Our Leadership

We are a mission-driven team of disrupters, thought leaders, and risk-takers.

Paul

Daversa

Paul is known for his bold, founder-obsessed approach, providing access to the top 1% of talent where outcomes rival the extraordinary reach he delivers. Regarded as the top executive recruiter in tech, Paul has earned his reputation by assembling some of the most impactful leadership teams in the industry.

Laura

Kinder

As President of Daversa, Laura plays a pivotal role in shaping the firm’s long-term growth and overall success. Beyond her executive responsibilities, she remains deeply engaged with clients, having built and scaled one of the firm’s largest and most successful search practices, recognized across the tech and venture ecosystem.

Geri

Allyn

Geri Allyn is a trailblazing Partner at Daversa and the founding leader of the firm’s Southern California office. Since joining as an Associate in 2010, she has built a bold path to the top, recognized for her velocity, precision, and ability to deliver at the highest levels of executive search.

Peter

Baiocco

Peter Baiocco has shaped leadership across enterprise software, AI, frontier and defense tech, climate, energy, real estate, and consumer internet. A Senior Partner at Daversa with 20+ years of experience, he has built executive teams for market leaders including CoreWeave, Archer Aviation, Samara, Skyryse, and other category-defining companies.

Bill

Beer

Bill leads Daversa’s San Francisco office and is a key leader within the firm’s Consumer practice. Since joining in 2003, he has built a reputation as one of the most respected and sought-after headhunters in the industry, trusted by founders and investors across technology and consumer markets.

Emma

Bochner

Director of Marketing & Communications

Emma Bochner is the Director of Marketing & Communications at Daversa, where she leads the firm’s brand, marketing, and communications efforts. She partners closely with leadership to shape the company’s voice, elevate its presence in the market, and build a thoughtful, consistent narrative across all channels.

Will

Brewster

After turning down a career on Wall Street, Will joined Daversa in 2013 and has spent over a decade building executive teams for many of the world’s most disruptive technology companies. He now leads searches for Daversa’s FinTech practice, where he is regarded as the firm’s internal thought leader.

Charlotte

Clark

Managing Director

Based in San Francisco, Charlotte works closely with disruptive startups, pre-IPO companies, and established late-stage and public businesses across both consumer and enterprise sectors. She specializes in placing executive leaders in pivotal roles, including Chief Marketing Officer, Chief People Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Financial Officer.

Gary

Constance

Gary Constance brings nearly two decades of executive search experience to Daversa, where he leads leadership placements for venture-backed and growth-stage companies in the Software sector. Known for his relentless drive and sharp instincts, Gary specializes in placing VP and C-level talent at enterprise technology companies.

Frank

Cumella

Frank is a Partner at Daversa Partners and a leader of the firm’s Next-Gen Compute practice, where he helps reshape the internet’s infrastructure from the ground up. He partners with visionary founders, boards, and investors to build world-class leadership teams for companies powering the future of technology.

Megan

Daversa

Managing Director

Megan chose to lean into the world she was raised in—she sank her teeth in and never looked back. Megan has been a key contributor to the growth of Daversa’s People & Talent practice, while also bringing extensive experience across Finance, Operations, and Enterprise Technology leadership.

Kenny

Denton

Kenny co-leads Daversa’s B2B go-to-market practice and is recognized as one of the most well-connected executive headhunters in the industry. A Philadelphia native turned San Franciscan and lifelong adrenaline enthusiast, he grew up skiing, racing anything with an engine, and playing lacrosse—experiences that shaped his competitive drive and discipline.

Bella

Diodato

Born and raised on the Jersey Shore, Bella is a Director at Daversa and a key leader in the firm’s Connecticut headquarters. She works directly alongside Founder and CEO, Paul Daversa, and has been a trusted member of his team for years, partnering on some of the firm’s most critical and high-impact searches.

Hannah

Doherty

Known for her tenacity, precision, and unwavering instincts, Hannah built national reputation for delivering senior executive talent to the most disruptive names in Consumer. Her portfolio spans incubator-stage ventures like Tally Health and Magnolia-Star Baking Co, cult-favorite disruptors like Liquid Death and [solidcore], and breakout challengers like Mila and Recess.

