Wesley McCoy Ferguson

Charlottesville, Virginia

B.S. in Commerce, Double Concentration in Information Technology and Finance, Tracks in AI/Data Analytics and Tech Entrepreneurship ·

Relevant Coursework: Product & Project Management, Data Structures & Algorithms, Strategy and Systems Design, Quantitative & Financial Modeling, Management Decision Making, Product Innovation, AI and Data Analytics Applications

Co-founder & Product Lead

Owned product management and development for an AI-native, agentic operating system; defined product requirements, MVP scope, and roadmap using NLP, data structures, and ML-assisted decision logic. Designed system architecture and data models; prioritized features through user research, experimentation, and stakeholder feedback, shipping TypeScript-based integrations to improve onboarding and activation.

Product Manager

Leading product discovery and MVP definition for a digital library enabling city planners and developers to access complex architectural schematics; coordinating stakeholder requirements across city officials, architects, developers, and residents, and translating user research into information architecture, workflows, and launch requirements.

Product Lead

Led dual-track agile product strategy, translating empathy research into product requirements, personas, empathy maps, and MVP priorities for an AI-driven financing system, defining metrics and tradeoffs with CarMax executive board and stakeholders.

Product Lead and Developer

Built and launched a React Native MVP, owning end-to-end product lifecycle from user research and feature prioritization to implementation, onboarding, and early GTM experiments; applied data structures and usage metrics to iterate on engagement and monetization.

Charlottesville, Virginia

Investment Associate

Conduct technical and product analysis of Web3 protocols and crypto startups, evaluating on-chain data, token economics, protocol architecture, and incentive mechanisms to inform real-money investment decisions across a $300K portfolio.

Boston, Massachusetts

Product Strategy Intern

Supported product and go-to-market strategy for an AI-driven fintech platform by building financial and unit economics models, analyzing competitive products, and evaluating pricing, onboarding, and distribution tradeoffs used in investor and roadmap discussions with founders.

Cape Town, South Africa

Venture Capital Analyst Intern

Built comprehensive financial models adopted by management forecasting over $26M in annual revenue for a high growth startup, including 3-statement projections and ROI sensitivity analyses; evaluated and presented strategic entry into the U.S. and South African markets to guide expansion and investor positioning.