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

Heather Robertt
Head of People
Upstart
Chris Tobin
VP of People
Intercom
Vijay Rao
VP, Global Head of People Operations
Okta
Kim Rohrer
VP People
Stride
Emily Couey
Vice President, People
Illumio

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Pema Lin
Head of People
Medium
Naureen Manekia Seyal
Talent / HR Director
IDEO

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Steve McElfresh
Senior Vice President, People
Duo Security
Dawn Sharifan
Head of People
Slack

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Aisha Stevenson
Snr. Director of HR | HR Business Partner
D2iQ

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Randy Knaflic
Senior Advisor to CEO
Jawbone
Advisor for Gradvisor
Jeff Diana
High Growth Consultant
Elle Meza
Global Benefits Consultant
Bryce Murray
Managing Director
Talent Acquisition Group
Itamar Goldminz
Founder
Org hacking

Nathalie McGrath
VP of People
Coinbase
Ciara Lakhani
Vice President, People
Dashlane
Advisor for Hone

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Malalay Arghestani
Director of HR
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Anna Avalos
Head of People
SoFi
Lem Diaz
Recruiting Partner
Google Ventures

Kelly Kinnard
VP of Global Talent
Battery Ventures
Lissa Minkin
VP, People & Workplace
Tile
Advisor for Cleo
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

David Huebner
Principal
Lalo Consulting, Crossroads labs
James Pratt
VP of People Development
Gravity Payments
Anne Jacoby
VP, Learning, Development + Culture
RGP
Park Allen
VP of Global Human Resources
Trust Arc
Cookie Wiese
HR Director
Brex

Anna Martinelli
Head of People Strategy & Programs
Pinterest
Roslyn Fogarty
Lead Consultant
People Partners Consulting
Marian Pond
Director, Executive Talent
SoftBank Group International
Stephanie Mardell
Head of People
Button, Inc
Erik Kriessmann
VP Human Capital
Index Ventures

Beth Steinberg
Founder
Mensch Ventures
Meghan Lapides
SVP, Human Resources
Foursquare
Jonathan Basker
Founder and CEO
Basker & Co
Amy Knapp
Head of Talent
Redpoint Ventures
Advisor for Trybe
Amelia Merrill
VP, People
Guardant Health

Ted Maguire
Talent Partner
Khosla Ventures
Scott Day
VP, People
PayPal
Ann Watson
Chief People Officer
Master Class
Mikaela Kiner
Founder & CEO
Reverb
Desiree Therianos
Head of People Operations
Fictiv

Anna Binder
Head of People Operations
Asana
Luke Beseda
Partner, Talent Infrastructure
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Advisor for Shift
Tasha Liniger
Chief Human Resources Officer
Dialpad
Zoe Harte
SVP of HR & Talent Acquisition
Upwork
Caitlin Schlakman
VP of Talent
KeepTruckin

Natalie Ledbetter
Vice Pres of People Operations
Stash Invest
Richard Fye
Head of People Operations
Datadog
John Anderson
Managing Director
Allegis Partners
Q Hamirani
Head of People Ops
Airbnb
Advisor for Vetty
Kelly Costello
Global Talent Acquisition
Edwards Lifesciences

Adam Ward
Growth
By Design Talent
Jeffrey Ehrenberg
VP of Human Resources
Palo Alto Networks
Jon Paul Ales Barnicoat
Chief Human Resources Officer
Tipalti
Karin Kuo
VP of Talent
Onica
Jason Lohrentz
Head of Talent Acquisition
Aurora

Karen Lieu
People Operations
Facebook
Michelle Gonzalez
Snr. HR Business Partner
Affirm, Inc.
Laurie Deneschuk
Director, People & Places
Anki, Inc.
Erica Johnson
Director, Employee Experience
Nitro, Inc.
Heather Doshay
VP People
Webflow

Emily Chardac
Senior Faculty
Josh Bersin Academy
Marie Szuts
People and Culture
Figma
Clara Kridler
VP, People
Root
Melissa Daimler
Principal
Daimler Partners
Evan Wittenberg
Chief People Officer
Ancestry

Sue Olson
People Consultant
Olson Consulting Services
Paige Delacey
Chief People Officer
Flexport
Adrienn Hopkins
Director, People Partner
Prezi
Jessica Yuen
Advisor for Scaling StartUps
Advisor for Trybe
Sharon Slonaker
VP of People
Kofile Technologies, Inc.