Jack

Dunn

Jack is a Partner in Daversa’s San Francisco office, leading executive searches for founders building at the frontiers of software, AI, and hard tech. His work spans energy, semiconductors, defense, advanced manufacturing, and application/infrastructure software, focusing on companies that transform technological breakthroughs into durable, category-defining businesses.

Maggie

Fair

Maggie Fair is a Director based in New York City, leading executive searches across engineering, product, and AI/ML. Since joining Daversa in 2021, she’s built a reputation in early-stage recruiting, partnering with Seed through Series C founders to place leaders who move fast, think big, and scale with purpose.

Katie

Fischer

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.

Meagan

Flynn

Meagan brings an unstoppable drive to the pursuit of world-class talent, fueled by her belief that building extraordinary companies demands an equally exceptional search experience. Working directly under Daversa’s CEO, Paul Daversa, Meagan has emerged as a powerful force across both the venture-backed and public sectors.

Connor

Freeborn

Reigning from the small state of Delaware, Connor followed his passion for emerging technology to Los Angeles and has not looked back since. He’s made a significant impact across the West Coast tech ecosystem, bringing the same hustle and grit that defined his Division 1 football and lacrosse career.

Vicky

Gullotti

Managing Director

Vicky is a founding team member at Daversa and one of the firm’s most respected veteran headhunters, known for setting a high standard in identifying transformative leadership. As a trusted advisor to boards and management teams, she has built executive teams across consumer, enterprise software, healthtech, fintech, AI, and security.

Kaileen

Hart

Kaileen is a Director in Daversa’s Manhattan office, partnering with founders and executives to build enduring leadership teams across high-growth technology companies. Since joining the firm in 2020, she has built a reputation for strong execution, sharp market insight, and a competitive, high-energy approach that resonates with ambitious teams navigating moments of scale.

Nicolette

Hartman

Nicolette Hartman co-leads Daversa’s Consumer Practice, where she is widely recognized for shaping the leadership teams behind some of the most influential and culture-defining brands of this generation.

Roxy

Hoffman

Roxy jumped into Silicon Valley in 2016 and dove headfirst into executive search, partnering with clients like Microsoft, Carvana, Hims & Hers, Teladoc, and Function Health to build out leadership teams. Having led portfolio talent at Sapphire Ventures and B Capital, Roxy understands the challenges founders face across the growth lifecycle.

Valerie

Jabbonsky

Managing Director

Born and raised on her family’s third-generation dairy farm, Val is no stranger to hard work. With grit and raw ambition, she has spent the past decade building her business across the tech ecosystem, partnering with top-tier investors and scaling some of today’s most innovative global companies.

Nicole

Kaylor

Nicole Kaylor is a Director in Daversa’s SF office, where she focuses exclusively on building elite Engineering and Product Executive teams for early and growth-stage companies. Known for her deeply strategic and execution-oriented approach, she leads searches for transformative leaders including VPs of Engineering, Product, AI, Chief Product Officers, and CTOs.

Lindsay

Keith

Lindsay joined Daversa in 2014 and quickly rose to help lead the firm’s Engineering, Product, and AI practice, placing executives in roles such as VP Engineering, VP Product, CPO, CTO, Head of AI, and Head of Research. She brings urgency, hustle, and enthusiasm to every search, consistently delivering results while keeping her clients’ best interests first.

Bryan

Kilts

Bryan is a Director at Daversa, partnering with founders, investors, and executives to build enduring leadership teams that act as true catalysts for enterprise transformation.

Paige

Kuderka

As a Partner at Daversa and Co-Lead of the firm’s Futures Practice, Paige Sullivan Kuderka plays a central role in shaping the firm’s presence across AI, defense, government, and frontier technologies. Since beginning her career at Daversa in Washington, D.C., she has built and scaled one of the firm’s most forward-looking practices.

Kathryn

Lawler

Kathryn Lawler is a Director at Daversa and leads the firm’s Boston practice in her home state of Massachusetts. She advises founders, CEOs, and investors on executive talent strategy, partnering with them to architect leadership teams that scale with ambition.

