# Samantha Malone

> Samantha Malone is Chief of Staff to the CEO at Farther, the New York-based wealthtech that turned unicorn in early 2026 on the back of a $150M Series D led by General Atlantic. She joined roughly five months before the round closed - her first startup - after an MBA at Chicago Booth and stints at McKinsey, Skydio, GoDaddy, and Apple's global finance projects. A Bay Area kid who commuted through Santa Clara's business school a year early, she is the person building the deck, running the room, and stitching the operating rhythm as Farther scales past $23B in recruited assets.

- **Role:** Chief of Staff to the CEO at Farther
- **Organizations:** Farther, McKinsey & Company, Skydio, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, GoDaddy, Apple, Santa Clara University
- **From:** Fremont, California, USA
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** MBA, The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Bachelor's, Business Management, Santa Clara University (Leavey School of Business)
- **Known for:** Contributed to Farther's $150M Series D pitch deck that helped mint the company as a wealthtech unicorn., Selected as Chief of Staff to the CEO of the fastest-growing RIA in the U.S., Chicago Booth MBA (2022) with active leadership roles across HABSA, LEAD, and the Graduate Business Council.

## Career timeline

- **pre-2020** — Change management on Apple's Global Finance Projects.
- **pre-2020** — Helped build out a new project management organization at GoDaddy.
- **2020-2022** — MBA at Chicago Booth; HABSA co-chair, LEAD facilitator, GBC Stuart cohort rep, blog writer at The Booth Experience.
- **2021** — Summer marketing production intern at Skydio.
- **2022** — Joined McKinsey & Company as an Associate.
- **2025** — Left McKinsey to join Farther as Chief of Staff to the CEO - first startup role.
- **2026-02** — Farther announces $150M Series D led by General Atlantic; Samantha contributed to the pitch deck.
- **2026-05** — Farther's most recent raise closes at $275M in total funding; company past $23B in recruited assets.

## Achievements

- Contributed to Farther's $150M Series D pitch deck that helped mint the company as a wealthtech unicorn.
- Selected as Chief of Staff to the CEO of the fastest-growing RIA in the U.S.
- Chicago Booth MBA (2022) with active leadership roles across HABSA, LEAD, and the Graduate Business Council.
- Graduated Santa Clara University a year early while working and commuting.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Publicly shared Farther's $150M Series D led by General Atlantic and her role on the deck.
- **2026-05** — Farther's total funding reached $275M; company past $23B in recruited assets.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samantha-h-malone/

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Last updated: 2026-07-08