Goody, the company building a new platform for finding and sending unique gifts, today announced that Katy Carrigan has been appointed as CEO. Carrigan, who previously served as Goody’s Chief Revenue Officer, will replace Goody’s former CEO and co-founder Edward Lando, who will move into a new role as Chairman of the Board.
For Lando, a serial entrepreneur and VC investor who co-founded and led Goody as CEO since December 2020, Carrigan was an obvious fit for the role: “When we started this company two years ago, it was always my intention to help assemble a great team and eventually join forces with an incredible operator and manager to take on the CEO role. My job as a startup investor is to recognize talent before the whole world does and bet that someone has the capacity to eventually run a large company. I am convinced that Katy has this ability. She has been on a steep trajectory since day one of her joining Goody about a year ago, first heading sales, then as our Chief Revenue Officer, and now as our CEO. She has also earned the respect of everyone at our company. An added bonus is that she already knows the ins and outs of how we operate, allowing us to go even faster.”
For her part, Carrigan is thrilled to be taking on the new challenge. “I’m beyond excited and humbled to take on such an important role. And I’m excited to continue to work with Ed, the other co-founders, and our investors as I lead Goody into its next chapter.”
With women comprising just 14% of startup CEOs, according to Statista, Carrigan hopes that she can serve as an example to other female professionals aspiring to lead in the tech industry: “I know everyone says it, but it’s true that it’s your support network that elevates you.”
Carrigan, an alumna of Williams College, first joined Goody as a consultant, before moving into a full-time role as Head of Sales. She quickly advanced to become Chief Revenue Officer. Prior to joining Goody, Carrigan led sales and go-to-market teams at Dropbox.
Edward Lando, Goody’s former CEO and now Chairman of Goody’s board of directors, is an investor and entrepreneur. In addition to having led Goody as CEO, he is a managing partner at Pareto Holdings, an early-stage investment and incubation vehicle based in Miami, Florida.
In her new role, Carrigan will oversee Goody’s product roadmap and the growth of both its consumer and enterprise business lines. Goody is used by both consumers sending personal gifts and businesses, such as Google, Facebook, and Stripe, who have shifted their corporate gifting onto Goody’s enterprise platform, Goody for Business.
Goody’s defining features are its unique gift recipient experience, which allows users to swap their gifts and enter shipping information themselves, and its curated collection of 300+ trendy gift brands, like Levain Bakery, Sonos, Milk Bar, Parachute, Therabody, and Lula’s Garden.
