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Linda Finley

Investor

CEO, Sleep Number at GATHER VENTURES

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

About

Advisor to Gather Ventures; CEO of Sleep Number.

Experience

  1. Sleep Number CorporationPresident and CEOcurrent2025 — present
  2. Ralph LaurenBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentGreater New York City Area
  3. HeliosX GroupBoard Member2025 — 2026London Area, United Kingdom
  4. StyleSeatBoard Member2016 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Blue ApronPresident and CEO2019 — 2024New York, NY
  6. EtsyCOO2016 — 2019Brooklyn, NY
  7. EvernoteCOO2015Redwood City, California, United States
  8. EvernoteVice President, Worldwide Operations2014 — 2015
  9. EvernoteVice President, International Marketing2013 — 2014
  10. EvernoteDirector of Market Development, APAC2012 — 2013
  11. Alibaba.comDirector, Global Marketing and Customer Experience2011 — 2012Hong Kong SAR
  12. Alibaba.comDirector, International Corporate Affairs2009 — 2011
  13. Fleishman HillardSenior Vice President2006 — 2009San Francisco, California, United States
  14. Various Consulting Companies including Text 100, Glodow Nead and Schwartz CommunicationsVice President2000 — 2006San Franciso

Skills & more

Global Strategy1Board of DirectorsBusiness Operations1Cost ManagementCulture ChangeSecured FinancingCross-functional Team Leadership1Working Capital ManagementSupply Chain ManagementIntegrated Marketing35Digital Strategy24Marketing Strategy10
+12 moreE-commerceStrategic PartnershipsDigital MarketingInternational MarketingCorporate CommunicationsMedia RelationsAnalyst RelationsB2BStrategyLeadershipPublic RelationsMarketing Communications
  • Compensation Committees: New Challenges, New Solutions — Harvard Business School Executive Education
  • Directors College — Stanford Law School

From Linda's professional profile.

Colleagues at GATHER VENTURES

Adam Slutsky
Founding Partner at GATHER VENTURES
Chad Dickerson
CEO/CTO Etsy at GATHER VENTURES
Daniel Maffezzoli
Partner at GATHER VENTURES
Eric Katzman
CIO Rockingstone Advisors at GATHER VENTURES
Jeff Tannenbaum
Founder & Investor at GATHER VENTURES
Jonathan Zabusky
CEO Seamless at GATHER VENTURES
Kevin Ryan
Founder & CEO at AlleyCorp

Frequently asked questions

Who is Linda Finley?
Advisor to Gather Ventures; CEO of Sleep Number.
Where does Linda Finley work?
Linda Finley is CEO, Sleep Number at GATHER VENTURES.
Where did Linda Finley go to school?
Linda Finley studied at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Master of Arts - MA, Journalism); Elon University (Bachelor of Arts - BA, Corporate Communications and Journalism).

Founder mafias

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill mafia31

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Evernote mafia6

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Max LevchinMember Board of DirectorsFounded PayPal +1Gary LittleFormer Board MemberFounded FoursquareDmitry StaviskyVP of InternationalFounded EdwinVineet MehtaSenior Product ManagerFounded HomeBreezeQ CarlsonUX Design InternFounded The New Money Company

GATHER VENTURES mafia2

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Kevin RyanFounder & Investor, AlleyCorpFounded Business Insider +2

HeliosX mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Leonard PicardoNon Executive DirectorFounded Huel

Ralphlauren mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Renee WongSenior Business AnalystFounded Moxie

Same school

Also attended The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill208

Clint MyersInvestor at RevolutionMahati SridharPartner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionEric WagnerVP of Research and Data at Redpoint VenturesSoul DayanInvestor at True VenturesAlex LimInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Alex TaubPrincipal at QED Investors

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Also attended Elon University13

James Robinson VAssociate at RRE VenturesJay SidhuAssociate at Catalyst InvestorsMadison SowardsCommunity Marketing Manager at Suffolk TechnologiesAlly DunneSenior Associate, Communications at S2G InvestmentsStephanie MooreFund Accountant at Updata PartnersJulie CerickHead of Platform at Female Founders

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Shared employers

Also worked at Ralph Lauren15

Megan SteeleController at FinTech CollectiveStephany ZooHead of Ecosystem at CaladanAlex TynionProducer @ Tricky Knot at Cosmic Venture PartnersLorenzo CastelliCo-Founder and Managing Director at Alchimia InvestmentsOscar ThyboSenior Manager of Board & Advisory at CVX VenturesAnn Lee SteinbergPartner and COO at Tidemark

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Also worked at HeliosX Group1

Leonard PicardoAdvisor at Manta Ray Ventures

Also worked at Blue Apron12

Melody KohPartner and Chief Product Officer at NextView VenturesBob GoodmanPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersAsh PanchangSenior Associate at Bling CapitalEmilie AbramsInvestment Associate at The Yield Lab EuropeFannie ChenChief Operating Officer at 25MadisonSadiqa KhanAccountant at Aligned Climate Capital

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Also worked at Alibaba.com4

Lake DaiFounder & Managing Partner at Sancus VenturesWinnie KhooPartner at AntlerEric del BalsoFounder and General Partner at Kohala VenturesDavid WeiPartner at Vision Knight Capital