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Myra Cortado

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Chief Financial Officer at Summer Discovery
📍 New York, New York, United States

Myra is a strategic Chief Financial Officer with a track record of raising over $500M in growth capital and executing key M&A transactions. She has experience in both public and venture-backed startups, focusing on IPO readiness and translating investor expectations into actionable strategy. She holds an MBA from Columbia and a BSFS from Georgetown.

She spearheaded WeightWatchers entry into the obesity telehealth market through the successful acquisition of Sequence.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Chief Financial Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
New York, New York, United States
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M&A Integration
Her experience includes leading acquisitions like Sequence for WeightWatchers, Breather for Industrious, and Oxford Summer Courses for her current company.
Growth Fundraising
She has a proven track record of raising over $500M in growth capital across Series C, D, and E rounds for various companies.
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Career

Work history

2-2025
Chief Financial Officer
Summer Discovery
1-2023 - 11-2024
VP, Strategy; Office of the CEO
WeightWatchers
8-2021 - 12-2022
Chief Financial Officer
Maisonette
11-2020 - 8-2021
VP Finance and Corporate Development
Industrious
12-2018 - 11-2020
Acting Chief Financial Officer
Industrious
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Education
BSFS
Georgetown University Walsh School of Foreign Service
2010 - 2012
MBA
Columbia Business School
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