Varsha Rao
Founder of Zeal
Varsha Rao
Founder of Zeal
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
Co-Founder
2023 - Current
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Executive Partner
2022
Board of Directors
2022
Compensation Committee
Board Of Directors
2017 - 2023
Global Satellite Communications Company (VSAT), Chair of the Compensation Committee, member of Audit Committee
CEO of Nurx (Acquired by Thirty Madison)
2019 - 2022
Led all team functions: Strategy, Business Operations, Human Resources, CS & Pharmacy, Legal/Regulatory, Clinical, Marketing/Comms, Product, Engineering & Finance to drive expansion of revenue from $20M in ARR to over $150M in ARR while increasing gross margins to over 50% and contributions margins to nearly 40% (from 0%). Led team to expand to being a women's telehealth platform adding dermatology, migraine and mental health services to augment core birth control offering. Led the Acquisition Process to Thirty Madison and 3x in valuation.
Sequoia Capital Scout
2017 - 2020
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
2017 - 2018
Oversaw Marketing/Communications, Sales, Customer Service, Insurance Operations & Payment Integrity at Data-first Medicare Advantage plan. Led Company's strategic planning and OKR process. Helped to drive HEDIS gap closures and improvements in MLR.
Head of Global Operations
2013 - 2016
On the Estaff, reporting to CEO, Brian Chesky, lead global operations team consisting of local markets/offices around the world (Europe/EMEA, ANZ, Asia and Latam), Trust and Safety and Customer Experience organizations. Focus on setting strategic plans, developing OKRs, delivering on growth goals, hiring, coaching and building teams and scaling the organization to enable 10x growth over tenure. Served as Estaff champion for Asia/APAC - in particular China, Japan, India, Australia, Korea and SEA, served as interim country president for China. Focus on overall strategy and growth and driving execution through partnerships, hiring, marketing, supporting government relations/public policy teams. Advisor to Airbnb from January 2017 to September 2017
Senior Vice President, International (Acquired by Groupon)
2011 - 2013
Hired as the 1st employee in Asia and drove the growth and integration of businesses in Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines and Malaysia through hiring, partnerships/BD, marketing and sales. Explored opportunities for acquisitions and partnerships in Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India and China. Promoted to SVP International, and oversaw LivingSocial's International businesses across Asia, Europe, Australia/NZ and Latam. Lead a team of 2000+ employees with overall P&L responsibility.
Chief Executive Officer
2008 - 2011
Led all aspects of STDM including Marketing, Product Management, Technology, Sales, Content, Finance and Admin for Company. STDM is the publisher of inSing.com, Singapore's leading local search and lifestyle site, with user and expert reviews, business listings and editorial recommendations across Food & Drink, Shopping, Events, Movies, and Business Services. Available on web and mobile.