Janice Sears Interim Chief Executive Officer Ms. Sears has served on the Sonder Board since 2021, as Chairperson since January 2025, and previously as Lead Independent Director and Audit Committee Chair. Ms. Sears previously served as a director of Legacy Sonder since August 2021. From April 1988 to January 2009, Ms. Sears served in a variety of positions at Bank of America Securities, an investment bank, including most recently as the Managing Director, Western Region Head in the Real Estate, Gaming & Lodging Investment Banking Group. She concurrently served as the San Francisco Market President for Bank of America, a financial services company. Previously, Ms. Sears was a Real Estate Economist at both Chemical Bank, a bank holding company, and Citicorp, a financial services company. She serves on the board of directors, is the current Audit Committee Chair, and previously served as a member of the compensation committee and special committee of IQHQ, a private REIT in the life sciences real estate sector. She previously served on the board of directors, including as Audit Committee Chair and as a member of the Compensation Committee, at Invitation Homes Inc., a REIT that owns and operates single family rental houses across the United States. Ms. Sears also previously served on the board, including as Audit Committee Chair, of Essex Property Trust Inc., a REIT that owns and manages multifamily properties in the western United States, BioMed Realty Trust, a life sciences real estate investment trust sold to Blackstone Real Estate, and several non-profit organizations and private companies, including The Swig Company, an owner of office buildings in New York and California. She serves professionally at the National Association of Corporate Directors and the West Audit Committee Network and is the Board Chair of QUALICB, the real estate arm of Compass Family Services. Ms. Sears is a NACD Certified Director and holds a B.A. in both Economics and Marketing from the University of Delaware. Vanessa Barmack General Counsel and Secretary Vanessa Barmack is Sonder's General Counsel and Secretary and joined Sonder in November 2021. Prior to joining Sonder, Vanessa was a partner in the real estate practice group at McDermott Will & Emery LLP, based in the firm’s New York City office from 2013 to November 2021. Vanessa holds a Bachelor of Arts in Government from the University of Redlands and a Juris Doctorate from University of Notre Dame. Rahul Thumati Interim Chief Accounting Officer Rahul Thumati is Sonder's interim Chief Accounting Officer and joined Sonder in December 2024. Rahul previously served as a consultant in accounting and finance leadership roles in various companies. Rahul also served as Chief Accounting Officer at F45 Training Holdings Inc. and in interim Chief Financial Officer and interim Chief Accounting Officer roles as a consultant at Armanino LLP. Rahul is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive) and received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Southern California and a Master of Accountancy from the University of Arizona.
Janice Sears Interim Chief Executive Officer Ms. Sears has served on the Sonder Board since 2021, as Chairperson since January 2025, and previously as Lead Independent Director and Audit Committee Chair. Ms. Sears previously served as a director of Legacy Sonder since August 2021. From April 1988 to January 2009, Ms. Sears served in a variety of positions at Bank of America Securities, an investment bank, including most recently as the Managing Director, Western Region Head in the Real Estate, Gaming & Lodging Investment Banking Group. She concurrently served as the San Francisco Market President for Bank of America, a financial services company. Previously, Ms. Sears was a Real Estate Economist at both Chemical Bank, a bank holding company, and Citicorp, a financial services company. She serves on the board of directors, is the current Audit Committee Chair, and previously served as a member of the compensation committee and special committee of IQHQ, a private REIT in the life sciences real estate sector. She previously served on the board of directors, including as Audit Committee Chair and as a member of the Compensation Committee, at Invitation Homes Inc., a REIT that owns and operates single family rental houses across the United States. Ms. Sears also previously served on the board, including as Audit Committee Chair, of Essex Property Trust Inc., a REIT that owns and manages multifamily properties in the western United States, BioMed Realty Trust, a life sciences real estate investment trust sold to Blackstone Real Estate, and several non-profit organizations and private companies, including The Swig Company, an owner of office buildings in New York and California. She serves professionally at the National Association of Corporate Directors and the West Audit Committee Network and is the Board Chair of QUALICB, the real estate arm of Compass Family Services. Ms. Sears is a NACD Certified Director and holds a B.A. in both Economics and Marketing from the University of Delaware.
Vanessa Barmack General Counsel and Secretary Vanessa Barmack is Sonder's General Counsel and Secretary and joined Sonder in November 2021. Prior to joining Sonder, Vanessa was a partner in the real estate practice group at McDermott Will & Emery LLP, based in the firm’s New York City office from 2013 to November 2021. Vanessa holds a Bachelor of Arts in Government from the University of Redlands and a Juris Doctorate from University of Notre Dame.
Rahul Thumati Interim Chief Accounting Officer Rahul Thumati is Sonder's interim Chief Accounting Officer and joined Sonder in December 2024. Rahul previously served as a consultant in accounting and finance leadership roles in various companies. Rahul also served as Chief Accounting Officer at F45 Training Holdings Inc. and in interim Chief Financial Officer and interim Chief Accounting Officer roles as a consultant at Armanino LLP. Rahul is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive) and received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Southern California and a Master of Accountancy from the University of Arizona.