Kristen Young

Head of Strategic Finance & FP&A at Grammarly

Kristen Y. has a strong background in finance and strategy, with experience in several notable companies. Kristen currently holds the position of Head of Strategic Finance and FP&A at Grammarly since August 2020. Prior to this, Kristen worked as the Senior Director of Corporate Finance at Pivotal Software, Inc. from May 2019 to March 2020.

Before joining Pivotal Software, Inc., Kristen served as the Corporate Development & Strategy Director at SurveyMonkey for five years, from June 2014 to May 2019. Kristen also worked briefly as a Business Development professional in the digital media sector at Rakuten in 2013.

Kristen began their career as a Senior Business Analyst at Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG) from 2010 to 2012. Prior to that, they worked as an Investment Banking Analyst at J.P. Morgan from 2008 to 2010.

Overall, Kristen has an extensive work history, specializing in finance, corporate development, and strategy.

Kristen Y. holds a B.S. degree in Finance & Retailing from The Wharton School. Kristen also has a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree from Harvard Business School. In addition, they attended The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology for a brief period in 2006, although the specific degree or field of study is not mentioned.

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