Alex Priest
Dad. Early Uber, early Wheel. Exploring something new. ✨
Austin, Texas
Skills
Work Experience
2024
CEO and Co-Founder
2024
Investor & Advisor
2023
Supporting and advising the most brilliant mind we know in the art industry, as Matthew works to make art advising more personal and accessible than ever before.
Advisory Board Member
2022
Working to advance Dell Medical School’s research and practice in areas such as early life adversity, depression, addiction, and other stress-related disorders, with a special focus on supporting the Center for Psychedelic Research & Therapy.
2018
Investor & Advisor
2018
SOMEWHERE® is a groundbreaking fashion hub and community cafe. While they have far more style than I do, I leverage my experience and network to help them continue to innovate and grow.
2023 - 2024
Advisor
2023 - 2024
Govy was a travel platform using AI to curate activities, locations, and moments perfectly aligned with what you want—a travel companion designed to do more than just spit out generic itineraries. :) I advised the founder and CEO on product, go-to-market, messaging, and overall business strategy until they ceased operations.
2021 - 2022
Head of Strategy & Planning
2021 - 2022
Chief Marketing Officer (Interim)
2021 - 2022
Interim CMO during lengthy search process for full-time executive. Led all marketing and communications (internal and external) and doubled size of the marketing team during period of explosive growth.
Chief of Staff
2021 - 2022
Key strategic partner to the CEO. Supported fundraising (Series B and C), organizational growth (4x to >200 employees in one year), executive recruiting (CMO, CCO, CTO, CPO, and various VPs), and led corporate strategy and planning.
2019 - 2021
Strategic Advisor
2019 - 2021
Advised the Zebra executive team on marketing, operations, policy, and communications strategy.
2020 - 2020
Fellow, ODF4
2020 - 2020
Participated in the fourth cohort of the On Deck Fellowship: a 10-week virtual program for ideating, networking, and creating with startup founders across the globe.
2018 - 2018
Head of Brand, Policy, and Communications
2018 - 2018
As the first marketing and communications executive, I was tasked with building strategies for three core pillars of growth: brand, policy, and communications. This included developing our first corporate brand strategy, running point on expansion and policy, and leading PR through Series B funding, multi-state expansion, and the PReP product launch.
2011 - 2018
Chief of Staff, Marketing
2016 - 2018
Managed strategy, planning, operations, recruiting, internal communications, organizational development, change management, and crisis response for Uber's 200+ employee global marketing team.
Digital Operations Lead
2014 - 2016
Recruited and managed 15-person team to execute Uber's first global social media, content marketing, and CRM strategy; spearheaded first corporate brand marketing and social responsibility initiatives.
Marketing Specialist, PRO Team
2013 - 2014
Scaled marketing and operations tactics and strategies to more than 100 countries; developed knowledge base for global operations teams; led first national and global marketing campaigns.
Senior Community Manager
2013 - 2013
Recruited and managed 10-person team responsible for all marketing, communications, and customer support in the DC metropolitan area, Uber’s fastest-growing market from 2011-2012.
Community Manager
2011 - 2013
Helped launch Washington, DC, Uber’s sixth market; managed all marketing, support, grassroots policy, and events.