40 Top Product Managers to Know and Follow In 2022 - Project Management

Product management is what basically keeps companies running smoothly and flourishing steadily; everything else comes later. Developing a product successfully and having the right product strategy ensures increased brand awareness and the company’s success. Product managers are the moguls in the marketing world that can take a company to new heights. Here are the top 40 product managers you can take inspiration from:

Carlos González de Villaumbrosia

Carlos González De Villaumbrosia, the founder of 'Product school' tops this list for all the right reasons. Having extensive 12 years of experience in product management, Villaumbrosia has helped individuals worldwide in developing their careers in this domain. He is dedicated to polishing the product community and taking it to the new level. He has been a speaker for man events and conferences, making him an excellent motivation for people looking to build their careers in product management.

Scott Belsky

Scott Belsky is currently working as Adobe's Chief Product Officer and Executive Vice President at Creative Cloud. He has always been passionate about bringing new technological tools into the working strategies of companies, thus, giving the world ample room to grow and ooze out creativity. He invests in companies that are making this integration a reality and has worked with ventures like Pinterest, Airtable, Uber, Carta, Open Sea etc., in their early stages. Belsky has helped many companies to rise from scratch.

Diana Kimball Berlin

Diana Kimball Berlin, a thinker, a doer, and a dedicated product leader, is shaping the careers of many product management aspirants. Having a degree in history and a great interest in technology motivated her to enter the field of product management. Berlin is an early-stage investor at Matrix partners. She imparts her knowledge through creative conversations by making a podcast named 'should we'. Her career growth is truly inspiring.

Jordan Lamborn

Currently working as a product manager at Slice and an author at Medium, Jordan Lamborn can help solve all your product-related problems since he loves giving solutions and solving problematic situations. He is focused on learning more about customers. Lamborn loves experimenting and experiencing new things. You will love skimming through his blogs; his content is really helpful for those looking for a breath of fresh air while learning about product management.

Janna Bastow

From designing a product to holding huge product management events, Bastow can do it all. Her keen interest in product management has led her to co-found Mind the Product and Prod Pad. She has guided many startups with their product-related issues and has helped in organizing events for them. Her work is remarkable, and she is the product manager you should be following this year to get directions towards your desired business goals.

Ben Galbraith

Ben Galbraith is a polymath currently working as a product manager at Google, a front-end developer at Walmart, and selling three companies. He started his business when he was ten, gave hundreds of presentations, wrote books, and has experienced several leadership roles. He has gained professional skills by working in different industries and has transformed the lives of many aspiring to have a future in technology and product management.

Brianne Kimmel

Kimmel is an investor in Webflow, Command E, Voiceflow and more than 20 startups and a founder of Work life. She is an inspirational product manager who has designed a wholesome product strategy for the Zen desk. We can see the results since it has become part of many established companies and startups.

Adrienne Tan

Adrienne Tan is globally known for her profound knowledge and expertise in product management. She is highly experienced in product strategy and design and can help businesses grow. She is a regular speaker at conferences and product management events, particularly within Australia. Working with brands like Kennards, Core, Logic, eBay, and Telstra shaped her career significantly and polished her expertise.

Chris Bolman

Chris Bolman is the founder and CEO of Brightest, startup advisor, strategist, writer and marketing leader. Many people often think of him as a ClimateTech. He prefers creating things from scratch and is continually motivated to work on new ideas and transform the ways businesses are done. He is passionate about what he does and is keen to share his learning with the world through his thoughtfully written essays. His newsletters will surely help you with team building, product management and communications.

Eric Ries

Eric Ries is the creator of the Lean Startup Methodology, blogger at Startup Lessons Learned, and a co-founder at IMVU. He has an inspiring career that you should seek guidance from. His lean startup methodology is changing the business world for good. It emphasizes reducing the wastage of human talent and wisdom. He is focused on introducing energy-efficient ways of working. He hopes to benefit people through his blogs and is working hard to spread the word about efficient product management.

Nick Mehta

CEO at Gainsight, Nick Mehta, is popular for his leadership skills. He has an ability to bring people together as a team and bring their best foot forward for amplified customer satisfaction and seamless product designing and management. He considers himself to be a head coach in the technological world since he is the biggest sports fan.

Roman Pichler

Roman Pichler has more than sixteen years of experience working with product people. From product managers to the owner, he has guided many individuals through his profound knowledge of leadership, product strategy and agility. His advice has helped many companies to flourish and increase their credibility in the markets. You can be benefitted from his experiences and knowledge through his books, blogs, podcasts and tools. His vision will help your company grow.

Mariya Yao

Chief technology and product officer at Metawaven and editor and chief at TOPBOTS, Mariya has an inspirational career. Her keen interest in AI and machine learning has allowed her to teach the use of the latest tech tools and the endless benefits they offer for product designing and management. She has co-authored a few books and spoken at international and private corporate events to increase the awareness of AI incorporation in working strategies.

