Deborah Benton

Deborah Benton

Founder at Willow Growth Partners Management LLC

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Deborah is the Founder & Managing Partner at Willow Growth Partners.
In 2014, Deborah launched a family office vehicle focused on investing in seed-stage consumer brands and enabling tech companies.
During this time, Deborah assumed a number of Director and Advisory board roles to support the successful growth and development of her portfolio companies.
Prior to investing, Deborah held executive-level operating roles including President and Chief Operating Officer of Nasty Gal, an online women’s fashion brand, and Chief Operating Officer at ShoeDazzle, an online women’s subscription footwear company co-founded by Kim Kardashian.
Earlier in her career, Deborah was the EVP of Inside Sales and Operations at Teleflora.
After business school, Deborah began her career in management consulting and moved into an operational role at eToys during the early rise of eCommerce.
Deborah earned both Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Arts (Health) degrees from Queen’s University at Kingston, Canada.

Deborah Benton active positions

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Director/Board Member 2015-01-31
Founder 2019-12-31
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LEAF GROUP LTD. Chairman 2021-06-13
Private Equity Investor 2020-03-30
Private Equity Investor 2020-01-31
Director/Board Member 2018-04-30
President 2014-03-31
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Queen's University Masters Business Admin

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