Summary
Sarah Griffis is a seasoned technology executive and CTO based in Austin, Texas, with about a decade of leadership across startups and scale-ups in health tech, on-demand services, and consumer software. She emphasizes trust and empathy to build highly collaborative, diverse teams that deliver efficient, innovative solutions. Currently CTO at Weedmaps, she oversees product, engineering, design, data, security, IT, and SRE, aligning technology with business strategy. Her prior CTO tenure at Cerebral and leadership roles at GoodRx, Kindbody, Slice, and advisory work guiding HumanFirst through its acquisition by ICON illustrate a track record of shipping core platforms and guiding strategic transitions. She combines hands-on engineering with strategic product leadership, spanning iOS development, data warehousing, analytics, and scalable infrastructure. A Caltech graduate with a strong analytical background, including Harvard research fellowships, she brings rigorous problem-solving and a global perspective to technology leadership.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Exchange Student, Chemistry, Exchange Student, Chemistry at The University of Edinburgh
California Institute of Technology