Nextdoor co-founder Sarah Leary returns to lead marketing

Nextdoor announced the return of co-founder Sarah Leary and former senior leader Kelsey Grady to the leadership team. Sarah will serve as Head of Marketing, Community, and Global Business Operations and Kelsey will serve as Head of Global Communications. Sarah and Kelsey’s appointments follow the return of co-founder Nirav Tolia as CEO, as the team continues to focus on building the essential neighborhood network. As a co-founder of Nextdoor, Sarah Leary played a pivotal role in the inception, building, and scaling of Nextdoor from the beginning. Having previously served in senior leadership roles at eBay and Epinions, Sarah’s drive to champion community paved the way for creating Nextdoor, which now has over 90M neighbors, in 335,000 neighborhoods across 11 countries. Sarah’s experience as an investor, board member, and advisor to a diverse mix of consumer-facing companies will help catalyze Nextdoor’s growth in this next phase.