Role
Venture Partner
Expertise
Sarah Leary is a Venture Partner at Unusual Ventures, where she focuses on investments in community-driven products, marketplaces, and social networks. She is also Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer / Chief Business Officer at Nextdoor, the neighborhood network connecting people and local businesses.
A seasoned consumer internet leader, Sarah co-founded Nextdoor in 2011 and helped scale it from idea to global platform, leading product, marketing, and international operations along the way. Earlier in her career, she held leadership roles at Microsoft, Epinions, and eBay.
In addition to her roles at Nextdoor and Unusual, Sarah advises several early-stage founders. She is also an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Harvard Business School’s Arthur Rock Center, where she earned her MBA after completing her undergraduate degree in Economics at Harvard College.
Origins
Hometown
Boston, MA
Alma mater
Harvard University – Bachelor of Arts in Economics
Harvard University – Master of Business Administration
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Past Employment
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