Kate McCutchen, USC BA '04 BA in French, is an experienced business leader with experience leading go-to-market teams across publicly traded companies such as Square, Amazon and Apple and VC-backed companies such as Away and Republic. Most recently she has worked as a marketing consultant and interim CMO for EU and Middle Eastern startups including ManyPets and Stryde, after serving as both CMO of Seedrs and SVP Marketing of Republic, the American unicorn that acquired Seedrs, from 2022 - 2024. 

Prior to Seedrs, she helped UK grocery delivery start up Weezy successfully exit to Getir and served as the European GM for Away Travel. Before moving into VC-backed startups, she spent almost 15 years at blue chip companies leading product launches, geographic expansions, brand transformations and more. At Square she was a part of the European launch team and led both marketing and business operations through 100% YoY growth for three years. At Amazon, she was a part of the launch team for AmazonFresh internationally, leading marketing in UK and advising DE and JP; lead European marketing for Amazon Media Group, now a multi-billion dollar ad sales business; and served as a senior product manager for Kindle, expanding across Europe. After completing her BA in French at USC, she began her career at Air France as an agent at IAD airport (mostly for the cheap flights to Europe), proof positive that the road to FAANG can run through many paths. 

She has deep experience in building global teams and organisations, managing through both growth and downcycles, P&L ownership, and building brands that are impactful and differentiated in the market. She received her MBA from HEC Paris and her BA in French from USC. An American by birth and Brit by choice, she currently splits her time between London and Yorkshire with her husband and basset hound.