Maria Cuasay
Director of Product Growth at Ancestry. Ex-Lyft
Maria Cuasay is a results-driven product leader with a wealth of experience across the intersections of product development, growth marketing, and venture capital. Throughout her career, she has led teams that have accelerated product and revenue growth by creating impactful, data-driven strategies and executing with precision and speed. At Ancestry, Maria leads the Product Growth team, spearheading initiatives that generated millions in revenue and established a culture of fast-paced experimentation—running 75 experiments per quarter, nearly every day.
Maria’s career also spans high-growth environments like Lyft, where she led rider growth strategies and growth partnerships, scaling product initiatives across new markets and international territories. She was instrumental in driving a 97% increase in referral activations and led the city launch of Vancouver, where the market exceeded targets just two weeks post-launch. At Opencare, she was part of a lean team that built a referrals product from the ground up, contributing to the company’s revenue growth and a successful $18 million Series A round.
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