Lara Davis is currently Chief Strategy Officer and on the executive team at Yahoo, overseeing Corporate Development, Corporate Strategy, and Global Strategic Partnerships & Business Development for the organization. She has nearly 20 years experience in consumer tech across strategy, operating, investing, advisory and leadership/executive team roles, with a focus on building, growing and scaling new ventures and businesses, managing P&L and capital investments, and unlocking areas and opportunities for transformational growth.  Her prior roles include various senior operating roles at Amazon and Audible, CEO and Founder of a social commerce company, and has launched or co-launched a tech accelerator, incubator, and investment fund.  She started her career in the Technology M&A investment banking group at Credit Suisse, and received her BA in Economics from Stanford University.