Kathryn Maguire

Founding Team Member, VP Business Development at Nift

Kathryn Maguire is a founding team member and VP of Business Development at Nift. Kathryn has over 15 years of experience in sales, marketing, and business development. Prior to joining Nift, Kathryn was the Vice President of Strategic Partnerships at CollegeWeekLive where they defined and developed new revenue streams, forged and managed partnerships with Univision, the State Department and The United States Department of Education, and acquired and negotiated new business contracts with clients including General Motors, Ford, Zipcar, American Express, USAA and Hewlett-Packard and Intel. Kathryn was also the Managing Director at Golden Seeds, an angel investing firm focused on women-led companies, where they were responsible for deal flow, due diligence and portfolio company support. Kathryn has a BA from Dartmouth College and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Kathryn Maguire has a BA in Urban Studies and Anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania and a Milton Academy.

Kathryn Maguire reports to Elery Pfeffer, Founder & CEO. They work with Pat Balles - Senior Director of E-Commerce Sales, Paul Gillooly - Principal Full Stack Engineer, and Mike Whitman - VP Finance.


Timeline

  • Founding Team Member, VP Business Development

    Current role