www.negociosnow.com
53 March 2020
Age: 38
Title: Founder & CEO
Name of Organization: Peara-
chute
Desiree Vargas Wrigley is
founder of Pearachute, a com-
pany that helps parents and
children find the best family ac-
tivities in town.
Prior to launching Pearachu-
te, she co-founded GiveForward,
the world's leading crowd-sour-
cing platform for people facing
a major life event. Under her
leadership, the company helped
friends and family contribute
nearly $160M to loved ones in
need.
After graduating from Yale
University, she worked at the
Kauffman Foundation as a spe-
cialist in entrepreneurship and
at Arabella Philanthropic Inves-
tment Advisors.
Most recently, she taught
New Venture Discovery at
Northwestern's Kellogg School
of Management. She has been
named to Inc's 30 Under 30,
Crain's 40 Under 40, one of Pa-
rents Magazine's Most Inspi-
ring Moms, a Forbes Woman to
Watch, and she has appeared on
Shark Tank, closing one of the
largest deals on the show to date.
When not working, she en-
joys spending time with her two
young sons, stepdaughter, and
crime-fighting husband.
Desiree
Vargas Wrigley
Helping Families
Find Fun
WORDS OF WISDOM:
"L
uck is when preparation
meets opportunity AND
optimism. The greatest innovators
believe with delusional optimism
that their visions will be reality...
and then they prepare like crazy
to make them happen."
