Core Insights - Vercel has appointed Susan St. Ledger, former President of Worldwide Field Operations at HashiCorp, to its board of directors, bringing over two decades of enterprise go-to-market leadership experience [1][3] Company Overview - Vercel recently completed a $600 million Series F funding round, achieving a valuation of $9.3 billion, as it scales its AI Cloud platform [3] - The company provides AI-native infrastructure for both emerging AI startups and global enterprises, powering popular frameworks like Next.js and AI SDK [3][5] - Vercel has doubled its user base over the past year and achieved 82% year-over-year top-line growth [3] Leadership and Expertise - Susan St. Ledger has a proven track record in scaling go-to-market organizations, having previously helped Okta and Splunk triple their revenues, with Splunk's revenue growing from approximately $700 million to nearly $2.5 billion [2] - She has served on the board of directors at Klaviyo and was involved with HashiCorp from pre-IPO through its acquisition by IBM in 2025 [2][3] Strategic Vision - St. Ledger emphasizes the evolution of cloud computing and the role of AI in automating manual tasks, allowing developers to focus on innovation [4] - Vercel aims to enable customers to build with the speed, security, and scalability necessary to succeed in the AI landscape [4]