Alex

Lebow

Alex is a Partner in Daversa’s Los Angeles office, where he partners with entrepreneurs at the earliest stages of their journey. He has been involved at the incubation and seed stages with companies such as Aero, Reshop, Modern Animal, and Please.ai, working across Engineering, Finance, Operations, and Product.

Laura

MacQueen

Laura has built her reputation on horsepower, grit, and an uncompromising work ethic. As a leader in the firm’s Marketing practice, she partners with exceptional founders and visionary executives to build world-class go-to-market teams.

Dan

Marr

Dan Marr is a Partner at Daversa, focused on building senior management teams for early and mid-stage enterprise technology companies. He brings deep expertise in B2B marketing and sales leadership, helping next-generation AI companies accelerate growth, scale effectively, and drive innovation through transformative executive hires.

Maryanne

Martire

A long-standing Partner with Daversa, Maryanne has extensive experience and a proven track record in executive search, particularly in placing top marketing leaders in the most innovative tech companies. Maryanne was instrumental in launching Daversa’s marketing practice, establishing herself as one of the firm's foremost experts in this specialty.

Juan

Monsalve

Juan Monsalve is the Director of IT at Daversa, where he combines a strong technical foundation with a practical, business-focused approach to technology. He began his career as an IT Specialist at a consulting firm, gaining hands-on experience designing and implementing solutions across a range of industries.

Christen

Morelli Seiler

Christen is a proud Pittsburgh native who has spent the past 15 years between New York City and Connecticut. For 13 of those years, she has been an integral part of Daversa, blending a blue-collar work ethic with East Coast hustle to consistently deliver exceptional results for clients.

Danny

Nilsen

A Bay Area local born and raised in Fairfax, Danny pivoted his career ambitions from sportscaster to headhunter, working with senior SF Partner Bill Beer. With an emphasis on product, engineering, and finance functions as well as broader operational and GM search work, Danny’s portfolio spans public and private clientele.

Alana

North

Alana North is a Director, sitting on Daversa’s leadership team in New York City. Since joining the firm, Alana has helped build the C-Suites for companies that are at the frontier of innovation and disruption, with a portfolio spanning early stage and household names alike.

Joe

Patalano

A native of the Bronx, Joseph has played a key role in shaping Daversa’s go-to-market practice. His focus spans enterprise software businesses across SaaS, AI, marketplaces, platform/developer tools, infrastructure, and cybersecurity, where his dedication and collaborative approach have helped build leadership teams driving growth and innovation.

Samantha

Pernice

Managing Director

A New Yorker at her core, Samantha is relentless when it comes to her pursuit for extraordinary talent across both coasts. Her sense of urgency and organization is unparalleled, and she’s earned her reputation by being incredibly committed to delivering the best candidates and search process for her clients.

Angela

Pezzello

Angela co-leads the firm’s Robotics & AI Infrastructure Practice, building VP- and C-level teams across robotics, data centers, next-generation compute, and energy. Her portfolio includes placements at Apptronik, Bedrock Robotics, GrayMatter Robotics, Radical AI, Exowatt, Applied Digital, FluidStack, Aviz Networks, and Agility Robotics.

Carly

Rizzo

Born and raised in the Finger Lakes region of New York, Carly is a leader in Daversa’s Manhattan office. As a trusted partner to her clients, she excels at building high-impact executive teams for both early-stage disruptors redefining industries, as well as market-leading brands.

Brittany

Rosenfeld

Brittany is a Director in Daversa’s Los Angeles office, where she brings an unparalleled hustle, drive, and thoughtfulness to her executive search work. As a trusted partner to her clients, she has built exceptionally high-impact teams for both early-stage disruptors and category-defining leaders.

Caroline

Rubach

Caroline’s Midwestern roots instilled a strong sense of family values and an unrelenting work ethic. Guided by her grandfather’s words — “If it’s meant to be, it’s up to me” — she has built a reputation for insatiable commitment to the search with tenacious persistence and a high bar for industry-defining talent.

