Katie is a founding member of Daversa’s Product & Engineering practice since 2011. Based in New York City, she partners with founders, executives, and top investors to build and scale transformative technology companies.

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Katie is known for a relentless, highly collaborative approach, pairing urgency with deep care for both client and candidate experience. She believes relationships and reputation are earned through enduring placements defined by fit, impact, and tenure—not by simply closing a search. She advises founders with conviction and candor and executes with meticulous preparation and follow-through at every stage of the search.

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Katie has led and closed more than 400 product and engineering placements for early- and growth-stage companies across both consumer and B2B/enterprise. Her work is industry-agnostic, with experience building leadership teams across the U.S. in healthcare, cybersecurity, AI/ML, fintech and payments, insurtech, crypto, gaming, climate and clean tech, and ecommerce. Her clients include OpenAI, Plaid, Tinder, Opendoor, SentinelOne, Suno, Nourish, and ConsenSys, among many others.

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