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About
Bryan Power is a Venture Partner at SHAKTI with over 20 years of experience in human resources and talent acquisition, supporting founders on hiring, team scaling, and company culture. He previously led the global People Team at Yahoo covering more than 10,000 employees across 30 offices, held a similar role at Square during its growth from 350 to 1,600 employees ahead of its 2015 IPO, and spent eight years at Google. He advises several technology companies in San Francisco.
Invests in
HR Tech
Experience
- Atomic MachinesPeople & ITcurrent2026 — present
- Career BreakHealth and well-being2025 — 2026Oakland, California, United States
- NextdoorHead of People & Grand Poob-AI (Chief People and AI Transformation Officer)2018 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- AvenicaBoard Member2018 — 2023Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
- YahooSenior Vice President, The People Team (CHRO)2015 — 2017Sunnyvale, California
- SquarePeople Lead/Senior Director Talent2012 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- GoogleStaffing Leader, Global Sales; Engineering; Product2008 — 2012New York NY/Mountain View
- GoogleLead Recruiter2005 — 2008
- Valerie Frederickson & CompanyDirector, Client Services2001 — 2005
- AerotekContracts Manager; Recruiter1997 — 1999San Francisco, CA; Nashville, TN
Skills & more
Executive Search56Organizational Development43Coaching20Hiring19Onboarding18Business Development6Human Resources39Recruiting85Leadership32Organizational Effectiveness3Start-ups18Talent Acquisition31
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ManagementApplicant Tracking SystemsInterviewsEmployee RelationsSourcingStrategyCollege RecruitingTechnical RecruitingStrategic PlanningConsultingTalent ManagementProgram Management- Executive Coaching Certification, New Ventures West 2006 — New Ventures West
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Investments
Board seats
Avenica
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at SHAKTI
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Bryan Power?
- Bryan Power is a Venture Partner at SHAKTI with over 20 years of experience in human resources and talent acquisition, supporting founders on hiring, team scaling, and company culture. He previously led the global People Team at Yahoo covering more than 10,000 employees across 30 offices, held a similar role at Square during its growth from 350 to 1,600 employees ahead of its 2015 IPO, and spent eight years at Google. He advises several technology companies in San Francisco.
- Where does Bryan Power work?
- Bryan Power is Venture Partner at SHAKTI.
- What does Bryan Power invest in?
- Bryan Power invests in HR Tech.
- What boards does Bryan Power sit on?
- Bryan Power holds tracked board seats at Avenica.
- Where did Bryan Power go to school?
- Bryan Power studied at Vanderbilt University (BA, English Literature); Phillips Academy.
Same school
Also attended Vanderbilt University351
Jacob JofeInvestor at Index VenturesRoss Perot Jr.Chairman of The Perot Group at Perot JainDavid JohnsonManaging Director at Intel Capital, North AmericaTom DriscollPrincipal at Differential VenturesSabina SmithPrincipal at Scale Venture PartnersPayton DobbsOperating Partner at Hoxton Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Nextdoor30
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkChris VarelasInvestor at Riverwood CapitalSarah LearyVenture Partner at Unusual VenturesAditya NaganathPartner at KPCBLauren NemethInvestor at Premji InvestVeni DhirDirector, Investments at ADP Ventures
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Also worked at Yahoo435
Jess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesBrian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal FoundationStewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and FlickrMax LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VCAmjad MasadCo-founder & CEO of Replit
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Also worked at Google2,000
Kai-Fu LeeChairman of Sinovation Ventures and CEO of 01.AIBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at FelicisLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalG
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