Richelle Parham

Richelle Parham grew up in Baltimore, Maryland. Growing up, she planned to become a fashion designer. As part of a co-op placement while attending Drexel University, Parham worked at Valentino in New York City. She graduated from Drexel University with two bachelor's degrees, one in marketing and the other in design and merchandising.

Parham began her career in telemarketing at Citibank. She then spent thirteen years at Digitas, where she held a number of roles, including senior vice president and general manager of the Chicago office. Following Digitas, she served as a marketing executive at Visa, overseeing the company's global marketing services. In 2010, Parham left Visa to become vice president and chief marketing officer for eBay North America. Parham left eBay in 2015 amid organizational restructuring. In 2016, LabCorp named Parham to their board of directors. In 2018, she was appointed to the Best Buy board of directors. She has also served on the board of directors of the Scripps Network since 2012, and serves as an advisor for Girls Who Code. Parham joined the Drexel University board of trustees in May 2014.