Emily Keeton

Emily recently served as the CFO of Mercato, the largest online marketplace focused exclusively on independent and specialty grocers. Prior to Mercato, she was the Managing Director of WeWork’s Creator Fund and Global Head of M&A for the provider of flexible workspace. 

Before joining WeWork, she was co-head of M&A at IAC, the New York-based internet company. Emily started her career in investment banking at DLJ and Credit Suisse covering Media and Technology companies.

Emily currently serves on the Board of Directors for ezCater, the leading marketplace for business catering solutions and is a Board Advisor to Tempest, an online platform helping people recover from alcohol use disorder. She is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Liu Idea Lab for Entrepreneurship at Rice University. She secured her MBA from Harvard Business School and her Bachelor’s degree from Columbia University. She is a proud Houston native.