WE ACCELERATE SOLUTIONS THAT DRIVE THE FUTURE OF WORK

PeopleTech Partners is a network of business leaders investing time in People Tech

What is PeopleTech?

People Technology is the full range of software platforms and services that enable organizations to support the talent that drives success.

It’s critical for founders to have a partnership with people who represent the customers they want to serve. Our advisors have deep experience as decision makers who purchase PeopleTech: we share insights and give feedback at the right time to fuel success.

Insight

PeopleTechPartners helps emerging companies understand key operational problems by providing insight into the most pressing issues faced by organizations.

Feedback

Our people leaders provide key feedback on product features, organizational plans and market strategy. We act as integral advisors on all aspects of business for our founding teams to further their vision and ensure rapid customer acquisition.

Evangelism

As our companies engage the market, we provide evangelism for their products. We spread the word within our extensive networks, participate in beta launches and become public advocates for solutions that transform the PeopleTech space.

Success

When founding teams get the right information early on to inform their product strategy, their trajectory accelerates and their companies thrive. We help ensure the success of the next generation of PeopleTech that will transform the future of work.

WHO WE ARE

Cara Brennan Allamano FOUNDING PARTNER
SVP, People and Places at Udemy

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Robby Peters Founding Partner

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Erin Faverty Operations Advisor
Lauren Eager Operations Associate

Matt Hoffman NEW YORK CITY Advisor Network Lead
Advisor for Sapling
Shelby Wolpa AUSTIN ADVISOR NETWORK LEAD
Advisor for Compaas
Cat Hernandez Due Diligence Lead
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Adele Rom LOS ANGELES ADVISOR NETWORK LEAD
Advisor for Twine
Josh Bersin Global Industry Analyst

OUR PEOPLE LEADERS

Kate Kastenbaum
VP of People Ops
Remind
Sejal Daswani
Chief Human Resources Officer
SunRun
Natasha Hoady
Sr. Director HR
Uber
Cat Hernandez Due Diligence Lead
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Lily Kohls
VP of People & Places
Popsugar

Cookie Wiese
HR Director
Brex
Ashley Alexander
Head of HR
Front
Heather Doshay
VP People
Webflow
Adam Ward
Growth
By Design Talent
Aiko Bethea
Head of Diversity and Inclusion
Fred Hutch

Missy Ballew
Chief Human Resources Officer
Lookout
Melissa Yeh
Head of People
Samsara
Kathy Weir
VP People & Culture
Adlucent

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Greg Russell
Head of Talent
Snapdocs
Advisor for Drafted
Desiree Therianos
Head of People Operations
Fictiv

Lynne Oldham
Chief People Officer
Zoom Video Communications
Brian Christman
Vice Pres of People
Transfix
Carolyn Frey
Chief People Officer
Philz Coffee
Lissa Minkin
VP, People & Workplace
Tile
Advisor for Cleo
Adrienn Hopkins
Director, People Partner
Prezi

Scott Day
VP, People
PayPal
Peter Clarke
Talent Partner
Accel Partners
Marie Szuts
People and Culture
Figma
Jessica Yuen
Advisor for Scaling StartUps
Advisor for Trybe
Debbie Murray
Chief People Officer
Blue Jeans Network

Vijay Rao
VP, Global Head of People Operations
Okta
Andrew Bartlow
Managing Partner and Founder
Series B Consulting
Lauren Rosenthal
Head of HR
Docker, Inc
Anna Clepper
Vice Pres. Managing Director
hrQ
John Anderson
Managing Director
Allegis Partners

Natalie Ledbetter
Vice Pres of People Operations
Stash Invest
Andy Chen
Partner
Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers
Jeff Harper
Chief People Officer
HashiCorp
Jeff Diana
High Growth Consultant
Emily Chardac
Senior Faculty
Josh Bersin Academy

Katelin Holloway
Vice Pres, People & Culture
Reddit
Florence Thinh Chialtas
VP of People
NerdWallet
David Huebner
Principal
Lalo Consulting, Crossroads labs
Melissa Daimler
Principal
Daimler Partners
Roslyn Fogarty
Lead Consultant
People Partners Consulting

Anthony Rotoli
Head of Talent
Assurance
Tejas Maniar
Vice President
Mayfield Fund
Richard Fye
Head of People Operations
Datadog
Justin Angsuwat
Vice President, People
Thumbtack
Advisor for Balloonr
Michelle Wagner
SVP, People & Places
Caffeine

