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Daversa Partners is Technology’s go-to specialty firm that builds the executive teams for growth and venture-backed companies. Their global footprint spans 2 continents and 8 offices, giving their high-performance teams visibility into the entirety of the market. Daversa is dedicated to developing meaningful relationships with entrepreneurs, executives, and investors across Consumer and Enterprise businesses.

Daversa Partners believes that the most successful companies achieve major breakthroughs by acquiring extraordinary talent. These people are hard to find and even harder to recruit, they are Material Impact Executives; they only recruit these people. This is what sets them apart…and this is what makes Daversa the search partner of choice.

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Daversa Partners is distinctly different – they embrace growth, learn from mistakes, and dare to make it better. This is why they are the Search Partner of choice. Their leadership team are specialists that think big, reach high, and always deliver. They value grit, integrity, humility – and above all embrace growth.

Daversa Partners is an ambitious, fast paced, multicultural group of headhunters who always puts people first. They are grounded in a strong set of values and take pride in the diversity of their employees.

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  • All Solutions
  • Board Services
  • Culture Shaping
  • Data Analy./Mrkt. Intell.
  • Diversity & Inclusion
  • Executive Search
  • Executive Tracker
  • Leadership Develop.
  • Org. Chart Mapping
  • Succession Planning
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  • Advertising/Marketing
  • Aerospace/Defense
  • All Industries
  • Biotechnology
  • Clean Tech./Sustain.
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  • Consumer Products
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  • Investment Mgmt.
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  • Travel, Hosp. & Leisure
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  • Venture Capital
  • Wealth Management
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  • Board/Governance
  • Business Development
  • C-Level
  • C-Suite
  • CEO/President
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  • General Management
  • GM/Operations
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  • Research & Develop.
  • Risk Management
  • Supply Chain

News Briefings

Daversa Partners Expands Into Miami

Daversa Partners, which helps build leadership teams for growth and venture-backed companies, is expanding into Miami, “the country’s next hyper growth tech hub,” said the firm. Partner Nicolette Hartman will be leading the new location. She will be joined by three additional team members: Jodie Salzberg, Caroline Didelot, and Olivia Witmer. “This has been one of

Daversa Partners Names Managing Director

Daversa Partners, which helps build leadership teams for growth and venture-backed companies, has appointed Samantha Pernice as its newest managing director, bringing eight years of search experience to the firm’s leadership team. “I am thrilled to announce Samantha as Daversa Partners’ newest managing director,” said Laura Kinder, president of Daversa Partners. “She has been instrumental in scaling our

Daversa Partners Recruits CTO for Toggle Robotics

Daversa Partners, which helps build leadership teams for growth and venture-backed companies, has assisted in the recruitment of Joseph Bondaryk as the new chief technology officer of Toggle Robotics in Bohemia, NY. Frank Cumella led the assignment. “Joe is deeply experienced with robotics, AI, and autonomous systems, and is a proven leader of growing technology organizations,” said Daniel

Daversa Partners Appoints Managing Director

Daversa Partners, which helps build leadership teams for growth and venture-backed companies, has appointed Will Brewster as managing director, bringing nearly a decade of search experience to the firm’s leadership team. “It has been my pleasure to watch what Will has done during his tenure at Daversa,” said Peter Baiocco, partner at Daversa Partners. “Years ago, we

Press Releases

Paul Daversa & Daversa Partners Launches ‘Dreamscape’, A Business Unit Dedicated to Advancing Black Leadership on Technology’s Executive Teams and Boards

(Nov. 16, 2021) Daversa Partners, the technology industry’s premier executive search firm, is announcing Dreamscape, a business unit dedicated to ensuring there is Black representation on the boards and executive teams of the most important companies and investing firms in technology. Modern technology is one of the greatest opportunities for wealth creation and societal impact

Daversa Partners Names Nicole Daversa As Firm’s Vice President of Marketing & Communications

(Sept. 28, 2021) Daversa Partners, Technology’s premier executive search firm that builds the leadership teams for growth and venture-backed companies announced today that Nicole Daversa has been appointed to VP of Marketing & Communications after successfully leading the company through a three-year global rebrand and creative overhaul. Nicole is responsible for the firm’s go-to-market initiatives including marketing,

Lindsay Angelillo Announced as Daversa Partners’ Newest Managing Director

(Sept. 21, 2021) Daversa Partners, Technology’s premier executive search firm that builds the leadership teams for growth and venture-backed companies has announced today that Lindsay Angelillo has been appointed to the firm’s Managing Directorship, bringing her expertise in the engineering and product functions to the leadership team. Angelillo joined Daversa Partners in 2014 and has quickly become

Daversa Partners Celebrates Appointment of Joe Suliman to Managing Director As He Will Lead the Firm’s Boston Practice

