Varsha Rao is the CEO of Nurx, the leading telehealth company for women 18 to 50+.

Nurx provides affordable access to healthcare across a range of issues from contraception, sexual health, at-home testing and migraines. Rao is a seasoned entrepreneur and executive, bringing decades of experience rapidly scaling startups and established companies with a particular interest in mission-driven companies that are able to balance growth and expansion with a strong commitment to company culture.

Prior to Nurx, Rao served as COO of Clover Health where she brought operational leadership to the health insurance startup. Before Clover Health, Rao served as Airbnb’s Head of Global Operations, managing the company’s market expansion and host growth around the world. Rao also oversaw the Customer Experience and Trust & Safety teams at Airbnb, retaining Airbnb’s commitment to culture while scaling these teams as revenue grew from $200 million to $2 billion. Rao also held executive roles at Living Social and oldnavy.com. Rao was also the co-founder and co-CEO of eve.com, an online cosmetics company that successfully exited. 

Rao holds a B.S. in Economics and B.A. in Mathematics from the University of Pennsylvania, and earned her MBA at Harvard Business School. She sits on the Board of Directors of Viasat, a global satellite telecommunications company and lives in San Francisco with her family.