SPEAKER

Heather Morris

As Chegg’s Chief Strategy Officer, Heather spearheads strategic planning for the company and leads the corporate and business development functions. During her time at Chegg, Heather has successfully completed the acquisitions of InstaEDU (now Chegg Tutors) and Internships.com, a core asset to the company’s career platform. Prior to joining the company, Heather had advised Chegg since 2010, including private placements, M&A and taking Chegg public in 2013 while working at J.P. Morgan. There she led coverage of emerging private companies while working on the Internet and Digital Media Investment Banking team, while also covering large consumer Internet companies like Facebook, Netflix and Dropbox. After completing her BBA with an entrepreneurship concentration at Brock University in Ontario Heather went on to complete her MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business with finance and entrepreneurship concentrations. In her spare time you may find Heather preparing to conquer her next marathon, having already successfully covered 26.2 miles in each of Phoenix, Las Vegas, San Francisco and New York.