Erica Waichman
Erica’s background in hospitality helped nurture her passion for creating unique experiences for people. Erica transitioned into recruiting, cutting her teeth at startups of all stages, including Tesla, Airbnb, and Formation, where she helped grow the team from a four-person founding team to a global organization of over 100. Prior to joining Canvas, Erica led technical and GTM hiring at Chime, where she helped scale the company from 200 people to 1500. Joining Canvas is a natural evolution to her career after diving deep into the world of fintech at Chime and perfecting the skill of building teams from the ground up. Erica holds a BS in Hotel Administration from Cornell University.
Biography
Erica’s background in hospitality helped nurture her passion for creating unique experiences for people. Erica transitioned into recruiting, cutting her teeth at startups of all stages, including Tesla, Airbnb, and Formation, where she helped grow the team from a four-person founding team to a global organization of over 100. Prior to joining Canvas, Erica led technical and GTM hiring at Chime, where she helped scale the company from 200 people to 1500. Joining Canvas is a natural evolution to her career after diving deep into the world of fintech at Chime and perfecting the skill of building teams from the ground up. Erica holds a BS in Hotel Administration from Cornell University.
You’ll find Erica snowboarding in Tahoe or playing pickleball in the Presidio in her spare time.
Erica developed a new ice cream flavor that was produced by Ben and Jerry’s.