Strategic Services Director

As the Strategic Services Director, Rebecca leads Ithaka’s Strategic Services group, which helps individuals and organizations in the higher education community address pressing strategic issues and seek sustainable solutions.  Before assuming this role, Rebecca served as Strategic Planning Coordinator for Aluka, where she co-authored Aluka’s initial business plan, researched user needs in U.S. and African universities, led the early development for one of Aluka’s content collections, and contributed to building Aluka’s network of content partners. Prior to joining Aluka, Rebecca served as a product manager at America Online, where she led the launch of new software products.  She has also worked as a strategic management consultant with the Monitor Group in their Hong Kong and London offices, where she managed projects in areas such as new market entry, organizational development, and corporate strategy.  She also served as a business development analyst with a Hong Kong-based media company. Rebecca holds a B.A. degree in East Asian Studies from Princeton University and an M.B.A from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with a concentration on new product and venture development.  While at MIT she served as a teaching assistant for first year strategy and marketing classes.  Rebecca is proficient in Mandarin and French.