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Joseph Ferrer

CEO

San Francisco, California, United States14 yrs 3 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led M&A strategies during high-growth phases.
  • Experience across major tech platforms and industries.
  • Strong background in corporate development and strategy.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Corporate Development Leader with expertise in Fintech, AI Infrastructure, and Strategic M&A.

Contact

josephtferrer@gmail.comLinkedIn

Skills

Core Skills

M&aCorporate DevelopmentStrategic PlanningCampaign ManagementIntegration StrategyBusiness Operations

Other Skills

AnalyticsBusiness StrategyCompetitive AnalysisConsultingFacebookFinancial ModelingManagementManagement ConsultingMarket ResearchMarketingNonprofitsProduct MarketingResearchSocial Media MarketingStart-ups

About

I've spent the last decade+ in corp dev at companies navigating big platform shifts: Meta (social/mobile), Airbnb (sharing economy), Coinbase (crypto), Plaid (fintech), and now Vercel (AI infra). I lead M&A, ventures, and strategy—usually during the high-growth years before IPO when things are chaotic and everything matters. Before tech, I was at BCG, ran Pete Buttigieg's California ground game for the 2020 election, and got my MBA from Harvard.

Experience

Vercel

Head of Corporate Development

Jan 2025 – Present · 1 yr 2 mos · San Francisco, California, United States

  • M&A and Vercel Ventures
M&ACorporate Development

Plaid

Head of Corporate Development

Jan 2020 – Jan 2025 · 5 yrs

  • M&A, Plaid Ventures, IR/IPO Readiness, companywide planning and 0-to-1 strategic initiatives.
M&AStrategic Planning

Pete for america

California Organizing Director

Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 · 1 yr

  • Took a year off to help a relatively unknown mayor from Indiana run one of the biggest presidential ground games in recent history.
Campaign ManagementStrategic Planning

Coinbase

Corporate Development Leader, Head of M&A Integration

Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 · 1 yr

  • Built global M&A playbook and closed four crypto/blockchain deals during pre-IPO hyper-growth period. Left at one-year anniversary to work for Pete.
M&AIntegration Strategy

Airbnb

Corporate Development & Strategy (Principal, Senior Principal)

Jan 2015 – Jan 2018 · 3 yrs

  • Led/closed the majority of Airbnb's deals (12-total) during pre-IPO hyper-growth period.
Corporate DevelopmentStrategic Planning

Meta

Corporate Development & Business Operations (Associate, Manager)

Jan 2012 – Jan 2015 · 3 yrs

  • Early member of Facebook BizOps at IPO during hyper-growth period (<2,500 employees). Second chair for several of Facebook's largest M&A deals including Oculus, Liverail, Wit.ai and Whatsapp.
Corporate DevelopmentBusiness Operations

Vogue

Marketing Intern

Jan 2012 – Jan 2012 · 0 mo · New York, New York, United States

  • Project culminated in a Harvard Business School case study, which I co-authored:
  • https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=45559

Education

Harvard Business School

Master of Business Administration - MBA

University of California, Berkeley

Bachelor of Science

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