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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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

Aiko Bethea
Head of Diversity and Inclusion
Fred Hutch

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Itamar Goldminz
Founder
Org hacking

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Emily Chardac
Senior Faculty
Josh Bersin Academy

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Nathalie McGrath
VP of People
Coinbase

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Jeffrey Ehrenberg
VP of Human Resources
Palo Alto Networks

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

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Jo Dennis
CHRO
Pinterest

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Mike Joyner
Partner
Growth By Design Talent
Advisor for RecruitBot, Inc.

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Ann Watson
Chief People Officer
Master Class

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Cookie Wiese
HR Director
Brex

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Cat Hernandez Due Diligence Lead
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Julie Rogers
VP, People & Experience
Komodo Health
Marie Szuts
People and Culture
Figma

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Amelia Merrill
VP, People
Guardant Health
Dina Mavridis
Global Director, Human Resources
Velocity Electronics

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Christy Lake
Chief People Officer
Box Inc.

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Mark Lipscomb
VP, Global Talent
Adobe

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Steve McElfresh
Senior Vice President, People
Duo Security

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Lily Kohls
VP of People & Places
Popsugar

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Greg Russell
Head of Talent
Snapdocs
Advisor for Drafted

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Erica Johnson
Director, Employee Experience
Nitro, Inc.

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Melissa Daimler
Principal
Daimler Partners

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Anna Binder
Head of People Operations
Asana

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Brian Christman
Vice Pres of People
Transfix

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Andy Chen
Partner
Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers

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Jeff Harper
Chief People Officer
HashiCorp

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Kevin Kinkor
Co-Founder
Kinkor Consulting
Advisor for Drafted

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Megan Healy
Head of Talent
Upfront Ventures

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Laurie Deneschuk
Director, People & Places
Anki, Inc.

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Adrienn Hopkins
Director, People Partner
Prezi

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Meg Marsh
Head of People
Argodesign

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Anna Avalos
Head of People
SoFi

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Tejas Maniar
Vice President
Mayfield Fund

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Lynne Oldham
Chief People Officer
Zoom Video Communications

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Dana Ray
SVP, Global Head of People
Marin Software

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Merritt Anderson
Board Member | Advisor
Worldwide ERC

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Aiko Bethea
Head of Diversity & Inclusion
Fred Hutch

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Kate Kastenbaum
VP of People Ops
Remind

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Sara Riedl
VP of People Operations
Iterable

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Karina Sobieski
Human Capital
SoftBank Investment Advisers

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Debbie Murray
Chief People Officer
Blue Jeans Network

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Pratiksha Patel
Organization Development
McKinsey & Company

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Lori Stahl
VP, People
Vocera Communications
Jason Pierantozzi
Global People Operations Lead
Palantir Technologies
Advisor for Helpr

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Vijay Rao
VP, Global Head of People Operations
Okta

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Carolyn Frey
Chief People Officer
Philz Coffee

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Mikaela Kiner
Founder & CEO
Reverb

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Dawn Sharifan
Head of People
Slack

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Heather Robertt
Head of People
Upstart

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Roslyn Fogarty
Lead Consultant
People Partners Consulting

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Stacey La Torre
Head of Talent Management & Development
Nextdoor

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Luke Beseda
Partner, Talent Infrastructure
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Advisor for Shift

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Ciara Lakhani
Vice President, People
Dashlane
Advisor for Hone

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Beth Steinberg
Founder
Mensch Ventures

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Gillian Wilson
VP of Human Resources
Chive Media Group

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Pema Lin
Head of People
Medium
Malalay Arghestani
Director of HR
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

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Karin Kuo
VP of Talent
Onica

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Zoe Harte
SVP of HR & Talent Acquisition
Upwork

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John Foster
EVP People, CHRO
TrueCar, Inc.

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Lem Diaz
Recruiting Partner
Google Ventures

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Anthony Rotoli
Head of Talent
Assurance

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Paige Delacey
Chief People Officer
Flexport
Peter Clarke
Talent Partner
Accel Partners

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Leslie Chung
Head of People & Places
Intercom

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Scott Day
VP, People
PayPal

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Jason Lohrentz
Head of Talent Acquisition
Aurora

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Caitlin Schlakman
VP of Talent
KeepTruckin

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Sue Olson
People Consultant
Olson Consulting Services

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Tasha Liniger
Chief Human Resources Officer
Dialpad

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Anna Clepper
Vice Pres. Managing Director
hrQ

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Brianna Rizzo
Principal
Stripes Group

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Bryce Murray
Managing Director
Talent Acquisition Group

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Sharon Slonaker
VP of People
Kofile Technologies, Inc.

