Christina Walker Rakestraw

Christina Walker Rakestraw has a diverse work experience across various industries. Christina is currently the Head of Customer Success at Cocoon, where they lead a team of eight and manages the end-to-end experience for employer partners. Christina is also a member of Cocoon's leadership team, contributing to the company's scalability.

Prior to their current role, Christina worked at Milo, a communication and collaboration software start-up, where they served as the Head of Go-to-Market and a founding team member. Christina'sresponsibilities included developing the go-to-market strategy, collaborating with the CEO and CPO on product strategy, and conducting user research to validate new product concepts. Christina achieved significant milestones, such as increasing customer conversion through simplifying the sign-up flow and driving deeper user engagement from day one by overhauling the new user experience.

Before joining Milo, Christina co-founded Homeroom, a SAAS solution for after-school enrichment. Christina played a crucial role as the COO and Product Marketing Leader, raising over $6 million in funding over five years. Although they are no longer an active team member, they continue to support the company as a cheerleader.

Christina's work experience also includes being a Personal Fitness Trainer at SALT SF as a hobby and serving as the Lead Co-Teacher at Greenwich Country Day School. At the school, they ran professional development workshops, acted as a liaison between administration and co-teachers, and created and executed their own after-school enrichment program.

During their time at Stanford University, Christina worked as a Program Intern at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where they organized and hosted events for a young professionals summer program. Christina also served as a Research Assistant, HAAS Education Partnership Fellow, and Resident Assistant, gaining experience in education leadership and community building.

Christina was involved in leadership roles at Pi Beta Phi, where they served as Vice President of Executive Council and Vice President of Philanthropy. Christina oversaw chapter members, managed the executive council, and organized successful philanthropy efforts.

Early in their career, Christina interned at Triage Consulting Group, where they worked closely with a team to identify root causes for hospital underpayments and collected lost revenue. Christina also interned at Intentional Futures.

Overall, Christina's work experience showcases their leadership skills, strategic thinking, and ability to drive growth and success in various roles and industries.

Christina Walker Rakestraw attended Stanford University, where they studied American Studies with a focus on Education. The exact duration of their education at the university is not specified.