Wonder has appointed Kelley Morrell as its new Chief Financial Officer as it prepares for a fresh capital raise and a potential public listing. Morrell joins from Blackstone, where she served as a Senior Managing Director and led asset management initiatives within its private equity business. She brings experience in fundraising, investment strategy, and public market transitions, including involvement in the IPO of Bumble.
She will succeed Dave Licata, who has held the CFO role since the company’s founding in 2018 and will step down next month. The appointment marks the company’s third senior leadership hire within a year, reflecting a broader effort to build a management team capable of supporting its next growth phase.
Wonder is aligning its financial strategy with operational changes as it shifts from mobile kitchens to fixed locations across New York and New Jersey. The company plans to expand its footprint to 10 outlets by year-end while preparing to raise approximately $250 million in its next funding round. Its earlier $350 million raise in 2022 valued the business at about $3.5 billion, with backing from firms including Bain Capital Ventures and Accel.
