Women-focused co-working house The Wing has employed Rachel Racusen as vp of communications. Racusen has been the director of communications at Snap, the developer of Snapchat, since late 2016.
Racusen’s exit represents the newest in a collection of exits on the “camera company.”
Earlier this 12 months, the corporate’s chief monetary officer Tim Stone stepped down. Shortly after, The Wall Street Journal reported that Snap had fired its international safety head Francis Racioppi after an investigation uncovered that he had engaged in an inappropriate relationship with an outdoor contractor. Snap CEO Evan Spiegel reportedly requested the corporate’s HR chief Jason Halbert to step down on account of the investigation’s findings.
Racusen labored below Snap’s chief communications officer Julie Henderson, who had joined late final 12 months from 21st Century Fox.
Racusen has a historical past in politics much like a number of different executives at The Wing. Ahead of her Snap tenure, she served because the affiliate communications director below President Barack Obama . Before that, she was a vp at MSNBC and the general public affairs agency SKDKnickerbocker, the place The Wing co-founder and chief govt officer Audrey Gelman labored previous to launching her enterprise.
Four months after closing a $75 million Series C, The Wing is making two different key additions to its administration workforce. The firm has introduced on Nickey Skarstad as vp of product and Saumya Manohar as basic counsel. Skarstad joins from Airbnb, the place she was a product lead on the Airbnb Experiences workforce. Saumya Manohar spent the final three years as Casper’s vp of authorized.
Backed by Sequoia Capital, Upfront Ventures, NEA, Airbnb, WeWork and others, The Wing has raised greater than $100 million so far.
“We’re thrilled to be bringing this group of seasoned and talented women to build out our executive team,” Gelman mentioned in an announcement. “The Wing is the good house for leaders who thrive on quick development and need to mix their social values with their work observe.”