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John Anderson
Managing Director
Allegis Partners

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Evan Wittenberg
Chief People Officer
Ancestry

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Naureen Manekia Seyal
Talent / HR Director
IDEO

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Bianca McCann
Global VP, Head of Customer Enrichment
SAP SuccessFactors

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Jon Paul Ales Barnicoat
Chief Human Resources Officer
Tipalti
Michael DeAngelo
Chief People Officer
Mozilla

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Erik Kriessmann
VP Human Capital
Index Ventures

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Ambrosia Vertesi
VP People
Duo Security

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Zaina Orbai
Chief People Officer
The RealReal

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Melissa Yeh
Head of People
Samsara

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Stephanie Mardell
Head of People
Button, Inc

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Jose Martin
Chief People Officer
SF Giants

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James Pratt
VP of People Development
Gravity Payments

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Marian Pond
Director, Executive Talent
SoftBank Group International

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Andrew Bartlow
Managing Partner and Founder
Series B Consulting

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Heather Doshay
VP People
Webflow

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Joel Constable
Director of Talent Development
Intuit

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Clara Kridler
VP, People
Root
Kelli Dragovich
Chief People Officer
Looker

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Florence Thinh Chialtas
VP of People
NerdWallet

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Natalie Ledbetter
Vice Pres of People Operations
Stash Invest

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Randy Knaflic
Senior Advisor to CEO
Jawbone
Advisor for Gradvisor

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Lauren Rosenthal
Head of HR
Docker, Inc

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Sejal Daswani
Chief Human Resources Officer
SunRun
Brielle Rajkovich
HR Consultant
IBBR

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Q Hamirani
Head of People Ops
Airbnb
Advisor for Vetty

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Richard Fye
Head of People Operations
Datadog

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Erik Juhl
StartUp Advising & Consulting

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Anna Martinelli
Head of People
Getaround
Kelly Kinnard
VP of Global Talent
Battery Ventures

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Adam Ward
Growth
By Design Talent

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Chris Tobin
VP of People
Intercom

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Claudia Fulga
Vice President, People Operations
FiveStars
Advisor for Fetcher

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Guissu Raafat
Operating Partner
Broadhaven Ventures

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Jason Scovil
Director of HR
Rover

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Lissa Minkin
VP, People & Workplace
Tile
Advisor for Cleo

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Kim Rohrer
VP People
Stride

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Ragini Holloway
VP of Talent
Affirm
Advisor for Pinkaloo

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Jennifer Cristobal
Head of People Operations and Recruiting
HackerOne

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Katelin Holloway
Vice Pres, People & Culture
Reddit

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Desiree Therianos
Head of People Operations
Fictiv

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Jen Holmstrom
Head of Talent
GGV Capital

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Mike Podobnik
VP, Global Talent
Confluent
Elle Meza
Global Benefits Consultant

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Ashley Alexander
Head of HR
Front
Anne Jacoby
VP, Learning, Development + Culture
RGP

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

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Jennie Ellis
Founder & CEO
Recruiting Bandwith

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Justin Angsuwat
Vice President, People
Thumbtack
Advisor for Balloonr

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Michael Case
Partner
Ejento

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Sue Choe
Chief People Officer
Petal

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Karen Lieu
People Operations
Facebook

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Michelle Gonzalez
Snr. HR Business Partner
Affirm, Inc.

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Natasha Kehimkar
Chief People Officer
App Annie

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David Hanrahan
VP, People & Places
Niantic, Inc

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Missy Ballew
Chief Human Resources Officer
Lookout

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Amy Knapp
Head of Talent
Redpoint Ventures
Advisor for Trybe

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Jonathan Basker
Founder and CEO
Basker & Co

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Samantha Rist
Head of Human Resources
Katerra

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Kathy Weir
VP People & Culture
Adlucent

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Natasha Hoady
Sr. Director HR
Uber
Michelle Wagner
SVP, People & Places
Caffeine
Advisor for Bravely

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Kelly Costello
Global Talent Acquisition
Edwards Lifesciences

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David Huebner
Principal
Lalo Consulting, Crossroads labs

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Meghan Lapides
SVP, Human Resources
Foursquare

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