Monica Ohara

Monica Ohara is a seasoned marketing executive with extensive experience across various high-profile technology and startup companies. Currently serving as VP of Growth Marketing at Shopify since July 2023, Monica has held key leadership roles including Chief Marketing Officer at HackerRank from June 2022 to June 2023, and Chief Marketing Officer for WordPress.com at Automattic from September 2019 to June 2022. Prior to these roles, Monica was Head of Acquisition and Growth at Lyft from August 2017 to September 2019, and CEO & Co-Founder of DataScore Inc. from May 2013 until its acquisition by Lyft. Additional experience includes General Manager and Vice President of Marketing at SpeedDate.com, Media Director at ConsumerTrack, Inc., and Land Acquisition Associate at John Laing Homes. Monica's career began as an Associate at Vespa, and academic credentials include a degree in English from UCLA and further education at The Johns Hopkins University.