Teresa Torres

The renowned author of Product Talk, a coach and a speaker, Teresa Torres, is a notable figure with some impressive work in the product management world. She has coached multiple companies and startups globally and helped them understand how to make the most of customer reviews and use feedback to improve their product manufacturing and management. You can take a wise product-related decisions through her guidance.

Wes Bush

Wes Bush, the bestselling author of Product-Led Growth: How to Build a Product That Sells Itself and CEO at ProductLed is one of the most followed and known product managers globally. He has led many companies and individuals to successfully make products that can easily grab the attention of today's buyers. Being a respected and much-preferred business consultant, he understands the crucial product quality and customer satisfaction, other than the high-end marketing campaigns. His work is his professional identity.

Wendy Johansson

Wendy Johansson is a remarkable product experience leader and an entrepreneur. She is a proud co-founder of Wizeline, a global company that helps with product development. Her keen interest and avid experience in designing and UX are her motivating force for product designing. Her belief is: 'I've built Product and UX Design teams, often blurring the lines between the two. I believe Product and UX Design teams both seek the same outcome – helping optimize the product's value to customers – while utilizing different tools'.

Tim Herbig

Tim Herbig is a renowned product manager and consultant who is driven toward empowering product teams. He wants to inculcate a sense of autonomy that will let them make business decisions thoughtfully and effectively. His courses and content are about teaching the product teams to develop strategies and bring ideas to life. He wants his audiences to learn that they need to be more conscious about the consequences of their choices since they will decide their success or failure.

Tatyana Mamut

It wouldn't be wrong to call Mamut mogul of the product management world. Having a deep understanding of the customer's behavior and choices, she is leading the way to effective product management that will yield the desired outcomes. She has experience working with companies like Amazon, Nextdoor, and IDEO and is currently working at Pendo. She has a bright, charming, and energetic persona that will inspire you immediately.

Martin Eriksson

Marin Eriksson is a speaker, investor and product leader with twenty-five years of experience in this domain. He has developed unmatchable expertise and is dedicated to sharing them with others through his talks. He aims to bring a global perspective to product management that will help everybody in the field equally, irrespective of their region. His real-world experiences will help you through your growth process.

Sue Raisty

Sue Raisty has previously worked as a product manager and has enjoyed it as a career. However, being a Software engineer, she shifted her focus toward front-end development. With her previous experience coupled with her current expertise, she is helping her company's product team to develop unique product designs. Her work is remarkable, and you might not want to miss checking out her blogs.

SC Moatti

Moatti, CEO of 'Products that Count' is genuinely invested in transforming the ways product management is done by bringing innovation to the strategies and is influencing the young generation through her lectures at prestigious institutes like Colombia Business School and Stanford. Her talks pull massive crowds to the events and customize each to bring novelty to the field.

Sachin Rekhi

Sachin Rekhi is the founder and CEO of Notejoy. Previously he has worked as head of products navigator at LinkedIn. His inspiring talks about product management and entrepreneurship are guiding forces for many struggling with the survival of their startups. You will love reading and listening to his easy-to-understand yet highly helpful content. He is one of the product management gurus you should be following this year.

Ryan Hoover

Hoover is the founder of product hunt, Weekend Fund and is a writer at Medium. His diverse experience of working with clients and designing strategies to improve their progress has given him an unmatchable experience that is needed to be a successful product manager. His dedication to work is remarkable.

Oji Udezue

Oji Udezue is an investor, speaker and product executive. He is currently working at Calendly as chief product officer. He is fully dedicated to equally making products that are valuable for businesses and customers. He is also and founder at partner at Product Mind, a venture that has helped many companies with their transformation from a startup to profit-generating business ventures.

Jason Fried

Jason Fried, CEO at Basecamp and founder of 37 signal, is widely known for his work in product management. He has co-authored the globally known book 'Rework'. His motto for work makes him so famous: 'it's simple until you make it complicated'. His talks about designing, writing, marketing and entrepreneurship have been a guiding force for many looking to build a career as product managers.

Nick Caldwell

Nick Caldwell is a general manager of core technologies at Twitter and is leading a team of 2000 employees. He has also recently joined HubSpot as a corporate board member. He has also spent thirteen years at Microsoft and has contributed to the company's rapid transformation. The multiple leadership roles in his professional career have transformed him into a professionally acclaimed product manager doing a notable job in the field.

Merci Victoria Grace

Merci Victoria Grace, a product leader and an investor, is someone people look up to in the world of product management. As the first product head at Slack and founder of Women in Products, she inspires women to step into this field and build their careers. She was also named as one of the most creative people in 2017 by Fast Company. Grace always focuses on the growth, design and engagement of the product growth.

