EXECUTIVE SEARCH FOR INNOVATORS
We connect top executive talent to the world’s best and fastest-growing innovators across the country.
Who We Are
SPMB builds executive teams that ensure venture capital and private equity-backed game-changers achieve scale, and position multi-billion-dollar public companies to unlock innovation.
Where We Came From
For over 40 years, SPMB has worked alongside our clients through tech booms & busts, market peaks & troughs, and rapid digital transformation. Our industry longevity and Silicon Valley heritage has equipped us to successfully:
Our people are what differentiate us. SPMB has a long history of not only developing and attracting some of the industry’s most skilled search professionals, but also retaining them—the average tenure of an SPMB partner is 10 years! We understand the incomparable value of human capital to our own organization and to those we serve.
Specializing in technology and innovation, we recruit upper management and board members to growth-oriented companies in tech, consumer, and sustainability industries.
For many in the tech ecosystem, 2022 has brought the first true, deep market correction they have directly experienced. Market caps have been wiped out, pre-IPO shares are once again starting to resemble wallpaper, and companies are beginning to initiate hire freezes. But those who have lived through these dynamics know that the money does
SPMB, an executive search firm that helps find transformative executives throughout Silicon Valley, has assisted in placing YouTube and Google vice president Jeremy Doig as global chief technology officer of Disney Streaming. He will lead the technology organization and global technology strategy for The Walt Disney Co.’s portfolio of direct-to-consumer streaming services. SPMB managing partner Mike Doonan and client partner Radley Meyers
SPMB, an executive search firm that helps find transformative executives throughout Silicon Valley, has assisted in placing Mila Ferrell, a founding member of Zoom’s product team, as the first female partner at the early-stage venture capital firm Cervin. Suzanne Heske, who heads SPMB’s investment practice, led the assignment. Ms. Ferrell brings deep product expertise, as
SPMB, an executive search firm that helps find transformative executives throughout Silicon Valley, has assisted in placing Chetan Chaudhary as a partner with Burlingame, CA-based venture capital firm NewView Capital (NVC). Suzanne Heske, who heads SPMB’s investment practice, led the assignment. Mr. Chaudhary is a seasoned executive, with more than 20 years of experience driving
AUSTIN, Texas–Restore Hyper Wellness (Restore), a leading provider of proactive wellness services, announced it has appointed Jeremy Landis to Chief Product and Technology Officer, and Tony Cheng to Chief Data and Information Officer. Landis will be responsible for overseeing Restore’s technology and digital product roadmap. Cheng will be responsible for Restore’s data, analytics and information
(May 2022) Congratulations to our client Disney Streaming who welcomes yet another industry veteran to its executive team — Arun Chandra joins as SVP of Viewer Experience following 4 years as VP of Scaled Operations at Meta/Facebook. SPMB Executive Search Partner Radley Meyers led the search and adds: “Arun and Disney’s collaboration will be exciting
(Jan. 2022) SPMB is pleased to announce and congratulate our new Client Partner, Allison Beach. Allison joined SPMB in 2016 to support the firm’s growing enterprise GTM practice. Today, as a seasoned project lead, her search expertise spans SMB tech, health tech, developer tools, and cyber security. She has successfully executed over 50 VP &
(Sept. 2021) SPMB is pleased to announce and congratulate our new Client Partner, Lea Hagglund. Lea joined SPMB in 2015 as a member of the firm’s Technology practice and quickly established herself as a team leader and firm mentor. Today, Lea is an accomplished executive recruiter specializing in product and engineering searches across our growth-stage enterprise
(Sept. 2021) SPMB is pleased to announce and congratulate our newest Partner, Natalie Ryan. Natalie leads SPMB’s Southern California team and places key executive leaders across North America with disruptive growth-stage technology companies, as well as public organizations seeking innovation at scale. Throughout her career, she has successfully completed hundreds of searches for high profile clients