Wes Furuta

Wes Furuta is the Director of Product Management at Hinge. Prior to this, they were the Senior Product Manager at LinkedIn, where they led the network growth track to acquire new members and drive them to connect and engage on the platform. Wes also built a model to ingest profile and behavior data to inform relevance and make the right recommendations to members.

Before LinkedIn, Wes was the Director of Product Management at TrueCar. There, they led the company’s top initiative to conceptualize and execute a new business line for vehicle research and discovery. Wes also owned the post prospect experience and increased funnel conversion by 14% over a 6-month period through targeted optimization opportunities. In addition, they led all aspects of the consumer facing iOS and Android mobile apps, increasing conversation rates by 24% and UVs by 36% over an 11-month period. The iOS app even earned a 2016 Webby Award Honoree for Best User Interface.

Wes has always had a strong focus on improving the end user experience, creating functional requirements, wireframes and prototypes with that goal in mind. Wes also led efforts to develop and implement a cross-functional strategy for seamlessly transitioning users from desktop to the mobile apps.

Wes Furuta obtained their BA in Economics from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Wes Furuta works with and Mitchell LaPoff - Senior Product Manager, Hinge. Their manager is Michelle Parsons, Chief Product Officer, Hinge.