Andrea Vaccari

Cofounder

2020 - Current

Product Manager

2012

I lead cross-functional teams building experiences that make Messenger more useful and engaging, with the goal of growing our app from a successful product into a profitable business. All these initiatives are zero-to-one efforts that touch different core aspects of our product and require strong collaboration with engineering, product designers, data scientists, and various teams across the company. Because education has truly changed my life, I'm also very passionate about career development. I'm involved with different programs at Facebook, including our Rotatial PM (RPM) program and internal efforts for PM onboarding and continued education. Currently I manage RPMs that work on increasingly complex projects across the company to develop the skills required to be successful leaders at Facebook. In the past I worked on location-based products for our main app. Building on top of the foundation we started at my previous startup Glancee, my team developed a background location engine that is now used at scale to power Nearby Friends and various other applications.

Cofounder and CEO

2010 - 2012

Glancee is a location-based app that helps you discover the hidden connections you share with the people around you. Glancee highlights people who have friends in common with you, attend your school, work in your company, or simply share interests similar to yours. You can use Glancee to explore the profiles of people in your area, or you can be notified when someone interesting is nearby. When you notice someone, message them and meet up for coffee. Create new, meaningful connections with people important to you.

Software Engineer Intern

2010 - 2010

The internship with the Mapfacts team focused on refactoring and updating internal tools that are used to analyze and visualize Google’s geographical data sets and to identify clustering and consistency problems in the data before it is made accessible in Google Maps.

Research Associate

2009 - 2009

Developed visual analytics for very large spatial dynamic networks, like cell phone networks and transportation networks. The system was used to study the urbanization processes and the diffusion of diseases in rural areas of Africa. It is also used to support the ongoing research on the assessment of consumer sentiment.

Research Associate

2007 - 2009

Developed an information system for the study of mobility, tourism, and social dynamics in the urban environment. The system was used to study the distribution and evolution of social activities in Italy, Spain, New York City, and Washington, D.C. during events like the NYC Waterfalls and the Presidential Inauguration.

Software Engineer

2004 - 2005

Developed a web-based application for the management of customers and financial portfolios. Responsibilities included the design of the software architecture and database system, and weekly consulting sessions with company associates and volunteer clients.