Vanessa Royle

Vanessa Royle is the co-founder and CEO of Tilden, a pioneering non-alcoholic cocktail company she launched after earning her MBA at Harvard Business School. After quitting alcohol in 2020, she became passionate about reshaping social drinking culture, bringing a sharp strategic lens to the industry informed by her background in high-growth tech. Before Tilden, she led communications at Cloudflare, a cybersecurity unicorn that went public in 2019. She holds a dual degree in Political Science and Media Studies from UC Berkeley and grew up in San Jose, CA. Vanessa enjoys spending time in Santa Barbara with her husband and baby, embracing the coastal lifestyle and the joys of family life.