Debi Yadegari

Debi Yadegari

Debi Yadegari, Founder and CEO of Villyge.com, is a working mother of five and former investment banking lawyer. She walked away from Wall Street for two reasons: her employer did not support working parents, and her workplace was not equipped to support her breastfeeding goals. Recognizing her experience was not uncommon—companies lose 43% of new moms and 33% of new dads every year—she decided it was time for change. Employers and employees were both losing out and she knew that was a problem she wanted to solve. Her experience was the catalyst for reimagining the future of working parent support today.