# Aigerim Shorman

> Aigerim Shorman is VP of Product Management for Meta's Horizon product, where she leads the platform connecting billions of people across virtual worlds. Born in Kazakhstan, she bootstrapped her way from community college to USC, taught with Teach For America, worked at UBS, and co-founded Triptrotting - a travel startup that raised $1.8M and grew to 150+ countries - before joining Meta where she built the avatar system used by 3+ billion people. One of the most senior women in Meta's metaverse organization, she's also an angel investor backing early-stage consumer and social startups.

- **Role:** VP of Product Management, Horizon Product at Meta
- **Organizations:** Meta, OneGoal Bay Area, First Round Capital Angel Track
- **From:** Kazakhstan
- **Nationality:** Kazakhstani-American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science, University of Southern California (USC)
- **Known for:** VP of Product Management for Meta's Horizon product - one of the most senior women in Meta's metaverse organization, Built Meta's unified cross-platform avatar system used by 3+ billion people across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and Meta Quest, Co-created Facebook Profile Frames (hackathon project) adopted by ~200 million users within one week of global rollout

## Career timeline

- **2007-2009** — Financial Analyst at UBS (investment banking)
- **2009-2010** — Corps Member at Teach For America, Los Angeles
- **2010** — Co-founded Triptrotting (travel community startup) with Shana Zheng
- **2012** — Triptrotting raises $1.8M from Google Ventures, 500 Startups, IdeaLab, and others; app grew to 150+ countries
- **2013** — Triptrotting rebrand and evolution, app featured as Apple's Best New App and Best Travel App
- **2015** — Joined Meta (Facebook) in consumer product roles; co-created Profile Frames at hackathon
- **2016** — Led Profile Photo & Video Platform announced at F8; became foundation for Facebook Camera Platform
- **2017** — Became Director of Product Management for Identity & Facebook Dating; led early proposal for Facebook Dating
- **2018** — Facebook Dating launched
- **2020** — Promoted to Senior Director of Product Management, Ads Products
- **2021** — Promoted to VP of Product Management & GM, Avatars & Identity - built cross-platform avatar system for 3B users
- **2022** — Introduced inclusivity features to Meta Avatars: cochlear implants, wheelchairs, expanded skin tones; spoke at Meta Connect 2022 and Grace Hopper Celebration
- **2022** — Joined OneGoal Bay Area Board; appeared on Boz to the Future podcast with Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth
- **2023** — Keynote at Product @Scale 2023: 'Representation in the Metaverse: Building Avatars & Identity for 3B People'
- **2024** — Promoted to VP of Product Management, Horizon Product at Meta; presented at Meta Connect 2024 with GenAI-powered avatar customization

## Achievements

- VP of Product Management for Meta's Horizon product - one of the most senior women in Meta's metaverse organization
- Built Meta's unified cross-platform avatar system used by 3+ billion people across Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, and Meta Quest
- Co-created Facebook Profile Frames (hackathon project) adopted by ~200 million users within one week of global rollout
- Led early proposal and secured MVP funding for Facebook Dating (launched 2018)
- Co-founded Triptrotting, raising $1.8M from Google Ventures, 500 Startups, IdeaLab, WI Harper, and others
- Triptrotting grew to 2,000+ cities in 150+ countries
- App featured as Apple's 'Best New App' and 'Best Travel App'
- Introduced accessibility features to Meta Avatars: cochlear hearing aids, wheelchairs, expanded skin tones and face shapes
- Keynote speaker at Product @Scale 2023, Meta Connect 2022/2023/2024, Grace Hopper Celebration 2022
- Board Member, OneGoal Bay Area (college access nonprofit)
- Angel investor through First Round Capital's Angel Track; portfolio includes ModernLoop, Parsagon, Tuned, Loona, BrightUp
- Featured in USC Alumni's Trojan Tuesday series
- Transferred from community college to USC on near-full scholarship
- Profile Frames feature later used in CDC COVID-19 vaccine campaign reaching millions

## Latest updates

- **2024-06** — Promoted to VP of Product Management, Horizon Product at Meta
- **2024-09** — Presented GenAI-powered avatar customization tools at Meta Connect 2024
- **2023-08** — Keynote speaker at Product @Scale 2023 on representation in the metaverse

## Links

- Website: https://aigerim.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aigerim1
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aigerimshorman/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aigerim.shorman

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Last updated: 2026-05-05