Cherry Miao

Cherry Miao has worked in various roles in the financial and data sectors since 2008. Starting as a Private Equity Analyst at Audax Group, they then moved to Lindsay Goldberg as a Private Equity Associate. In 2011, they joined Lightspeed HQ as Vice President of Data and Analytics / Corporate Development and Special Projects, where they raised $250M in funding, transformed the payments strategy, spearheaded three major acquisitions, and created and led a Data team of 20 analysts and programmers. In 2018, they became a Partner at Accel, leading investments in high-growth technology companies. In 2021, they took the role of Head of Finance & Data at Headway, where they were a member of the executive team as they expanded from one state to 10+ states and grew from 30 to 200+ employees. Currently, Cherry is VP of Finance & Data at Hightouch, the world's leading data activation tool, and a Founding Member of The F Suite. Cherry also serves as a Strategic Advisor for Age of Union.

Cherry Miao graduated from Harvard University in 2008 with an A.B. in Social Studies (Politics, Philosophy, and Economics).