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
Advisor for Twine

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Erin Faverty Operating Partner
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Tamara Tillery Operations Associate
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Matt Hoffman NEW YORK CITY Advisor Network Lead
Advisor for Sapling

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Shelby Wolpa AUSTIN ADVISOR NETWORK LEAD
Advisor for Compaas

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Cat Hernandez Due Diligence Lead
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Adele Rom LOS ANGELES ADVISOR NETWORK LEAD
Advisor for Twine

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Josh Bersin Global Industry Analyst
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OUR PEOPLE LEADERS

Stephanie Mardell
Head of People
Button, Inc

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Florence Thinh Chialtas
Vice Pres, People Operations
NerdWallet

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Mark Lipscomb
Vice President, People
23andMe

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Michael Case
Vice President, Recruiting
Instacart LLP

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Steve McElfresh
Senior Vice President, People
Duo Security

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Chris Tobin
VP of People
Intercom

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Heather Robertt
Head of People
Upstart

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Cookie Wiese
HR Director
Brex

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Park Allen
VP of Global Human Resources
Trust Arc

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Amy Knapp
Head of Talent
Redpoint Ventures
Advisor for Trybe

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Heather Doshay
VP People
Webflow

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Jessica Yuen
People strategy for scaling startups
Advisor for Trybe

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Cat Hernandez Due Diligence Lead
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Richie Valadez
Global Head of Talent Acquisition
Rackspace

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Meghan Lapides
SVP, Human Resources
Foursquare

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Andrew Bartlow
Managing Partner and Founder
Series B Consulting

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Caitlin Schlakman
VP of Talent
KeepTruckin

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Adrienn Hopkins
People Partner
Prezi

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Jeff Harper
Chief People Officer
HashiCorp

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David Hanrahan
Vice President, People Operations
Niantic, Inc

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Luke Beseda
Talent Partner
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Advisor for Shift

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Gillian Wilson
Sr Director of Human Resources
Chive Media Group

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Pratiksha Patel
Organization Development
McKinsey & Company

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Lem Diaz
Recruiting Partner
Google Ventures

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Kelly Costello
Global Talent Acquisition
Edwards Lifesciences

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Ambrosia Vertesi
VP People
Duo Security

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Jason Lohrentz
Head of Talent Acquisition
Aurora

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Lily Kohls
Vice Pres, People and Places
Popsugar

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Zaina Orbai
Chief People Officer
The RealReal

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Jennifer Cristobal
Head of People Operations and Recruiting
HackerOne

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Scott Day
Senior Vice Pres, People & Culture
OpenTable

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Carolyn Frey
Chief People Officer
Philz Coffee

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Naureen Manekia Seyal
Senior Talent Lead
IDEO

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Kathy Weir
Senior Director, People & Culture
Adlucent

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Jonathan Basker
Founder and CEO
Basker & Co

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Anna Binder
Head of People Operations
Asana

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Jo Dennis
CHRO
Pinterest

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Peter Clarke
Talent Partner
Accel Partners

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Roslyn Fogarty
Principal Consultant
People Partners Consulting

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Aisha Stevenson
HR Team Lead
Mesosphere

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Dana Ray
SVP, Global Head of People
Marin Software

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Elle Meza
Benefits
Electronic Arts

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Emily Chardac
Head of Global HR Operations
Financial Services

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Christy Lake
Chief People Officer
Box Inc.

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Anthony Rotoli
Head of Talent
Assurance

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Brian Christman
Vice Pres of People
Transfix

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David Huebner
Principal
Lalo Consulting, Crossroads labs

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Anne Jacoby
VP, Learning, Development + Culture
RGP

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Aiko Bethea
Head of Diversity & Inclusion
Fred Hutch

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Claudia Fulga
Vice President, People Operations
FiveStars
Advisor for Fetcher

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Sue Choe
Head of People
Petal

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Laurie Deneschuk
Director, People & Places
Anki, Inc.