Ragini Holloway
VP of Talent
Affirm
Advisor for Pinkaloo
Mike Joyner
Partner
Growth By Design Talent
Advisor for RecruitBot, Inc.
Samantha Rist
Head of Human Resources
Katerra
Aisha Stevenson
Snr. Director of HR | HR Business Partner
D2iQ

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Zoe Harte
SVP of HR & Talent Acquisition
Upwork

Sue Olson
People Consultant
Olson Consulting Services
Merritt Anderson
Board Member | Advisor
Worldwide ERC
Kelli Dragovich
Chief People Officer
Looker
Dana Ray
SVP, Global Head of People
Marin Software
Sara Riedl
VP of People Operations
Iterable

Michael Case
Partner
Ejento
Karina Sobieski
Human Capital
SoftBank Investment Advisers
Brianna Rizzo Brown
Principal
Stripes Group
Jose Martin
Chief People Officer
SF Giants
Nathalie McGrath
VP of People
Coinbase

Kevin Kinkor
Co-Founder
Kinkor Consulting
Advisor for Drafted
Park Allen
VP of Global Human Resources
Trust Arc
Caitlin Schlakman
VP of Talent
KeepTruckin
Stephanie Mardell
Head of People
Button, Inc
Luke Beseda
Partner, Talent Infrastructure
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Advisor for Shift

John Foster
EVP People, CHRO
TrueCar, Inc.
Paige Delacey
Chief People Officer
Flexport
Ambrosia Vertesi
VP People
Duo Security
Anna Avalos
Head of People
SoFi
Jonathan Basker
Founder and CEO
Basker & Co

Brielle Rajkovich Hagman
HR Consultant
IBBR
Amy Knapp
Head of Talent
Redpoint Ventures
Advisor for Trybe
Amelia Merrill
VP, People
Guardant Health
Randy Knaflic
Senior Advisor to CEO
Jawbone
Advisor for Gradvisor
Karen Lieu
People Operations
Facebook

Ron Storn
Chief People Officer
Zume Pizza
Stacey La Torre
Head of Talent Management & Development
Nextdoor

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Anna Martinelli
Head of People Strategy & Programs
Pinterest
Zaina Orbai
Chief People Officer
The RealReal
Steve McElfresh
Senior Vice President, People
Duo Security

Gillian Wilson
VP of Human Resources
Chive Media Group
Dawn Sharifan
Head of People
Slack

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Lem Diaz
Recruiting Partner
Google Ventures
Beth Steinberg
Founder
Mensch Ventures
Clara Kridler
VP, People
Root

Erica Johnson
Director, Employee Experience
Nitro, Inc.
Kelly Kinnard
VP of Global Talent
Battery Ventures
Julie Rogers
VP, People & Experience
Komodo Health
Malalay Arghestani
Director of HR
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Leslie Chung
Head of People & Places
Intercom

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David Hanrahan
VP, People & Places
Niantic, Inc
Megan Healy
Head of Talent
Upfront Ventures
Marian Pond
Director, Executive Talent
SoftBank Group International
Jason Lohrentz
Head of Talent Acquisition
Aurora
James Pratt
VP of People Development
Gravity Payments

Jon Paul Ales Barnicoat
Chief Human Resources Officer
Tipalti
Jason Scovil
Director of HR
Rover
Kelly Costello
Global Talent Acquisition
Edwards Lifesciences
Mikaela Kiner
Founder & CEO
Reverb
Pratiksha Patel
Organization Development
McKinsey & Company

Meg Marsh
Head of People
Argodesign
Michael DeAngelo
Chief People Officer
Mozilla
Itamar Goldminz
Founder
Org hacking
Sharon Slonaker
VP of People
Kofile Technologies, Inc.
Mike Podobnik
VP, Global Talent
Confluent

Jason Pierantozzi
Global People Operations Lead
Palantir Technologies
Advisor for Helpr
Heather Robertt
Head of People
Upstart
Kim Rohrer
VP People
Stride
Q Hamirani
Head of People Ops
Airbnb
Advisor for Vetty
Jennifer Cristobal
Head of People Operations and Recruiting
HackerOne

Ann Watson
Chief People Officer
Master Class
Claudia Fulga
Vice President, People Operations
FiveStars
Advisor for Fetcher
Ted Maguire
Talent Partner
Khosla Ventures
Karin Kuo
VP of Talent
Onica
Evan Wittenberg
Chief People Officer
Ancestry