About
Emma Hanley joined SignalFire's Product Operations team in 2025 to scale the firm's programs and resources. She previously worked in Go-to-Market strategy at Lumafield, served as Director of Business Initiatives at AppFolio, and worked at Amazon on Whole Foods delivery; she began her career as a specialist in Impressionist and Modern art at Christie's. She holds an M.B.A. from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a B.A. in History of Art from UC Berkeley.
Experience
- SignalFirePortfolio Successcurrent2025 — present
- LumafieldMarketing & Strategic Projects2022 — 2025
- AppFolio, Inc.Director, Business Initiatives Lead2021 — 2022
- AmazonStrategic Operations, Whole Foods2019 — 2021
- Pear VCInvestment & Portfolio Management2018 — 2019
- Cavallo VenturesInvestor2018
- Jack Hanley GalleryAssociate Director2015 — 2017
- Christie'sSpecialist, Impressionist & Modern Department2012 — 2015
Skills & more
Team LeadershipStrategic ThinkingInterpersonal SkillsAnalytical SkillsManagement1StrategyStrategic PlanningTeam CoordinationLeadershipProduct StrategyPositioning (Marketing)Venture Capital
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OperationsMarketing OperationsCustomer EngagementStrategic PartnershipsCustomer AnalysisCross-functional CollaborationsProject CoordinationCustomer ExperienceBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Data AnalyticsMarketing StrategyProduct MarketingLanguages French · German · Spanish
- Open Water Diver — PADI
From Emma's professional profile.
Colleagues at SignalFire
Aayush Sharma
Senior Associate at SignalFire
Alex Hooshmand
Co-founder ZaiNar & Bluekai at SignalFire
Andrew Reid
Director, GTM Recruiting at SignalFire
Asher Bantock
Head of Research at SignalFire
Audrey Salomez
Contrôleur financier at 123Venture
Ben Davenport
Venture Partner at Blockchain Capital
Bobby Lent
Managing Partner at Hillsven & Co-founder of Ariba at SignalFire
Cali Tran
CEO of Cision; CEO of Brandwatch at SignalFire
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Emma Hanley?
- Emma Hanley joined SignalFire's Product Operations team in 2025 to scale the firm's programs and resources. She previously worked in Go-to-Market strategy at Lumafield, served as Director of Business Initiatives at AppFolio, and worked at Amazon on Whole Foods delivery; she began her career as a specialist in Impressionist and Modern art at Christie's. She holds an M.B.A. from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a B.A. in History of Art from UC Berkeley.
- Where does Emma Hanley work?
- Emma Hanley is Operations Lead at SignalFire.
- Where did Emma Hanley go to school?
- Emma Hanley studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)); Freie Universität Berlin.
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