Shady Elzarka

Shady Elzarka is a seasoned product management professional with extensive experience in driving growth and product strategy across various technology companies. Currently serving as Staff Product Manager - Growth at Discord since September 2025, Shady previously held the role of Sr. Staff Product Manager at Nextdoor, focusing on the Consumer Growth team. Prior experience includes positions at Twitter as a Product Manager and at Adobe, where responsibilities spanned from Senior Product Engineer to Product Strategy roles, optimizing ad performance and collaborating with major advertisers. Shady's career began at TubeMogul as a Product Strategy Associate and included a foundational experience at PwC as a Financial Services Experienced Associate, contributing to significant IPO processes. Shady holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics and International Development from the University of California, Berkeley.