Darya is a native San Franciscan with a passion for entrepreneurship and has worked as both an investor and operator prior to pursing her MBA at Columbia.

Prior to CBS, Darya was an early employee at a Fintech startup called Secfi, which seeks to democratize the complex world of stock options. There she focused on building the capabilities to analyze pre-IPO technology companies. She also worked in technology growth equity and started her career at Citi.

Darya graduated from USC with degrees in Economics and Political Science.

The moderator is our very own Rohit Malrani, Co-Founder of OfficeHours, and formerly SourceScrub and Battery Ventures.

This episode covers topics such as:

• Day in the Life of an investment partner / How did you make the transition from growth equity to operator and then investing?
• How was your time with prior institutions before Dorm Room Fund?
• Would you advise others to follow a similar path?
• Would you recommend getting an MBA? What was the most valuable takeaway?
• Market analysis — how do you see the M&A landscape shifting going forward 5, 10 years?
• Are you focused on generalist companies across the board? Any interesting sector on your end?

Learn more about OfficeHours here: https://getofficehours.com.