fx: Operator Council

Exponentializing our impact:
Powerhouse executives at top tech companies supporting our founders

Creating a virtuous loop between underrepresented founders and funders to build the next generation of entrepreneurs

Operator Council Members

Mana Aynechi
f7 Founding Partner

Mana Aynechi

f7 Founding Partner

Mana, a former Product Lead at Instagram and Facebook, brings extensive experience in launching and scaling products across major tech platforms. Her strategic leadership in product development, coupled with strategic roles across Visa, Square, and others, demonstrates her ability to drive innovation and growth in both startups and large organizations, consistently delivering value in fast-paced, cross-functional environments.

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Yvette Lui
f7 Founding Partner

Yvette Lui

f7 Founding Partner

Yvette is a veteran of Google and Facebook, with 20 years experience scaling global sales, client services, and partnerships, driving billions in revenue and building high-performing teams across multiple continents. Her expertise spans product, engineering, sales, marketing, partnerships, HR, and operations, positioning her as a versatile leader who excels in driving data-driven business results and spearheading growth initiatives in the tech industry.

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Kirthiga Reddy
f7 Founding Partner, Co-founder & CEO, Virtualness

Kirthiga Reddy

f7 Founding Partner, Co-founder & CEO, Virtualness

Kirthiga brings over 20 years experience building and scaling businesses from Silicon Graphics to Facebook, where she served as Managing Director for India and South Asia (Facebook India employee #1). Her career spans engineering, product leadership, and executive roles, including Investment Partner at SoftBank Vision Fund and now Co-Founder and CEO of Virtualness, highlighting her focus to drive innovation and growth across emerging technologies and markets while championing diversity in leadership.

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Robyn Reiss
f7 Founding Partner

Robyn Reiss

f7 Founding Partner

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Sarah Smith
f7 Founding Partner; Investor, Sarah Smith Fund

Sarah Smith

f7 Founding Partner; Investor, Sarah Smith Fund

Sarah Smith is the founder and managing partner of the Sarah Smith Fund. Her versatile leadership spans roles as an early stage investor at Bain Capital Ventures and over 10 years experience scaling global teams at Facebook and Quora, holding VP and Director across sales, operations, HR, and recruiting functions.

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Elise Bergeron
Ex-Startup Founder & Marketing Exec

Elise Bergeron

Ex-Startup Founder & Marketing Exec

Elise has shaped product marketing and community engagement strategies across Silicon Valley’s most innovative companies. Her journey spans Facebook’s monetization team, co-founding Stride Software, and most recently SVP Product Marketing at Snowflake, reflecting a career marked by scaling products, fostering vibrant communities, and navigating acquisitions in the fast-paced SaaS and data technology sectors.

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Aidymar Bigio
VP of Engineering, Virtual Reality at Meta

Aidymar Bigio

VP of Engineering, Virtual Reality at Meta

Aidymar, currently VP of Engineering for Virtual Reality at Meta, brings 20+ years of leadership experience in cutting-edge tech development. Her career spans crucial roles at Google and Facebook, where she’s driven innovation for billions of users across platforms like Android, YouTube, and Messenger, now focusing on shaping VR as the next social computing frontier.

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Molly Graham
Founder, The Glue Club

Molly Graham

Founder, The Glue Club

Molly, best known for coining “Give Away Your Legos” in scaling companies, has served as COO for notable organizations including the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative and Quip (acquired by Salesforce for $750m). With a background spanning Facebook’s mobile strategy and People systems, she now focuses on building community to develop top operators across industries, while sharing her expertise in scaling companies and tech leadership.

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Rachel Hamilton
Advisor, Greenlight

Rachel Hamilton

Advisor, Greenlight

Rachel is a marketing executive with diverse experience from tech giants to high-growth startups, including key roles in Product Marketing at Facebook and as CMO at Greenlight. Her leadership at Greenlight, guiding marketing strategy from Series A through Series D, showcases her expertise in scaling consumer fintech products and driving growth across various stages of company development.

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Corley Hughes
Builder, Operator, & Advisor

Corley Hughes

Builder, Operator, & Advisor

Corley leverages her data-driven approach and team-building skills across organizations from startups to Fortune 500 companies, most recently as the CFO of SonderMind, with previous experience at Microsoft and Glossier. Her expertise spans financial planning, global operations, and go-to-market strategies, consistently fostering high-performing cultures that drive significant business impact.

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Trista Handisides
Global Marketing Executive

Trista Handisides

Global Marketing Executive

Trista has over 20 years experience building at Yahoo and Facebook, ascending to Vice President of Global Business Marketing at Meta. Her expertise in building high-performing teams and scaling ad tech businesses spans product marketing, partner enablement, and leading global strategies across diverse verticals, where she managed 200 professionals in seven countries.

