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Lenette Posada Howard

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VP, Strategic Projects at Niantic, Inc.
📍 Solana Beach, California, United States

Lenette Posada Howard is a startup executive, currently serving as the Chief Operating Officer at the non-profit Think of Us. Previously at Niantic and Google, she has extensive experience in M&A, global operations, and scaling teams, notably during Pokémon GOs hyper-growth. People often describe her as bright, analytical, and motivated.

Lenette is a passionate advocate for diversity and social causes, demonstrated by her support for Latina Equal Pay Day and her current work focused on transforming the child welfare system. She and her husband are also philanthropic supporters of Feeding San Diego, addressing food insecurity in their community.

While at Google, she received the Hurricane Katrina Recognition Award for her contributions to relief efforts.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
VP, Strategic Projects
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Solana Beach, California, United States
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Child Welfare Reform
Her current role as COO at Think of Us, a non-profit leveraging technology to reform the child welfare system, highlights this as a primary passion.
Operational Scaling
She built and scaled operations at Niantic from the ground up to support millions of users during the explosive growth of games like Pokémon GO.
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Career

Work history

11-2020 - 10-2022
VP, Strategic Projects
Niantic, Inc.
10-2015 - 11-2020
VP Operations
Niantic, Inc.
Acting Head of People
Niantic, Inc.
10-2012 - 10-2015
Director, Niantic Labs Operations
Google
7-2012 - 9-2012
Director, PMO
Shoedazzle
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Education
9-1985 - 12-1990
Economics
UC Irvine
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