// Support founders in early-stage --> growth-stage talent strategy // Help hungry, ambitious leaders begin their founding journey // "Have you met so-and-so..." Send me a message if you want to work at or start a company across creative x tech x AI.
Talent Partner at a16z
May 2024 – PresentHelping a16z Speedrun founders grow their teams. Growing a talent network of people interested in working at early-stage companies at the intersection of creative x tech x AI.
COO at Talent SDK
Sep 2021 – May 2024Manager, Talent Acquisition Operations
Dec 2020 – Sep 2021I was accountable for the following programs and functions across Riot's recruiting org: - Launched Riot's Internal Mobility function - Talent Acquisition's data ecosystem - Senior Leadership Interview (SLI) program (similar to Amazon Bar Raisers) - Recruiter onboarding & playbook - Interviewer training & revamp - Craft interview kit development structure
Recruiting Manager- League of Legends, TFT, Wild Rift
Apr 2019 – Dec 2020Highlights: - Supported hiring for League of Legends during its growth beyond 100M MAUs and its 10-year anniversary milestone. - Led recruiting orgs for Teamfight Tactics (shipped 2019) and Wild Rift (shipped globally 2020) - Helped Riot scale from ~2,000 to 4,500+ employees globally
Recruiter
Feb 2017 – Apr 2019GTM Consultant at SoraaLaser
Nov 2015 – Feb 2017Partnered with Kyocera SLD Laser (previously SoraaLaser) on GTM and marketing efforts for Nobel prize winning technology (Shuji Nakamura - Physics - 2014).
Bachelor Degree, English Lit at UC Irvine
2008 – 2012