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

Melissa Daimler
Principal
Daimler Partners

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Desiree Therianos
Vice Pres, People & Talent
Ellation

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Anna Binder
Head of People Operations
Asana

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Kathy Weir
Senior Director, People & Culture
Adlucent

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Richie Valadez
Global Head of Talent Acquisition
Rackspace

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Dawn Sharifan
Head of People
Slack

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Michael DeAngelo
Chief People Officer
Mozilla

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Erik Kriessmann
VP Human Capital
Index Ventures

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Mikaela Kiner
Founder
Reverb

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Jason Pierantozzi
Global People Operations Lead
Palantir Technologies
Advisor for Helpr

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Lem Diaz
Recruiting Partner
Google Ventures

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Randy Knaflic
Senior Advisor to CEO
Jawbone
Advisor for Gradvisor

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Ciara Lakhani
Vice President, People
Dashlane
Advisor for Hone

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Ann Watson
Chief People Officer
Varo Money

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Sharon Slonaker
Director, People
OutboundEngine

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Tasha Liniger
Chief Human Resources Officer
Dialpad

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Cat Hernandez Due Diligence Lead
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Richard Fye
Head of People Operations
Datadog

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Melissa Yeh
Head of People
Samsara

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Jennifer Cristobal
Head of People Operations and Recruiting
HackerOne

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Jeff Diana
High Growth Consultant
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Jo Dennis
CHRO
Pinterest

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Lauren Rosenthal
Head of HR
Docker, Inc

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Anna Avalos
Head of People
SoFi

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Karen Lieu
People Operations
Facebook

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Mike Joyner
People Operations
Pinterest
Advisor for RecruitBot, Inc.

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Heather Robertt
Head of People
Upstart

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Natalie Ledbetter
Vice Pres of People Operations
Stash Invest

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Justin Angsuwat
Vice President, People
Thumbtack
Advisor for Balloonr

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Adrienn Hopkins
People Partner
Prezi

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Stephanie Mardell
Head of People
Button, Inc

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Itamar Goldminz
Head of People
Grammarly

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Lynne Oldham
Chief People Officer
Zoom Video Communications

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Jessica Yuen
People strategy for scaling startups
Advisor for Trybe

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Mark Lipscomb
Vice President, People
23andMe

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James Pratt
VP of People Development
Gravity Payments

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Karin Kuo
VP of Talent
Onica

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Evan Wittenberg
Chief People Officer
Ancestry

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Caitlin Schlakman
VP of Talent
KeepTruckin

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Brielle Rajkovich
HR Consultant
IBBR

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Greg Russell
Head of Talent
Snapdocs
Advisor for Drafted

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Andrew Bartlow
Managing Partner and Founder
Series B Consulting

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Katelin Holloway
Vice Pres, People & Culture
Reddit

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Stacey La Torre
People Lead
Nextdoor

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Ragini Holloway
VP of Talent
Affirm
Advisor for Pinkaloo

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Anna Clepper
Vice Pres. Managing Director
hrQ

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Bryce Murray
Head of Staffing
Waymo

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Roslyn Fogarty
Principal Consultant
People Partners Consulting

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Missy Ballew
Chief Human Resources Officer
Lookout

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Karina Sobieski
Human Capital
SoftBank Investment Advisers

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Malalay Arghestani
Director of HR
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

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Tejas Maniar
Vice President
Mayfield Fund

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Lily Kohls
Vice Pres, People and Places
Popsugar

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Lissa Minkin
Vice President, People
Tile
Advisor for Cleo

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Anne Jacoby
VP, Learning, Development + Culture
RGP

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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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Claudia Fulga
Vice President, People Operations
FiveStars
Advisor for Fetcher

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Gillian Wilson
Sr Director of Human Resources
Chive Media Group

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David Huebner
Principal
Lalo Consulting, Crossroads labs

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Kelli Dragovich
Consultant
Kelli Dragovich Consulting

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Marie Szuts
People and Culture
Figma

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Samantha Rist
Head of Human Resources
Katerra

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Elle Meza
Benefits
Electronic Arts

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Jonathan Basker
Founder and CEO
Basker & Co

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Q Hamirani
Head of People Ops
Airbnb
Advisor for Vetty

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Naureen Manekia Seyal
Senior Talent Lead
IDEO

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Nathalie McGrath
Director, People
Coinbase

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Chris Tobin
VP of People
Intercom

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Scott Day
Senior Vice Pres, People & Culture
OpenTable

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Dina Mavridis
Global Director, Human Resources
Velocity Electronics

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Sue Choe
Head of People
Petal

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Emily Couey
Vice President, People
Illumio

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Guissu Raafat
Venture Advisor
Broadhaven Ventures

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Debbie Murray
Chief People Officer
Blue Jeans Network

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Michelle Wagner
SVP, People & Places
Caffeine
Advisor for Bravely

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Dana Ray
SVP, Global Head of People
Marin Software

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Laurie Deneschuk
Director, People & Places
Anki, Inc.

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Natasha Kehimkar
Chief People Officer
App Annie

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Steve McElfresh
Senior Vice President, People
Duo Security

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Aiko Bethea
Head of Diversity and Inclusion
Fred Hutch

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Marian Pond
VP, Executive Search
Lightspeed Venture Partners

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Kevin Kinkor
Co-Founder
Kinkor Consulting
Advisor for Drafted

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John Foster
Chief People Officer
Minted

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Pratiksha Patel
Organization Development
McKinsey & Company

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Emily Chardac
Head of Global HR Operations
Financial Services

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Jeffrey Ehrenberg
Human Resources Director
Intuit

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Megan Healy
Head of Talent
Upfront Ventures

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Brian Christman
Vice Pres of People
Transfix

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Carolyn Frey
Chief People Officer
Philz Coffee

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Ron Storn
Chief People Officer
Zume Pizza

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Zaina Orbai
Chief People Officer
The RealReal

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Aisha Stevenson
HR Team Lead
Mesosphere

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Meg Marsh
Head of People
Argodesign

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Amy Knapp
Head of Talent
Redpoint Ventures
Advisor for Trybe

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Bianca McCann
VP, Global Head of People
Trifacta

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Michelle Gonzalez
People Operations
Algolia

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Erik Juhl
Vice President, People
Drive.ai

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Kate Kastenbaum
VP of People Ops
Remind

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Jason Lohrentz
Head of Talent Acquisition
Aurora

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John Anderson
Managing Director
Allegis Partners

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Adam Ward
Talent Leader
Pinterest

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Andy Chen
Partner
Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers

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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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Kelly Kinnard
VP of Global Talent
Battery Ventures

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Peter Clarke
Talent Partner
Accel Partners

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Merritt Anderson
Global VP, Employee Experience & Engagement
GitHub

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Christy Lake
Chief People Officer
Box Inc.

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Michael Case
Vice President, Recruiting
Instacart LLP

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