2023 Grocery Industry Icons & Innovators

Asha Sharma is the Chief Operating Officer at Instacart, where she oversees product, design, research, partnerships, analytics, marketing, operations and customer care for the Company.

Sharma joined Instacart from Meta Platforms Inc., where she was Vice President of Product for many of the company’s private communications products across Facebook, Messenger, and Instagram. During her time at Meta, she also previously served as Head of Product for Social Impact. Before Meta, Sharma was the Chief Operating Officer of Porch Group, where she was responsible for helping scale the company’s operations, product, marketing, and growth. Prior to joining Porch Group, she worked in marketing and operations at Microsoft.

Sharma currently serves on the Board of Directors for AppLovin Corporation and Porch Group. She is a graduate of the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management with a Bachelor of Science in Business.