Emily White (businesswoman) facts for kids

Emily C. White was born on August 31, 1978. She is an American business leader in the technology world. She is currently the president of Anthos Capital, a company that invests in other businesses, especially those that focus on customers.

Emily White is well-known for her past important jobs. She was the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Snapchat and also worked at Instagram.

Emily White's Career Journey

Emily White studied at Vanderbilt University and finished in 2000. She started her career at Google Inc, a very famous technology company. She worked there for nine years.

After Google, she joined Facebook in late 2010. In 2013, she became the director of business operations at Instagram. Instagram had been bought by Facebook the year before.

Emily White has also been a member of the board for different companies and organizations. This means she helped make important decisions for them. In 2016, she started her own company called Mave. It was a special service that helped people with their daily tasks.

Her Time at Snapchat

Emily White joined Snapchat Inc. as a business expert and advisor. She became the Chief Operating Officer (COO) in 2013 and stayed in that role until March 2015. The COO is a top manager who helps run the daily business of a company.

While she was at Snapchat, Emily White helped launch the company's first way to make money. This was through ads called "Brand Story" ads in 2014. Soon after, Snapchat showed posts from the American Music Awards that were sponsored by Samsung.

In 2015, Snapchat received a large investment of $200 million from Alibaba Group. After this, Emily White decided to step down from her role as COO. Reports said that the co-founder and CEO, Evan Spiegel, wanted to be more involved in the daily operations of the company himself.