Sheila Vashee is the Chief Marketing Officer at Figma, where she leads the marketing, communications, brand design, growth, and support teams. Prior to Figma, Sheila was the VP of Growth at Opendoor, where she was responsible for growth across the buyer and seller marketplace. She took Opendoor from 4 to 21 markets and billions in GMV in a few years. Prior to that, she was the second marketing hire at Dropbox, where she helped 12x the Dropbox user base to 600M users and >$1 billion in revenue.
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Sheila has always loved the intersection of math and creativity, pursuing a degree in Economics at Stanford, while also taking classes in art and technology. She started her career as an investment banker at Morgan Stanley, but a little over a year into her time there, she left to pursue more adventure in her career, taking roles in retail, strategy, and finally landing in a marketing role at Apple, which she held during graduate school.
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A first generation Indian American, Sheila draws strength and resilience from her roots and culture, giving her a strong work ethic, a deep love of family, and a commitment to the betterment of her community. In her downtime, Sheila enjoys spending time with her kids, doing puzzles and brain teasers, and studying European history.