Diana Hayday
About Diana Hayday
Diana Hayday is a Portfolio Insight Analyst at Carta, where she builds and updates cap tables and analyzes financial statements for startups. She has a background in finance and has held various roles in the financial and customer service sectors in Seattle, Washington.
Work at Carta
Diana Hayday serves as a Portfolio Insight Analyst at Carta, a position she has held since 2022. In this role, she is responsible for building and updating capitalization tables by extracting key information from Articles of Incorporation. She analyzes income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements to facilitate the onboarding of startups onto the Carta App. Additionally, she analyzes investment deal documents, extracting key financial and legal terms for documentation in a master database. Her work involves collecting, standardizing, and validating quarterly financial statements from over 3000 startups on Carta's platform.
Education and Expertise
Diana Hayday earned a Bachelor's degree in Finance from the University of Washington. This educational background provides her with a solid foundation in financial analysis and management, which she applies in her current role at Carta. Her expertise includes analyzing financial statements and investment deal documents, skills that are critical for her responsibilities in managing cap tables and onboarding startups.
Background
Diana Hayday has a diverse professional background that includes various roles in finance and customer service. Prior to her current position at Carta, she worked as a Corporate Financial Analyst at Propel Insurance from 2021 to 2022. She also gained experience as an Economic Development Intern at the Washington State Department of Commerce in 2019. Her earlier roles include positions as a Front Desk Agent at Silver Cloud Inns and Hotels and as a Brand Representative and Cashier at Abercrombie & Fitch.
Previous Work Experience
Before joining Carta, Diana Hayday held several positions that contributed to her professional development. She worked as a Corporate Financial Analyst at Propel Insurance for nine months and as an Economic Development Intern at the Washington State Department of Commerce for three months. Additionally, she gained customer service experience as a Front Desk Agent at Silver Cloud Inns and Hotels and as a Receptionist at Peak Sports And Spine Centre. Her early career also included a role as a Marketing Intern at State Farm.