Matt LeMay

Matt LeMay, the co-founder at Sudden Compass and creator at One Page, has built his product management career by focusing on Agile ways of working. He has also helped hundreds of companies with their digital transformations and has introduced the strategy of collaborations to reduce workload, which is adopted by renowned companies like Walmart, Amazon and CNN. His consultancy has let companies, namely Google, Spotify, Clorox, etc., with digital transformations. His career is an inspiration for many!

Lewis C. Lin

Owner of companies Interview Impact and Manage Better, Lewis C. Lin, has been featured on ABC News, The Atlantic, Business Insider, FOX, Telegraph, and San Francisco Chronicles. He is also named as one of the 'top 10 job tweeters you should follow' by CNN. Working with companies like Microsoft and Google are the highlights of his career. You might not want to miss reading his bestsellers Decode and Conquer, The System Design and Interview, and Be the Greatest Product Manager Ever.

Lenny Rachitsky

Lenny Rachitsky has worked for seven years at Airbnb as a product manager, thus, making him a reliable professional to look up to. He is globally known for his amazing ideas and work regarding digital growth. He has worked hard to improve the booking experience for customers at Airbnb and gained a lot of attention for his remarkably done job. Currently, he is a writer and pens down Lenny's Newsletter every week to spread his knowledge among those in need.

Ken Norton

Working for fourteen years at Google, Norton has gained a lot of knowledge and experience in product management. He is driven towards making other product managers successful by giving talks and through his writings. His powerful coaching skills change many product managers' lives and motivate them to get through every thick and thin.

Jim Semick

Jim Semick, the co-founder of Product Plan, has over 20 years of experience transforming software products into ideas. Semick is a writer, speaker and product leader helping many companies grow. You can hear his unique ideas through conferences, events, podcasts, articles, books and benefit from them. His work is amazing and is of great help to all the product people out there.

Melissa Perri

Melissa Perri is of the belief that 'the key to creating great products is growing great product leaders'. Her commitment to this mantra can be seen through the efforts she has put in to building two online schools, i.e. Product Institute and The CPO Accelerator. Her broad vision and creative spin on product management strategies greatly help those hoping to build a successful career in the field. Her advice for the product strategy has always benefitted the companies. Perri's training products are what you should sign up for.

Hunter Walk

Currently, a partner at Homebrew and a blogger at Medium, Walk has dedicated his career to changing the lives of many individuals and helping them shape their careers. He let startups and business ventures understand their scope to expand businesses. Walk's profound experience in product management is truly a treat for all those looking for it.

Ellen Chisa

Ellen Chisa is a partner at the bold start and founder of Dark. She helps the companies with the pre-production processes and loves investing. She has worked on Lola, Office Mobile and Kickstarter, which has evidently shaped her career as a product manager. She loves reading books and cooking, the two hobbies that add on to her creativity.

Diego Granados

With four years of experience in building and launching products, Granados is working as a Product Manager in AI and Machine learning at Microsoft. He is great at executing new ideas for the 'Elon Musks of the world'. He is a 'guy with a plan', and you must follow him to see how amazingly his ideas are transformed into reality and how effective is his consultancy.

These forty product managers will surely be an inspiration throughout your product management learning journey. It takes years of learning and hard work to reach a point where your work gets noticed and you get the appreciation that you deserve; only consistency and motivation can help you reach that point; they are the motivation you have been looking for! Make sure to invest your efforts rightly!

Dan Olsen

Dan Olsen is the name everyone looks for when it comes to product management. From startups to giant companies like Google, Walmart, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft etc., he has vast knowledge and experience in product management. Olsen is a consultant, trainer, speaker, author, product manager and CEO at Olsen's solution. He has developed a unique approach to product management by getting a degree in electrical engineering and starting a career by designing submarines. His bestseller book, The Lean Product Playbook, is a must-read for you!

April Underwood

CEO at nearby and co-founder at Angels, April Underwood, has a remarkable career in product management. She has worked with tech giants like Google and has been chief product officer at Slack Technologies. Having a BBA in Management Information Systems and an MBA degree, she is an inspiration for all the men and women out there hoping to excel in their product management careers.

Anna Marie Clifton

Anna Marie Clifton is a professional who has inspired many people worldwide to excel in their careers as product managers. From a product manager intern at Asana to a Head of Product at Vowel, Clifton is setting the bar high with her consistently inspiring work progress. She has also worked as a product professional at Asana, Coinbase, and Yammer. You will find her work motivating and feel compelled to follow her.

Amber Kearney

Amber Kearney is currently working as a product manager at Capital One. She is focused on user-centred product designs and data-driven business decisions. She always puts customers' opinions first and is passionate about changing the way businesses work through technological tools. Throughout her career, 'creating digital experiences that delight and satisfy users, and leverage emerging technology' has been her mantra and driving force.