Daphra Holder

Daphra Holder is a seasoned Product Lead with extensive experience across prominent tech companies, currently serving in this role at WhatsApp since March 2024 and at Meta since May 2018, where responsibilities included leading growth initiatives for Instagram and overseeing various product domains. In addition to professional roles, Daphra is actively involved as an Investor with The Council, an organization promoting female angel investors, and as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Washington, where curriculum development focuses on strategic product management. Daphra also contributes to mentorship as a Fast Track Mentor at First Round Capital and serves on the Advisory Board of the Product Management Center at UW. Previous experience includes key product development roles at Amazon, American Express, DonorsChoose.org, and Goldman Sachs, complemented by a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and Government from Princeton University.