Amy Dolan

Salvatore

Chief People Officer

Amy joined Daversa as Chief People Officer, leading people strategy and operations to ensure the company continues investing in its unparalleled culture of collaboration, learning, and development. A Psychology graduate from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, she discovered her passion for aligning talent development with strategic business goals.

Jodie

Salzberg

Managing Director

Jodie leads Daversa's Miami office and has played a central role in building and scaling the firm’s presence in the market. She specializes in recruiting senior executives for category-defining companies across both the private and public sectors nationally.

Jamie

Sanger

A Senior Partner at Daversa, Jamie leads the London office and launched the firm’s International practice. In his 22 years at Daversa, he has conducted nearly 800 senior executive, C/VP-suite, and NED searches for Consumer and Enterprise businesses, helping founders and boards scale leadership teams across global markets.

Will

Sheridan

Will Sheridan is a Director in Daversa’s Orlando office, where he focuses on building elite go-to-market and security leadership teams for early and growth-stage companies. He partners directly with founders, boards, and investors on high-stakes leadership hires across CEO, President, and COO roles, as well as revenue and marketing leadership.

Tara (Cremin)

Shott

Managing Director

Tara, a New York native now based in Southern California, operates out of Daversa’s Santa Monica office and embodies the fast-paced spirit of her hometown. She approaches her work with unwavering dedication and enthusiasm, bringing a decade of experience building leadership teams at transformational consumer and enterprise technology companies.

Kendall

Simmons

A native of Connecticut, Kendall was brought on to build Daversa’s state-of-the-art data and analytics complex from the ground up. There she mastered the fundamentals of world-class executive search, quickly earning a firm-wide reputation as a relentless hustler, collaborative teammate, and one of the most meticulous recruiters on the floor.

Joanna

Sisto

Managing Director

Joanna is known for her relentless pace, sharp instincts, and deep partnership with founders and investors building the next generation of technology companies. With a foundation in Product and Engineering leadership, Joanna now partners with companies to build executive teams spanning Product, Engineering, Design, AI, Operations, and GTM.

Jason

Slattery

Jason, a founding Partner at Daversa since 2000, spearheads the firm’s enterprise software practice and is renowned for building influential relationships across the industry. He is recognized as a firmwide expert in GTM strategies for cybersecurity companies and the global venture capital firms shaping the next wave of innovation.

Isabella

St Croix

Isabella is a Director at Daversa Partners specializing in building GTM executive teams for software and internet companies. Based on the East Coast, she works primarily with private, venture-backed enterprise technology companies across AI, Data, Cloud Infrastructure, Cyber, and Applications.

Lisa

Stenson

As a Bay Area native, Lisa Stenson witnessed firsthand the transformative impact of technology, which sparked her early interest in the people behind the products. This fascination, combined with her desire for a career that leverages both intellectual horsepower and relationship building, led Lisa to executive search.

Joe

Suliman

Joe is a Partner in Daversa’s San Francisco office where he works closely with founders, CEOs, and Boards leading their most critical executive searches. He partners with the most ambitious and fastest growing technology companies, hiring leadership teams that drive scale, innovation, and category-defining breakthroughs.

Emma

Sullivan

Born and raised in a small town in New Jersey, Emma is a leader in Daversa’s Manhattan office. As a trusted partner to her clients, she specializes in building high-impact executive teams across go-to-market, operations, and product functions for high-growth technology companies on both the East and West coasts.

Ava

Talbott

Managing Director

Born and raised in the nation's capital, Ava now splits her time between Washington, DC and New York City. For over a decade at Daversa, Ava has been instrumental in shaping leadership teams for trailblazing digital health and enterprise SaaS companies driving innovation and transforming patient care.

Brian

Warager

Brian Warager is a native New Yorker who brings East Coast determination and more than a decade of experience in executive search. He began his career in Daversa's B2B software practice before expanding into mission-critical sectors including defense technology, advanced manufacturing, energy, and industrial automation.

Julie

Wrapp

Known for her founder first mentality, Julie has been working hand in hand with founders as a strategic thought partner since joining the firm in 2010. Julie has found a passion and expertise for working with founders to break down barriers in software, healthcare, and AI to create new categories.

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