Open to the right opportunity

Eugene Nam

Director of Product Management

Senior product leader with a builder's mindset,
exploring what's next with AI.

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Eugene Nam, Director of Product Management
About

Background

I started my career in corporate banking — eight years across RBC Capital Markets, Royal Bank of Scotland, and ABN AMRO. It was rigorous and global, and taught me how to think about risk, systems, and operating at scale.

In 2015, I made the deliberate jump into product management, joining VenueBook as a PM. It was a bet on where I wanted to go, not where I'd been. By 2018, I joined what is now Willow Wealth (formerly Yieldstreet) and grew from PM to Senior PM to Director of Product — helping shape a platform that opens alternative asset investing to everyday investors.

Lately, I've been drawn into the world of AI — not just using the tools, but actually building with them. This site is my first project. I'm learning in public, moving fast, and sharing what I find along the way.

10+
Years in Finance & Product
2
Industries mastered
7+
Years in Product
∞
Things left to build
Work

Experience

2018 — Present
Willow Wealth (formerly Yieldstreet)
Director of Product Management
PM → Senior PM → Director of Product
  • Led product strategy for a wealth platform giving everyday investors access to alternative assets — real estate, private credit, structured notes, and more.
  • Grew with the company through multiple funding rounds and a full rebrand, staying focused on user outcomes and business impact.
  • Built and scaled cross-functional collaboration across engineering, design, compliance, marketing, and operations.
2015 — 2017
VenueBook
Product Manager
  • First PM role — joined an early-stage startup building a marketplace for event venue bookings in NYC.
  • Drove product development from ideation through launch, working closely with engineering and design.
2007 — 2015
Corporate Banking
RBC Capital Markets  ·  Royal Bank of Scotland  ·  ABN AMRO
  • Eight years across three global financial institutions in structured finance and corporate lending.
  • Built a deep foundation in financial systems, risk frameworks, and operating within large, complex organizations.
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Building

AI Projects

Early in my AI journey — learning by doing and building in public.

In Progress

Personal Website Rebuild

Redesigned and rebuilt this site from scratch using Claude Code as my AI pair programmer. Zero prior experience with Claude Code going in — just curiosity and a goal. First AI project completed.

Claude Code HTML / CSS Vanilla JS
View on GitHub ↗
Up Next

More coming soon

Actively exploring what to build next. The goal is to learn by shipping — small projects, real tools, honest process. Follow along on Medium or LinkedIn.

TBD
Writing

From Medium

Thoughts on product, technology, and the occasional rabbit hole.

All posts on Medium ↗
Say hello

Let's talk.

I'm open to conversations about product, AI, or the right opportunity. No cold pitches — just genuine conversations.

eugene.y.nam@gmail.com
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