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

Pratiksha Patel
Organization Development
McKinsey & Company

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Jeffrey Ehrenberg
Human Resources Director
Intuit

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Luke Beseda
Talent Partner
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Advisor for Shift

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Kate Kastenbaum
VP of People Ops
Remind

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Brielle Rajkovich
HR Consultant
IBBR

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Kathy Weir
Senior Director, People & Culture
Adlucent

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Missy Ballew
Chief Human Resources Officer
Lookout

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Karen Lieu
People Operations
Facebook

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Christy Lake
Chief People Officer
Box Inc.

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Ron Storn
Chief People Officer
Zume Pizza

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Lily Kohls
Vice Pres, People and Places
Popsugar

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David Hanrahan
Vice President, People Operations
Niantic, Inc

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Kelly Kinnard
VP of Global Talent
Battery Ventures

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Michelle Wagner
SVP, People & Places
Caffeine
Advisor for Bravely

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Lauren Rosenthal
Head of HR
Docker, Inc

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Laurie Deneschuk
Director, People & Places
Anki, Inc.

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Richie Valadez
Global Head of Talent Acquisition
Rackspace

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Malalay Arghestani
Director of HR
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

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Marie Szuts
People and Culture
Figma

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Zaina Orbai
Chief People Officer
The RealReal

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Bryce Murray
Head of Staffing
Waymo

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Michael Case
Vice President, Recruiting
Instacart LLP

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Carolyn Frey
Chief People Officer
Philz Coffee

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Erik Kriessmann
VP Human Capital
Index Ventures

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Evan Wittenberg
Chief People Officer
Ancestry

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Florence Thinh Chialtas
Vice Pres, People Operations
NerdWallet

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Claudia Fulga
Vice President, People Operations
FiveStars
Advisor for Fetcher

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Jeff Diana
High Growth Consultant
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Anna Binder
Head of People Operations
Asana

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Cat Hernandez Due Diligence Lead
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Ragini Holloway
VP of Talent
Affirm
Advisor for Pinkaloo

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Stephanie Mardell
Head of People
Button, Inc

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Natalie Ledbetter
Vice Pres of People Operations
Stash Invest

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Brian Christman
Vice Pres of People
Transfix

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Jason Pierantozzi
Global People Operations Lead
Palantir Technologies
Advisor for Helpr

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Ciara Lakhani
Vice President, People
Dashlane
Advisor for Hone

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Melissa Yeh
Head of People
Samsara

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Jose Martin
Senior Vice Pres, Global Human Resources
Yelp

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Ann Watson
Chief People Officer
Varo Money

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Anna Clepper
Vice Pres. Managing Director
hrQ

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Jennifer Cristobal
Head of People Operations and Recruiting
HackerOne

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Caitlin Schlakman
VP of Talent
KeepTruckin

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Sue Choe
Head of People
Petal

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Mark Lipscomb
Vice President, People
23andMe

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John Foster
Chief People Officer
Minted

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Mike Joyner
People Operations
Pinterest
Advisor for RecruitBot, Inc.

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Erica Johnson
Director, Employee Experience
Nitro, Inc.

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Aisha Stevenson
HR Team Lead
Mesosphere

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Emily Couey
Vice President, People
Illumio

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Justin Angsuwat
Vice President, People
Thumbtack
Advisor for Balloonr

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Erik Juhl
Vice President, People
Drive.ai

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Aiko Bethea
Head of Diversity and Inclusion
Fred Hutch

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Anna Avalos
Head of People
SoFi

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Dina Mavridis
Global Director, Human Resources
Velocity Electronics

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Heather Robertt
Head of People
Upstart

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Dana Ray
SVP, Global Head of People
Marin Software

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Naureen Manekia Seyal
Senior Talent Lead
IDEO

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Michael DeAngelo
Chief People Officer
Mozilla

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Bianca McCann
VP, Global Head of People
Trifacta

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Merritt Anderson
Global VP, Employee Experience & Engagement
GitHub

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Sharon Slonaker
Director, People
OutboundEngine

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Chris Tobin
VP of People
Intercom

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Itamar Goldminz
Head of People
Grammarly

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Tasha Liniger
Chief Human Resources Officer
Dialpad

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Kelli Dragovich
Consultant
Kelli Dragovich Consulting

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Steve McElfresh
Senior Vice President, People
Duo Security

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Lynne Oldham
Chief People Officer
Zoom Video Communications

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Jen Holmstrom
Head of Talent
GGV Capital

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Andrew Bartlow
Managing Partner and Founder
Series B Consulting

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Mikaela Kiner
Founder
Reverb

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Andy Chen
Partner
Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers

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Greg Russell
Head of Talent
Snapdocs
Advisor for Drafted

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Guissu Raafat
Venture Advisor
Broadhaven Ventures

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Megan Healy
Head of Talent
Upfront Ventures

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Jo Dennis
CHRO
Pinterest

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Lem Diaz
Recruiting Partner
Google Ventures

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Meg Marsh
Head of People
Argodesign

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Jessica Yuen
People strategy for scaling startups
Advisor for Trybe

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Jonathan Basker
Founder and CEO
Basker & Co

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Amy Knapp
Head of Talent
Redpoint Ventures
Advisor for Trybe

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James Pratt
VP of People Development
Gravity Payments

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Nathalie McGrath
Director, People
Coinbase

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Michelle Gonzalez
People Operations
Algolia

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Tejas Maniar
Vice President
Mayfield Fund

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Samantha Rist
Head of Human Resources
Katerra

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Emily Chardac
Head of Global HR Operations
Financial Services

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Adam Ward
Talent Leader
Pinterest

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Q Hamirani
Head of People Ops
Airbnb
Advisor for Vetty

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Roslyn Fogarty
Principal Consultant
People Partners Consulting

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David Huebner
Principal
Lalo Consulting, Crossroads labs

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Karina Sobieski
Human Capital
SoftBank Investment Advisers

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Randy Knaflic
Senior Advisor to CEO
Jawbone
Advisor for Gradvisor

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Natasha Kehimkar
Chief People Officer
App Annie

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Jason Lohrentz
Head of Talent Acquisition
Aurora

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Kelly Costello
Global Talent Acquisition
Edwards Lifesciences

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