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Brielle Rajkovich
HR Consultant
IBBR

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Dina Mavridis
Global Director, Human Resources
Velocity Electronics

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Guissu Raafat
Venture Advisor
Broadhaven Ventures

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Sue Olson
VP of People
Course Hero

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Stacey La Torre
People Lead
Nextdoor

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John Foster
Chief People Officer
Minted

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Bianca McCann
VP, Global Head of People
Trifacta

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Jason Pierantozzi
Global People Operations Lead
Palantir Technologies
Advisor for Helpr

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Michelle Gonzalez
People Operations
Algolia

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Marie Szuts
People and Culture
Figma

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Natalie Ledbetter
Vice Pres of People Operations
Stash Invest

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Greg Russell
Head of Talent
Snapdocs
Advisor for Drafted

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Kelli Dragovich
Consultant
Kelli Dragovich Consulting

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Megan Healy
Head of Talent
Upfront Ventures

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Anna Avalos
Head of People
SoFi

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Tejas Maniar
Vice President
Mayfield Fund

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Itamar Goldminz
Head of People
Grammarly

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Natasha Kehimkar
Chief People Officer
App Annie

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Samantha Rist
Head of Human Resources
Katerra

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Beth Steinberg
Founder
Mensch Ventures

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Marian Pond
VP, Executive Search
Lightspeed Venture Partners

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Aiko Bethea
Head of Diversity and Inclusion
Fred Hutch

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Melissa Yeh
Head of People
Samsara

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Brianna Rizzo
Principal
Stripes Group

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Zoe Harte
SVP of HR & Talent Acquisition
Upwork

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Lissa Minkin
Vice President, People
Tile
Advisor for Cleo

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Richard Fye
Head of People Operations
Datadog

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Desiree Therianos
Vice Pres, People & Talent
Ellation

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Erica Johnson
Director, Employee Experience
Nitro, Inc.

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Ann Watson
Chief People Officer
Varo Money

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Jose Martin
Senior Vice Pres, Global Human Resources
Yelp

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Jason Scovil
Director of HR
Rover

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James Pratt
VP of People Development
Gravity Payments

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Kelly Kinnard
VP of Global Talent
Battery Ventures

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Merritt Anderson
Global VP, Employee Experience & Engagement
GitHub

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Kim Rohrer
VP People
Stride

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Michael DeAngelo
Chief People Officer
Mozilla

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Karen Lieu
People Operations
Facebook

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Melissa Daimler
Principal
Daimler Partners

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Meg Marsh
Head of People
Argodesign

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Kevin Kinkor
Co-Founder
Kinkor Consulting
Advisor for Drafted

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Evan Wittenberg
Chief People Officer
Ancestry

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Mike Joyner
People Operations
Pinterest
Advisor for RecruitBot, Inc.

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Jen Holmstrom
Head of Talent
GGV Capital

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Tasha Liniger
Chief Human Resources Officer
Dialpad

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Jennie Ellis
Founder & CEO
Recruiting Bandwith

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Ragini Holloway
VP of Talent
Affirm
Advisor for Pinkaloo

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Malalay Arghestani
Director of HR
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

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Anna Clepper
Vice Pres. Managing Director
hrQ

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Adam Ward
Talent Leader
Pinterest

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Sara Riedl
VP of People Operations
Iterable

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Lynne Oldham
Chief People Officer
Zoom Video Communications

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Debbie Murray
Chief People Officer
Blue Jeans Network

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Lauren Rosenthal
Head of HR
Docker, Inc

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Mikaela Kiner
Founder
Reverb

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Michelle Wagner
SVP, People & Places
Caffeine
Advisor for Bravely

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Kate Kastenbaum
VP of People Ops
Remind

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Katelin Holloway
Vice Pres, People & Culture
Reddit

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Erik Kriessmann
VP Human Capital
Index Ventures

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Andy Chen
Partner
Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers

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Ciara Lakhani
Vice President, People
Dashlane
Advisor for Hone

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Karina Sobieski
Human Capital
SoftBank Investment Advisers

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Leslie Chung
Director, People Operations
Intercom

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John Anderson
Managing Director
Allegis Partners

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Missy Ballew
Chief Human Resources Officer
Lookout

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Justin Angsuwat
Vice President, People
Thumbtack
Advisor for Balloonr

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Q Hamirani
Head of People Ops
Airbnb
Advisor for Vetty

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Jeff Diana
High Growth Consultant
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Ron Storn
Chief People Officer
Zume Pizza

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Karin Kuo
VP of Talent
Onica

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Sharon Slonaker
Director, People
OutboundEngine

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Erik Juhl
Vice President, People
Drive.ai

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Dawn Sharifan
Head of People
Slack

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Bryce Murray
Head of Staffing
Waymo

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Randy Knaflic
Senior Advisor to CEO
Jawbone
Advisor for Gradvisor

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Emily Couey
Vice President, People
Illumio

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Jeffrey Ehrenberg
VP of Human Resources
Palo Alto Networks

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Nathalie McGrath
Director, People
Coinbase

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