Neda Navab

President, Compas
Nationality: United States
Residence: New York
Businesses: Compass / Urban Systems / Box

Biography

The proud daughter of a real estate agent, Neda is focused on bringing Compass’ mission to life across the United States.
Prior to Compass Neda was the Director of Urban Systems at Sidewalk Labs, the division of Google focused on building smart cities.

Neda also spent years in the Bay Area working at high-growth technology companies, and in East Africa building programs to support female entrepreneurs. Neda started her career as a management consultant at McKinsey & Co. She earned her MBA from Harvard Business School and her BA in Economics from Columbia University.

Other Mentors

Barbara Humpton is President and CEO of Siemens Corporation, where she guides the company’s strategy and engagement in serving the company’s largest market.

Barbara Humpton

President and CEO, Siemens Corporation
Nationality: United States
Residence: Washington, D.C.
Businesses: Siemens Corporation / Booz Allen Hamilton / Lockheed Martin Corporation / IBM

Sandy Venugopal is Chief Information Officer at SentinelOne. Most recently, she was Chief Information Officer at Uber. Sandy joined Uber from LinkedIn Corporation, where she spent nine years and served as Director of Strategic Planning and Delivery.

Sandy Venugopal

Chief Information Officer, SentinelOne
Nationality: United States
Residence: San Francisco Bay Area
Businesses: SentinelOne / Uber / LinkedIn

Tracy Sun is the co-Founder and SVP of Seller Experience at Poshmark. The company has developed into a social marketplace for new and secondhand styles, where users can interact and build community around fashion.

Tracy Sun

Co-Founder & SVP of Seller Experience, Poshmark
Nationality: United States
Residence: San Francisco Bay Area
Businesses: Poshmark / Brooklyn Industries / Canon USA

As the President of Asia Pacific and Japan at Siemens Healthineers, Vy Tran is responsible for one of the fastest growing regions with critical healthcare needs.

Vy Tran

President of Asia Pacific Japan, Siemens Healthineers
Nationality: United States
Residence: Singapore
Businesses: Siemens Healthineers / Varian

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An Accidental Pursuit

Compass President, Neda Navab, likes to joke that when she was growing up her parents said she could be one of three things: a doctor, a lawyer, or a failure. Turns out, she went on an entirely different path altogether after a scary accident while on the pre-med track. Find out what inspired her to pursue a degree in economics, and later an MBA.

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The Powerful Influence of a Mother

Neda Navab is candid about how her upbringing influences her work and how her mom, in particular, has motivated her to give back. In this clip, Neda details how her path to Rwanda was inspired by her mother’s own journey as a refugee from Iran 32 years earlier.