Karissa Ho is a people- and product-oriented, detail-obsessed strategist, storyteller, and creative. Get in touch at karissafho@gmail.com. ​

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StackAI, Acquired by Asana (NYSE: ASAN)                                                                                        Growth

7.2025 – Present | New York, NY                                                                                                         

Marketing and storytelling lead at enterprise agentic AI startup. Conceived and executed strategy across all content, web, socials, email, customer testimonials, product launches, and sales enablement. Shaped growth narrative, thought leadership, and brand distinctives, culminating in the company's acquisition and successful exit to Asana. Comms lead for all integration matters. Direct report to co-founder.

 

Andreessen Horowitz

Content, New Media

11.2025 – 6.2026 | New York, NY                                                                                                         

Wrote, designed, and edited social content on venture capital, founders, and portfolio companies. Grew the official a16z Instagram from 58K to 162K+ followers.

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The Daily Californian

Senior Staff Designer
9.2021– 5.2025 | Berkeley, CA                                                                                                               

Award-winning editorial designer with work published across web and print. As art director (Summer 2022), managed designers, distributed assignments, worked cross-functionally with all departments, and led critique.

 

BlackRock                                                                                                                                               Publications, BlackRock Investment Institute

6.2024 – 8.2024 | New York, NY                                                                                                           

Edited and proofread weekly market commentary; published time-sensitive U.S. and EMEA briefings, talking points, internal memos; supported firm-wide asset allocation narrative and thought leadership.

 

Brunswick Group                                                                                                                                 

Global Strategic Advisory

6.2023 – 8.2023 | Dallas, TX                                                                                                                   

Drafted op-eds and internal memos during reputational crisis of large telecoms company; produced benchmarking research for leading U.S. bank; edited materials for Fortune 500 companies and luxury fashion houses.     

 

Breef

Brand Marketing
10.2022 – 5.2023 | Berkeley, CA                                                                                                            

During sophomore year of college, led content for $16M Series A-funded ad-tech startup. Surveyed 10K agencies and brands to forecast industry trends; created and curated visual assets across web, product, and editorial; designed Google ad campaigns.

 

Tastemade

Ad Sales

5.2022– 8.2022 | Los Angeles, CA                                                                                                         

Analyzed data to create client-facing assets; researched to write on macro trends across food and bev; assisted on RFPs; generated case studies from completed brand partnerships.

OK Play, Acquired by Dapper Labs
Product Marketing
7.2021– 8.2021 | Los Angeles, CA                                                                                                  

Streamlined onboarding process and in-app social sharing functions; presented competitive analysis; developed and designed email campaigns.

GOAT Group
Digital Marketing
7.2020 – 8.2020 | Los Angeles, CA                                                                                                        

Sourced images for web and app listings; fulfilled retail inventory requests from high-end partner stores; researched to write brand analysis on salability of rising designers.

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Education

University of California, Berkeley

B.A. in English, B.A. in Economics, 3.8 GPA (2021-2025)

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Harvard College

Visiting Student (Fall 2024)

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Skills

Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office Suite, Google Suite, Figma, Framer, StackAI, Claude, etc. Published painter and essayist. Keen cultural observer, compelling writer, better IRL.