Heather Morris

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Biography

Ms. Heather Morris serves as Advisor at BabyQuip. Ms. Morris served as Chief Strategy Officer at Chegg. Previously, she served as an Emerging Private Company Coverage at J.P. Morgan. She is also an Angel Investor. As Chegg's former Chief Strategy Officer, she drove strategic planning for the company as well as leading the corporate development function. She also drove much of the budget planning, and internal investment decisions, and built infrastructure to drive coordination and communication between the executives and the company. During her time at Chegg, she successfully sourced, led, and completed a series of strategic acquisitions that have bolstered the company's offerings in math (Mathway, Math42), writing (Imagine Easy Solutions, including EasyBib and BibMe, as well as WriteLab and RefMe), tutoring (InstaEDU), study tools (StudyBlue), skills-based learning (Thinkful) and careers (Internships.com), as well as several investments, both domestically and internationally. Prior to joining the company, she worked on the Internet and Digital Media Investment Banking team at J.P. Morgan. There she acted as Chegg's financial advisor starting in 2010, including private placements, M&A, and taking Chegg public in 2013. She also led coverage of emerging private companies as well as covering large consumer Internet companies like Facebook, Netflix, and Dropbox, including several IPOs, private placements, securities offerings, and M&A transactions. After completing her BBA with an entrepreneurship concentration at Brock University in Ontario, she went on to complete her MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business with analytical finance and entrepreneurship concentrations. She is currently sitting on various boards and advisory committees, and engaging in volunteering efforts while relocating her family to Dublin, Ireland.