Nextdoor Holdings, Inc. has appointed Michael Kiernan as its chief revenue officer. In his role as CRO he will oversee the Global revenue function for Nextdoor, leading teams charged with Sales, Account Management, and Ad Operations. Kiernan brings 15 years of experience as an accomplished go-to-market executive, driving growth at leading technology companies.
He has led Business Operations and Sales at Nextdoor for the last six years, and most recently served as interim CRO. Prior to Nextdoor, Kiernan held leadership roles at X (f.k.a. Twitter), Turn, Yahoo!, and BrightRoll. As CRO, Kiernan will lead the sales team and continue to drive the expansion of the Nextdoor Ads Platform.
The platform leverages first-party data from Nextdoor?s nearly 100 million Verified Neighbors, allowing advertisers to achieve impressive results with predictive audience signals and locally personalized advertisements. At Nextdoor, Kiernan has spearheaded sustained growth among new and existing advertisers of all sizes, forged significant brand partnerships with leading global agencies, and led the rollout of Nextdoor?s self-serve ads platform, which represented about 50% of total revenue in third quarter 2024. Kiernan has cultivated a proven track record in building, leading, and motivating data-driven teams that consistently deliver results while helping organizations diversify revenue streams through disciplined planning and execution.
