Chief Operating Officer
Megan Zengerle

With a strategic focus on building companies and organizational success, Megan's career has centered on fostering growth in early-stage tech startups. By leading from the front, she has successfully navigated the complexities of formation and scaling businesses, ensuring a seamless synergy between strategy, systems, and people.

Highlights

The consulting jumpstart

Early in her career, Megan founded a successful human resource and organizational development consulting business focused on VC-backed startups. 

Scribd

Megan led People, Talent, and Business Operations in the early stages at Scribd, a subscription e-book and audio company. As the company scaled at breakneck speed, she built out its team and operations from the ground floor up. 

CreativeLive

She joined CreativeLive as one of its first executives, working as its Chief People Officer and SVP of Business Operations for over eight years. Megan was involved in every hire at CreativeLive and worked with hundreds of employees, as well as thousands of industry instructors and experts during her time there.  She also created a thriving work culture and ran a gold standard operation with a diverse team of creative professionals. 

At the heart of Megan's work is a commitment to operational excellence that empowers stakeholders and lays the foundation for sustained innovation and market leadership.

Superpowers

The art of organizational design

As a dynamic senior executive, Megan is passionate about building and managing businesses, developing high-performance teams, and addressing diverse challenges at scale.

Setting up the right systems

Megan has led business operations and human resources for both our portfolio companies and TheGP’s team. She excels at making sure that teams are positioned to do their best work with the right tools, context, and transparency that they need while running a world-class business. 

Owning the entire lifecycle

Megan possesses extensive experience overseeing the entire lifecycle of businesses, from formation and investment to growth and exit, holding roles ranging from operational executive to investor and advisor.