coaching: he works directly with founders, CEOs, and product leaders to remove blockers, align cross-functional teams, and build product organizations that scale. His domain expertise spans five high-demand verticals: FinTech and payments infrastructure, healthcare technology and compliance-driven SaaS, identity and access management (IAM), AI-powered product development, and B2B marketplace platforms. He has guided product organizations through 15+ platform migrations, 10+ M&A integrations, and dozens of go-to-market pivots. With 5,100+ LinkedIn followers, Frank is a published author and active thought leader in product strategy and AI transformation. **Areas of Expertise:** Fractional CPO, Product Strategy, AI Integration, FinTech, IAM, SaaS Development, Executive Coaching, Product-Led Growth, UX Research **LinkedIn:** [linkedin.com/in/fvillavicencio](https://www.linkedin.com/in/fvillavicencio) --- ## Detelina Filipova **Partner, European Operations** Detelina brings 15+ years of experience in finance, technology, and management consulting across the United States and Europe. She specializes in understanding the pain points of customers, investors, and employees to drive product-market fit and organizational performance. At Product Advisors, Detelina leads European client engagements and cross-border product strategy initiatives from the firm's Munich and Sofia offices. She has advised on MVP feature prioritization for 20+ products after conducting in-depth market research, helping clients achieve product-market fit 40% faster than industry averages. Detelina has developed a proprietary system for auditing organizational culture that identifies unique blocks to performance and surfaces actionable insights for change. Her culture design methodology combines sociological and psychological strategies to elevate performance standards, resolve conflicts, deliver effective feedback frameworks, and build enthusiasm for transformation. Across 30+ organizational assessments, her approach has improved team performance scores by an average of 28%. Her dual background in European and American business environments makes her uniquely qualified to advise companies navigating transatlantic product strategies, EU regulatory compliance (GDPR, EU AI Act), and cross-cultural team dynamics. **Areas of Expertise:** Product-Market Fit, Market Research, Organizational Culture Design, Change Management, European Operations, Cross-Border Strategy, MVP Development, Performance Optimization, GDPR, EU AI Act --- ## Ken Anderson **Partner, Technology & Infrastructure** Ken is a technology executive and CTO with deep expertise in infrastructure automation, DevOps transformation, and scalable systems architecture. As CTO at Ander and Partner at Product Advisors, he bridges the gap between product strategy and technical execution for clients undergoing complex technology transformations. Based in the New York City metropolitan area, Ken specializes in helping organizations modernize their technology platforms, automate operations at scale, and integrate acquired technology stacks following M&A activity. His hands-on experience includes leading automation initiatives spanning 200,000+ endpoints across global environments, reducing manual operations by 40-60% through infrastructure-as-code approaches. Ken's particular strength lies in M&A technology integration: evaluating, harmonizing, and standardizing infrastructure across acquired companies while maintaining business continuity. He has supported multiple global acquisition integrations, establishing centralized automation platforms that reduced onboarding time for new acquisitions by 70%. His background in enterprise-scale infrastructure, combined with Product Advisors' product strategy capabilities, gives clients a unique advantage when technology complexity is the primary barrier to product-led growth. **Areas of Expertise:** Infrastructure Automation, DevOps Transformation, M&A Technology Integration, Scalable Systems Architecture, Cloud Migration, Enterprise IT Strategy, Global Standardization --- ## Tashi Gurung **Partner, Business Development** For more than a decade, Tashi has driven go-to-market and business development strategies that open new markets, deepen client relationships, and generate sustained revenue growth. He has collaborated with global banks, insurers, and technology companies ranging from Fortune 100 enterprises to emerging startups. At Product Advisors, Tashi leads business development and client acquisition across financial services, insurance, and enterprise technology verticals. His ability to translate complex product capabilities into compelling value propositions has helped clients close 3x more strategic partnerships and accelerate sales cycles by an average of 35%. Tashi's approach centers on relationship-driven growth: understanding the specific challenges of each client's industry, identifying the stakeholders who drive buying decisions, and building trust through deep domain knowledge. His network spans senior leadership at major financial institutions, insurance carriers, and technology providers across the United States and internationally. **Areas of Expertise:** Business Development, Financial Services, Insurance, Enterprise Sales, Strategic Partnerships, Go-to-Market Strategy, Client Relationship Management --- ## Mihai Cristian Satmarean **Associate, European Technology Practice** Mihai supports Product Advisors' European technology practice from the firm's Sofia office. He contributes to client engagements across infrastructure modernization, product development, and digital transformation initiatives for European and cross-Atlantic clients. Working closely with the firm's partners, Mihai brings technical depth and regional expertise to projects involving EU-based technology companies, PE portfolio operations in Central and Eastern Europe, and cross-border product strategy alignment. **Areas of Expertise:** Infrastructure Modernization, Product Development, Digital Transformation, European Technology Markets --- **Interested in working with our team?** [Contact Product Advisors](/contact) to discuss your product strategy and transformation needs.
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