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

Lauren Rosenthal
Head of HR
Docker, Inc
Erik Juhl
StartUp Advising & Consulting
Jeffrey Ehrenberg
VP of Human Resources
Palo Alto Networks
Pema Lin
Head of People
Medium
Pratiksha Patel
Organization Development
McKinsey & Company

Gillian Wilson
VP of Human Resources
Chive Media Group
Anna Binder
Head of People Operations
Asana
Melissa Yeh
Head of People
Samsara
Evan Wittenberg
Chief People Officer
Ancestry
Merritt Anderson
Board Member | Advisor
Worldwide ERC

Ted Maguire
Talent Partner
Khosla Ventures
Emily Couey
Vice President, People
Illumio

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Erica Johnson
Director, Employee Experience
Nitro, Inc.
Jeff Diana
High Growth Consultant
Andrew Bartlow
Managing Partner and Founder
Series B Consulting

Mike Joyner
Partner
Growth By Design Talent
Advisor for RecruitBot, Inc.
Michael DeAngelo
Chief People Officer
Mozilla
Jon Paul Ales Barnicoat
Chief Human Resources Officer
Tipalti
Desiree Therianos
Head of People Operations
Fictiv
Randy Knaflic
Senior Advisor to CEO
Jawbone
Advisor for Gradvisor

Sara Riedl
VP of People Operations
Iterable
Q Hamirani
Head of People Ops
Airbnb
Advisor for Vetty
Nathalie McGrath
VP of People
Coinbase
Jo Dennis
CHRO
Pinterest

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Melissa Daimler
Principal
Daimler Partners

Jennifer Cristobal
Head of People Operations and Recruiting
HackerOne
Lynne Oldham
Chief People Officer
Zoom Video Communications
Sue Olson
People Consultant
Olson Consulting Services
Ragini Holloway
VP of Talent
Affirm
Advisor for Pinkaloo
Dina Mavridis
Global Director, Human Resources
Velocity Electronics

Sejal Daswani
Chief Human Resources Officer
SunRun
Beth Steinberg
Founder
Mensch Ventures
Michelle Gonzalez
Snr. HR Business Partner
Affirm, Inc.
Anthony Rotoli
Head of Talent
Assurance
Claudia Fulga
Vice President, People Operations
FiveStars
Advisor for Fetcher

Bryce Murray
Managing Director
Talent Acquisition Group
Kevin Kinkor
Co-Founder
Kinkor Consulting
Advisor for Drafted
Natalie Ledbetter
Vice Pres of People Operations
Stash Invest
Jennie Ellis
Founder & CEO
Recruiting Bandwith
Jose Martin
Chief People Officer
SF Giants

Anna Clepper
Vice Pres. Managing Director
hrQ
Anne Jacoby
VP, Learning, Development + Culture
RGP
Michelle Wagner
SVP, People & Places
Caffeine
Natasha Hoady
Sr. Director HR
Uber
Dawn Sharifan
Head of People
Slack

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Karina Sobieski
Human Capital
SoftBank Investment Advisers
Katelin Holloway
Vice Pres, People & Culture
Reddit
Samantha Rist
Head of Human Resources
Katerra
Ambrosia Vertesi
VP People
Duo Security
Kim Rohrer
VP People
Stride

Missy Ballew
Chief Human Resources Officer
Lookout
Megan Healy
Head of Talent
Upfront Ventures
Aisha Stevenson
Snr. Director of HR | HR Business Partner
D2iQ

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Karin Kuo
VP of Talent
Onica
David Hanrahan
VP, People & Places
Niantic, Inc

Amelia Merrill
VP, People
Guardant Health
Kate Kastenbaum
VP of People Ops
Remind
Sharon Slonaker
VP of People
Kofile Technologies, Inc.
John Foster
EVP People, CHRO
TrueCar, Inc.
Leslie Chung
Head of People & Places
Intercom

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Scott Day
VP, People
PayPal
Jason Scovil
Director of HR
Rover
Stacey La Torre
Head of Talent Management & Development
Nextdoor

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Joel Constable
Director of Talent Development
Intuit
Jeff Harper
Chief People Officer
HashiCorp

Christy Lake
Chief People Officer
Box Inc.
James Pratt
VP of People Development
Gravity Payments
Tasha Liniger
Chief Human Resources Officer
Dialpad
Amy Knapp
Head of Talent
Redpoint Ventures
Advisor for Trybe
Mike Podobnik
VP, Global Talent
Confluent

Mark Lipscomb
VP, Global Talent
Adobe
Brielle Rajkovich Hagman
HR Consultant
IBBR
Debbie Murray
Chief People Officer
Blue Jeans Network
Justin Angsuwat
Vice President, People
Thumbtack
Advisor for Balloonr
Tejas Maniar
Vice President
Mayfield Fund

Zaina Orbai
Chief People Officer
The RealReal
Ron Storn
Chief People Officer
Zume Pizza
Ashley Alexander
Head of HR
Front
Lem Diaz
Recruiting Partner
Google Ventures
Aiko Bethea
Head of Diversity and Inclusion
Fred Hutch

Jason Pierantozzi
Global People Operations Lead
Palantir Technologies
Advisor for Helpr
Kelly Kinnard
VP of Global Talent
Battery Ventures
Ann Watson
Chief People Officer
Master Class
Vijay Rao
VP, Global Head of People Operations
Okta
Emily Chardac
Senior Faculty
Josh Bersin Academy

John Anderson
Managing Director
Allegis Partners
Florence Thinh Chialtas
VP of People
NerdWallet
Laurie Deneschuk
Director, People & Places
Anki, Inc.
Zoe Harte
SVP of HR & Talent Acquisition
Upwork
Heather Doshay
VP People
Webflow

Lori Stahl
VP, People
Vocera Communications
Luke Beseda
Partner, Talent Infrastructure
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Advisor for Shift
Elle Meza
Global Benefits Consultant
Meg Marsh
Head of People
Argodesign
Stephanie Mardell
Head of People
Button, Inc