# Stephanie Feraday

> Stephanie Feraday is President and CEO of aPriori Technologies, a Concord, Massachusetts digital manufacturing simulation software company, where she has spent nearly 17 years steering the business from the 2009 financial crisis through a Series D funding round, turning cost and sustainability estimation for manufacturers into a cloud SaaS platform used across aerospace, automotive, and industrial sectors.

- **Role:** President & CEO at aPriori Technologies
- **Organizations:** aPriori Technologies, Forbes Technology Council, Computer Associates, Netegrity, Inc., Virtusa, Systara, Inc., HP OpenView, Delrina, Symantec
- **Education:** BSc, Applied Science, University of Waterloo, Mackenzie High School
- **Known for:** Nearly 17 years as President & CEO of aPriori Technologies, Led aPriori through the 2009 financial crisis to a Series D company with $66.3 million total funding, Accepted into Forbes Technology Council (2021)

## Career timeline

- **1988** — Began career as Director of Product Management and Marketing at Delrina
- **1990s** — Held roles at Symantec and HP OpenView, including Strategy and M&A
- **2000s** — Vice President at Computer Associates; Vice President of Marketing & Business Development at Netegrity, Inc.
- **2000s-2009** — Managing Director at Systara, Inc.; Vice President Strategy at Virtusa
- **2009** — Joined aPriori during the global financial crisis
- **2021** — Accepted into Forbes Technology Council
- **2021-09** — aPriori's last reported funding raise (Series D)
- **2025** — Featured on aPriori's CEO podcast discussing the two biggest challenges facing manufacturing

## Achievements

- Nearly 17 years as President & CEO of aPriori Technologies
- Led aPriori through the 2009 financial crisis to a Series D company with $66.3 million total funding
- Accepted into Forbes Technology Council (2021)
- Over 25 years of experience in high-growth software businesses across corporate and consumer markets

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Appeared on aPriori's CEO Podcast discussing the two biggest challenges facing manufacturing in 2025: competition and cost.

## Links

- Website: https://apriori.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-feraday-62b743
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/sferaday

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Last updated: 2026-07-08