(Sept. 15, 2021) Daversa Partners, technology’s premier executive search firm that builds the leadership teams for growth and venture-backed companies has announced today that Joe Suliman has been appointed to Managing Director and will lead the firm’s Boston practice. For the last 8 years, Suliman has helped lead the firm’s technology practice out of San Francisco and

Daversa Partners Appoints Paige Kuderka and Alex Lebow to Partnership

(Aug. 18, 2021) Daversa Partners, Technology’s premier executive search firm that builds the leadership teams for growth and venture-backed companies, has announced today that Alex Lebow and Paige Kuderka have been named as the firm’s newest Partners, bringing 20+ years of combined experience to the executive leadership team. Kuderka, who has been with Daversa Partners

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The Evolving Role of the Chief People Officer

In this brand new episode of ‘Talent Talks,’ Rob Adams is joined by Charlotte Clark, director, and Megan Daversa, associate director, at Daversa Partners. These highly-sought-after executive recruiters will discuss the role of chief people officer and how the position has evolved as a rising confluence of human resource matters have impacted the workplace .

How To Build A Career In Tech - Daversa Partners' Keynote at HBS Tech Conference '21

Achievements / Press
Daversa Partners Wins 2023 Public Relations and Marketing Excellence Award
Daversa Partners Earns 2023 Great Place To Work Recertification™
Fortune Media and Great Place To Work Names Daversa Partners to 2023 Fortune Best Workplaces for Millennials List
Daversa Partners Secures No.4 Spot on Fortune’s 2023 Best Workplaces in New York
Daversa Partners Wins 2022 Public Relations and Marketing Excellence Award Presented by Business Intelligence
Daversa Partners Named One of the 2022 Best Workplaces for Women™ by Fortune and Great Place to Work®
C-Suite CV Secure Releases America’s Top 49 Retained Executive Search Firms 2022 Ranking
With Miami signaling as the next big tech hub, Daversa Partners opens Miami office
Fairfield County 40 Under Forty
Forbes – America’s Best Executive Recruiting Firms 2022
Fortune – Best Workplaces for Women 2022
Mining Executive Talent for the Web3 Ecosystem
Great Places to Work
Hunt Scanlon’s Culture Transformation Special Issue
The UK Times – How to Win the War on Talent
Entering the New Frontier in Executive Recruiting
Meet the New Female Powerbrokers in Tech Recruiting
The European Business Review – Refining the Search for Executive Talent in Europe
Top 15 Recruiters Short-Staffed Companies Need to Know
Crain’s 2021 Notable LGBTQ Leaders & Executives
Nine Recruiters Who Can Help You Nab a Job in Fintech at Top Firms like Robinhood, Coinbase, and Square

SpotlightOn
The Art of Executive Shifts: A Conversation with Stash CEO, Liza Landsman
Building an Effective, Valuable, and Diverse Board Practice Part 1: Key Ingredients for Success ft. David Benigson, CEO at Signal AIt
Building an Effective, Valuable, & Diverse Board Practice Part 2: Propelling Diversity in the Boardroom ft. Laura Clayton McDonnell, Board Member
Reshaping the Freight & Supply Chain Industry: Key Takeaways, Future Mitigation and Sustainability ft. Bill Driegert, EVP Head of Trucking at Flexport
Play The Long Game: Building, Scaling, and Leading Successful Sales Teams ft. Industry Vet, Tracey Newell
Midwest Tech Scene Emerges as a Venture Capital Focal Point ft. Sonia Nagar, General Partner at Pritzker Group
How Concierge Medicine is Pushing the Boundaries of Traditional Healthcare with Todd Kimmel, MD & Founder and Daphne Che, Principal at Montage Venture
The Future of Content is Here with Generative AI ft. Dave Rogenmoser, CEO & Co-Founder @ Jasper
Spotlight On: Alex Mertes, Daversa Partners’ Alum
Embracing Change, Taking Calculated Risks, and Disrupting the Mobile Gaming Industry ft. Peter Hill, SVP of Engineering & Chief Product Officer @ Wildlife Studios
The New Era of Compensation: Cryptocurrency & Token Based Awards ft. Michael Beller, Chief Financial Officer @ Aleo
Breaking Bread with Arianna Huffington Part II: How A Global Health Crisis Influenced Our ‘New Normal’
​​Building A Conscious Culture ft. Jennifer Christie, Chief People Officer @ Bolt
Revolutionizing An Antiquated Industry & The Future of Logistics ft. Laura Behrens Wu, Co-founder & CEO of Shippo
Re-defining The Supply Chain With The Help of Hyper Intelligent Robots ft. Sri Solur, CPO @ Berkshire Grey
Innovation Spotlight: The Intersection of Tech, Fashion, and Sustainability ft. Pooja Sethi, SVP and GM of Resale-as-a-Service @ thredUP
The Evolution of “HQ” & Forging Remote Cultures That Are Built To Last ft. Garrett Langley, Co-Founder & CEO of Flock Safety
From Facebook to Wildlife Studios: The Journey of ‘Consumer Growth’ with Robby Andrews — Daversa Partners
Tech’s Biggest Return on Investment: Clean Energy & A Sustainable Future – 6/23/2021
Can You Find Us a Female CTO? – 4/20/2021
From Facebook to Wildlife Studios: The Journey of ‘Consumer Growth’ – 2/26/2021
These Telemedicine CEO’s Have the Headline for “What’s Coming Next” in Healthtech – 7/07/2020
A Watershed Moment for Hiring Executive Talent – 6/25/2020
How Machine Learning is Being Used to Solve Real World Problems – 5/20/2020
Diversity & Inclusion in Technology and the Strategies that Raised the Bar for Diverse Hiring at TaskRabbit – 5/30/2020

