Katie Derr

Katie Derr is an accomplished financial executive currently serving as the Chief Financial Officer at Sovrn, starting in July 2024, where the focus is on empowering publishers to achieve financial independence. Prior to this role, Katie held dual positions as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer at GEM Health, Inc., contributing to the company's mission of transforming health through food as medicine from January 2023 to September 2024. From January 2016 to September 2021, Katie was the Chief Financial Officer at Techstars, a leading pre-seed investor in early-stage companies. Additionally, from November 2014 to January 2016, Katie served as CFO Cloud & Connectivity at Zayo Group, overseeing finance for its Cloud & Connectivity divisions. Earlier career experiences include serving as VP of Finance & Accounting at Gnip, where Katie was instrumental in building the finance operations and navigating the merger with Twitter from March 2011 to August 2014.