Allison Sommer

Allison Sommer's work experience includes:

- Allison is currently the Head of Corporate Development at Ahara Corporation since January 2023.

- Previously, they worked at The RealReal from 2015 to 2023, holding multiple roles including Vice President, Public Affairs & Business Development, where they created a Government Relations team and set policy agendas with Congressional offices. Allison also served as the Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives and the Director of Marketing, leading sustainability strategies, corporate development, and growth strategies for key merchandise categories.

- Allison was an MBA Fellow at Maveron Venture Capital from July 2014 to June 2015, where they assessed consumer market trends and analyzed investment opportunities.

- Allison had internships at Baidu, Inc. and Birchbox in 2014, focusing on mobile and cloud business units, as well as marketing and brand strategy.

- From 2011 to 2013, they worked at Google as an Associate Product Marketing Manager, supporting global product launches, and as a Product Solution Specialist, achieving top performance and demoing products to senior executives.

- Allison began their career as a Congressional Assistant at the U.S. House of Representatives from May 2009 to January 2011.

Allison Sommer completed their Master of Business Administration - MBA from Stanford University Graduate School of Business from 2013 to 2015. Prior to that, they obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Washington University in St. Louis from 2005 to 2009. Their undergraduate studies focused on International Relations, Romance Languages, and Ballet.