# Nina Herold

> Nina Herold is the CEO of Reed & Mackay, a Navan company, leading one of the most storied names in luxury corporate travel as it merges with the technology platform that acquired it. Previously COO of Navan (formerly TripActions), she built and scaled the travel side of a hyper-growth fintech-and-travel SaaS company through a pandemic, an acquisition spree, and a market-defining pivot into expense management.

- **Role:** CEO, Reed & Mackay (a Navan Company)
- **Organizations:** Reed & Mackay, Navan, Uber, BNY Mellon, UPMC
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** B.S. in Business Administration, Finance and Information Systems, Duquesne University
- **Known for:** Grew Navan Travel booking volume 3x in FY23 vs FY22, More than doubled unique users year over year, Led product expansion that produced Navan Expense and Team Travel

## Career timeline

- **~2011-2014** — Financial analyst roles at BNY Mellon and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
- **2014-2018** — Product Operations and Logistics leadership at Uber
- **2018** — Joins TripActions (now Navan)
- **2023** — Promoted to Chief Product & Operations Officer at Navan; named Silicon Valley Business Journal 2023 Woman of Influence
- **2023** — Becomes COO of Navan; tripled Navan Travel bookings YoY
- **2025-08** — Joins Reed & Mackay for CEO transition
- **2025-10-01** — Becomes CEO of Reed & Mackay, succeeding Fred Stratford

## Achievements

- Grew Navan Travel booking volume 3x in FY23 vs FY22
- More than doubled unique users year over year
- Led product expansion that produced Navan Expense and Team Travel
- Helped orchestrate the Reed & Mackay acquisition (2021)
- Named one of Silicon Valley Business Journal's 2023 Women of Influence
- Sat on the Fast Company Executive Board

## Latest updates

- **2025-06** — Appointment as incoming CEO of Reed & Mackay announced.
- **2025-08** — Joins Reed & Mackay for transition period.
- **2025-10** — Officially becomes CEO of Reed & Mackay, succeeding Fred Stratford.

## Links

- Website: https://navan.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nina-herold-36074723
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/nina_herold

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Last updated: 2026-05-30