Mallory Contois is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in community building, operations, and strategy across various organizations. Currently serving as the Head of Community & Mercury Raise at Mercury, Mallory has successfully developed the founder success platform focused on equitable fundraising access. As Founder & Moderator of The Old Girls Club, Mallory has cultivated a thriving Slack community with over 1,500 members. Other roles include Course Creator & Instructor at Reforge, Advisor for NEW INC at the New Museum of Contemporary Art, and Scout at Accel, where strategic investments in pre-seed and seed stage software companies have been made. Previous positions held include COO at Metafy, VP Operations at Cameo, and Head of Product and Operations at Biproxi, with a notable trajectory in scaling operations and driving growth. Mallory holds a B.A. in Consumer & Organizational Psychology from Duke University.