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Jessica Jensen
CMO, Indeed

Jessica Jensen

CMO, Indeed

Jessica, currently Chief Marketing Officer at Indeed, brings over 25 years of leadership experience from Yahoo!, Apple, and Facebook. Her expertise spans global marketing strategy, brand building, and driving revenue growth, complemented by her roles as a board director at Cardlytics and advisor to startups, where she champions diversity and women’s advancement in the tech industry.

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Caitlin ‘CK’ Kalinowski
Robotics and Consumer Hardware Lead, OpenAI

Caitlin ‘CK’ Kalinowski

Robotics and Consumer Hardware Lead, OpenAI

CK recently joined OpenAI to lead robotics and consumer hardware. She is the former Head of AR Glasses Hardware at Meta, leading the development of products like the 2024 Orion holographic glasses and Oculus VR products for over a decade. Previously, she contributed to groundbreaking designs at Apple, including the MacBook Air and Mac Pro, showcasing her expertise in innovative consumer technology hardware.

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Clara Liang
Head of Global Strategic Operations, Stripe

Clara Liang

Head of Global Strategic Operations, Stripe

Clara, currently Head of Global Strategic Operations at Stripe, brings extensive leadership experience from roles at IBM, Jive Software, and Airbnb, from Program Director to CPO to VP and General Manager of International and Commercial Operations. She also serves on the boards of Navan and SoFi, leveraging her expertise in technology and operations across multiple industries.

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Deborah Liu
CEO, Ancestry

Deborah Liu

CEO, Ancestry

Deb, author of “Take Back Your Power” and CEO of Ancestry, is a Silicon Valley leader with over 20 years of experience driving innovation and growth in consumer technology products, including 12 years at Facebook, leading App Commerce and Platform Monetization. Her career spans roles at PayPal and eBay, where she consistently demonstrated her ability to understand markets, deliver profitable features, and create billion-dollar businesses.

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Cecilia Mao
Global Chief Product Officer, Equifax

Cecilia Mao

Global Chief Product Officer, Equifax

Cecilia currently serves as the EVP and Global Chief Product Officer at Equifax, a role she has held since May 2020. With over 20 years of experience in data and product management, including significant time in product leadership at Oracle, she now also contributes her expertise as a board member at Cboe Global Markets.

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Monica Mosseri
SMB Owner

Monica Mosseri

SMB Owner

Monica has a diverse career spanning technology and design, including 7+ years at Facebook where she progressed from User Operations to Product Partnerships Manager. Following her tech experience, she co-founded a meal subscription company in San Francisco and later became a Business Partner at a full service design studio.

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Sarah Personette
CEO, Puck

Sarah Personette

CEO, Puck

Sarah, CEO of Puck, a Series A media platform, brings extensive leadership experience from top tech and media companies including Twitter, Facebook, and Refinery29. She honed her expertise in scaling digital platforms, innovating business models, and bridging the gap between technology and traditional media sectors in roles ranging from Facebook’s Global Agency Relations to Twitter’s Chief Customer Officer.

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Dami Osunsanya
Advisor, SoftBank Opportunity Fund

Dami Osunsanya

Advisor, SoftBank Opportunity Fund

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Annette Reavis
Chief People Officer, CrossFit

Annette Reavis

Chief People Officer, CrossFit

Annette, a former VP of HR at Facebook for a decade, brings over 20 years of transformative HR leadership to her current role as Chief People Officer at CrossFit, LLC. Her strategic expertise in organizational design and business-driven HR practices has powered growth across tech giants and innovative startups, consistently delivering value in fast-paced environments.

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Ellen Silver
President, Oyster

Ellen Silver

President, Oyster

Ellen is currently the President at Oyster, bringing extensive experience from her decade-long tenure at Facebook, where she rose to VP of Trust and Safety Operations. Her career also includes significant roles at eBay, showcasing her expertise in product management, customer support, and online safety across major tech platforms.

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Margaret Gould Stewart
Leader in responsible innovation & design

Margaret Gould Stewart

Leader in responsible innovation & design

Margaret Stewart is a design executive who has shaped influential digital products at Google, YouTube, and Facebook, where she built a global design organization of over 400. In her previous role as VP of Product Design & Responsible Innovation at Meta, she led efforts to address potential societal impacts of products used by billions, and now serves as an advisor, board member, and investor for mission-driven organizations.

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I was drawn to f7 because I believe their work in supporting early-stage founders that are primarily women and people of color creates a legacy that reaches far into those communities. Not only does this work drive great returns, but it also leads the way to drive change for generations to come.
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