About
Partner, Talent, supporting portfolio companies in building talent programs. She previously led Talent at Lunchbox and was the first talent acquisition hire at Ritual.
Experience
- Golden VenturesPartner, Talentcurrent2024 — presentToronto, Ontario, Canada
- Golden VenturesHead of Talent2022 — 2024Toronto, ON
- 5 to 9 SocietyFounding Membercurrent2025 — present
- Canadian Women in VCMentorcurrent2025 — presentToronto, ON
- BoardyConnectorcurrent2024 — present
- VC Platform Global CommunityMembercurrent2022 — present
- Monday GirlMentor2023Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- On DeckFounding Fellow2022North America
- LunchboxHead of Talent2021 — 2022New York City Metropolitan Area
- Ritual.coGlobal Head of Talent Acquisition2020 — 2021Global
- Ritual.coGlobal Talent Acquisition Lead2019 — 2020Global
- Ritual.coGlobal Talent Acquisition Manager (Founding Talent Hire)2018 — 2019Global
- Boost Agents Inc.Engagement Manager, Recruitment2015 — 2017Toronto, ON
- Self-employedConsultant2012 — 2014
- OgilvyAccount Executive2010 — 2012Toronto, ON
- LippincottBusiness Strategy Analyst2008 — 2010New York City Metropolitan Area
- Merrill LynchAnalyst2006 — 2008New York City Metropolitan Area
- Harper's BazaarAdvertising and Marketing Assistant2007New York City Metropolitan Area
- Kenneth Cole ProductionsInternational Marketing Strategist2007New York City Metropolitan Area
Education
- NYU Stern School of BusinessB.S, Marketing2004 — 2008
- George Brown PolytechnicSocial Media Marketing Certificate (2014-2015), Marketing2014 — 2015
Skills & more
Strategy7Team Leadership2Strategic Planning1Facebook2Applicant Tracking Systems2Greenhouse Software1Social Media Marketing85Marketing Strategy68Social Networking43Advertising49Brand Management34Market Research36
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Social MediaEvent PlanningFashionCreative DirectionEvent ManagementCorporate BrandingPublic RelationsNew Business DevelopmentBrand DevelopmentStylingBrand ArchitectureDigital MarketingLanguages English
- Certified GBD Talent Diversity Recruiting — Growth by Design Talent
- Certified GBD Talent Resource and Capacity Planning — Growth by Design Talent
- Social Talent Black Belt Certificate — SocialTalent
- Entertainment, Media and Technology — NYU Stern School of Business
From Alison's professional profile.
Colleagues at Golden Ventures
Ameet Shah
General Partner at Golden Ventures
Bert Amato
Venture Partner at Golden Ventures
Jamie Rosenblatt
Partner at Golden Ventures
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Julia (Baird) Konefal
Head of Platform & Operations at Golden Ventures
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Mark Lahn
Head of Finance at Golden Ventures
Matt Golden
Founder and Managing Partner at Golden Ventures
Nick Chen
Principal at Golden Ventures
Vincent Xue
Analyst at Golden Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Alison Kaizer work?
- Alison Kaizer is Partner, Talent at Golden Ventures.
Same school
Also attended NYU Stern School of Business413
Luna SchmidInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Kaz TeradaVenture Advisor at Monta Vista CapitalNeil FongManaging Director Asia at Burda Principal InvestmentsAlex TosoliniAdvisor at CincyTechMax WechterSenior Director of AI at Lerer HippeauKrupa VankayalaPartner, People & HR at Sapphire Ventures
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Also attended George Brown Polytechnic10
Adunni RufaiExpert-in-Residence, User Experience Design at DMZJenna GreenVice President Administration and Operations at Georgian Angel NetworkChantal QueenProgram Manager at Spark Commercialization and Innovation CentreNik-Keisha MoodieProgram Lead at Toronto Business Development Centre (TBDC)Attilio AugieriMarket Research Specialist at Global Startups Accelerator (formerly LatAm Startups)Bethany GreerInvestor at Bethnal Green Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at 5 to 9 Society1
Also worked at Boardy30
Giuseppe LacerenzaPartner at Keen Venture PartnersCameron HartAnalyst at Miami University Redhawk VenturesHaider KhanFounder Relations at Transform Capital ManagementAlex McIsaacGeneral Partner at Inovia CapitalJonathan EhrlichFounder & General Partner at Inovia CapitalStephanie PalmeriPartner at NextView Ventures
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