Ambrosia Vertesi
VP People
Duo Security
Lily Kohls
VP of People & Places
Popsugar
Lori Stahl
VP, People
Vocera Communications
Megan Healy
Head of Talent
Upfront Ventures
Jose Martin
Chief People Officer
SF Giants

Guissu Raafat
Operating Partner
Broadhaven Ventures
Kate Kastenbaum
VP of People Ops
Remind
Brian Christman
Vice Pres of People
Transfix
Jason Scovil
Director of HR
Rover
Pratiksha Patel
Organization Development
McKinsey & Company

Lynne Oldham
Chief People Officer
Zoom Video Communications
Jennifer Cristobal
Head of People Operations and Recruiting
HackerOne
Anthony Rotoli
Head of Talent
Assurance
Ashley Alexander
Head of HR
Front
Melissa Yeh
Head of People
Samsara

Lauren Rosenthal
Head of HR
Docker, Inc
Jeff Harper
Chief People Officer
HashiCorp
Claudia Fulga
Vice President, People Operations
FiveStars
Advisor for Fetcher
Meg Marsh
Head of People
Argodesign
Julie Rogers
VP, People & Experience
Komodo Health

Jennie Ellis
Founder & CEO
Recruiting Bandwith
John Foster
EVP People, CHRO
TrueCar, Inc.
Brianna Rizzo Brown
Principal
Stripes Group
Aiko Bethea
Head of Diversity and Inclusion
Fred Hutch
Kelli Dragovich
Chief People Officer
Looker

Leslie Chung
Head of People & Places
Intercom

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Peter Clarke
Talent Partner
Accel Partners
Tejas Maniar
Vice President
Mayfield Fund
Jen Holmstrom
Head of Talent
GGV Capital
Brielle Rajkovich Hagman
HR Consultant
IBBR

Mark Lipscomb
VP, Global Talent
Adobe
Zaina Orbai
Chief People Officer
The RealReal
Dana Ray
SVP, Global Head of People
Marin Software
Natasha Kehimkar
Chief People Officer
App Annie
Carolyn Frey
Chief People Officer
Philz Coffee

Ron Storn
Chief People Officer
Zume Pizza
Erik Juhl
StartUp Advising & Consulting
Michael DeAngelo
Chief People Officer
Mozilla
Greg Russell
Head of Talent
Snapdocs
Advisor for Drafted
Missy Ballew
Chief Human Resources Officer
Lookout

Sara Riedl
VP of People Operations
Iterable
Cat Hernandez Due Diligence Lead
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Florence Thinh Chialtas
VP of People
NerdWallet
Christy Lake
Chief People Officer
Box Inc.
Kathy Weir
VP People & Culture
Adlucent

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Dina Mavridis
Global Director, Human Resources
Velocity Electronics
Sejal Daswani
Chief Human Resources Officer
SunRun
Kevin Kinkor
Co-Founder
Kinkor Consulting
Advisor for Drafted
Merritt Anderson
Board Member | Advisor
Worldwide ERC
Jo Dennis
CHRO
Pinterest

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Michelle Wagner
SVP, People & Places
Caffeine
Gillian Wilson
VP of Human Resources
Chive Media Group
Debbie Murray
Chief People Officer
Blue Jeans Network
Justin Angsuwat
Vice President, People
Thumbtack
Advisor for Balloonr
Michael Case
Partner
Ejento

Katelin Holloway
Vice Pres, People & Culture
Reddit
Sue Choe
Chief People Officer
Petal
Jason Pierantozzi
Global People Operations Lead
Palantir Technologies
Advisor for Helpr
Andrew Bartlow
Managing Partner and Founder
Series B Consulting
Bianca McCann
Global VP, Head of Customer Enrichment
SAP SuccessFactors