New category: State of Talent
The State of Talent: Climate Tech Pt 1 ft. Nishant Mani, Chief Business Officer at Terra.do
State of Talent: Climate Tech
The State of Talent: Cyber Series Pt 2 ft. Reed Werner, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
The State of Talent: Marketing ft. Matt Carrington, Marketing Executive
State of Talent: The Evolution of The Chief Security Officer
The State of Talent: Cyber Series Part 1 ft. Roger Hale, Chief Security Officer at Agora
It’s A Good Time To Be A Cybersecurity Company – Especially an Israeli One

To view all of Daversa Partner’s News, Podcasts, and Insights please visit: Daversa Partners | News & Insights.

Dare To Be Legendary Podcast

Climate Code: Uniting Environmental Shifts, Leadership Evolution & Technology ft. Tara Green, Crusoe Energy’s Chief People Officer
Revolutionizing Retail: Unleashing AI and Cutting-Edge Tech Across E-Commerce ft. Julie Bornstein, Founder & CEO of THE YES (acquired by Pinterest)
From Legal Mind to Business Vision ft. Bryan Leach, Founder & CEO of Ibotta, Inc.
The Power of Product Led Growth ft. Francois Dufour, CMO at Decibel (ex Twilio & LinkedIn)
Next Gen Quantum Computing ft. Ariel Braunstein, SVP Product and Marketing at IonQ
Reality Capture to Manage and Analyze the Built World ft. Jeevan Kalanithi, CEO at OpenSpace
Reality Capture to Manage and Analyze the Built World ft. Jeevan Kalanithi, CEO at OpenSpace
Riding the Miami Tech and Talent Wave ft. Keith Rabois, General Partner at Founders Fund
National Security Tech Company, Rebellion Defense, Is Working To Keep The US and Its Allies Ahead Of Its Adversaries ft. Chris Lynch, Co-Founder & CEO
Meet Dutchie, The Technology Platform Powering Cannabis Commerce ft. Ross Lipson, Co-Founder & CEO
Revolutionizing Fertility & Family Building Benefits ft. David Schlanger, Executive Chairman at Progyny
The Business of Building, the Power of People, and Investing in the Future ft. Shahin Farshchi, Partner at Lux Capital
The Future of HealthTech & Functional Medicine ft. Dr Robert Zembroski
The Business of Building, the Power of People, and Investing in the Future ft. Shahin Farshchi, Partner at Lux Capital
Dreamscape: Industry Wide Equity & Building Inclusive Boards featuring Sharah Marwah, Head of Talent at Venrock
Innovation, Empathy, & The Current State of the European Market ft. Maëlle Gavet, CEO of Techstars
Big Data & The Future of Open Source ft. Ion Stoica, Co-Founder of Databricks
Sales Leadership & Customer Identity ft. Susan St. Ledger - OKTA’s President of Worldwide Field Operations
From Goldman Sachs to Cyber Security ft. Heather Bellini, CFO of Deep Instinct
The Art of Storytelling ft. Stephanie Buscemi, CMO of Confluent
The Ultimate Operator with Robinhood’s COO, Gretchen Howard

Partner Insight

Partner Insight by Daversa Partners W/ Gary Constance - From Underdog to Team Alpha
Partner Insight by Daversa Partners W/ Laura Kinder - Being Human & Finding Your Confidence
Partner Insight by Daversa Partners W/ Jamie Sanger - Communicating & Finding Your X-Factor
Partner Insight by Daversa Partners W/ Nicolette Sanise - Prioritizing Mental Health
Partner Insight by Daversa Partners W/ Julie Wrapp - Part I: From College Grad to Partner
Partner Insight by Daversa Partners W/ Christen Morelli - Part I: The Path to Partner & Stay Hungry
Partner Insight by Daversa Partners W/ Christen Morelli - Part II: The Path to Partner & Stay Hungry
Partner Insight by Daversa Partners W/ Geri Allyn - Frontier Tech: Challenging The Possible

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