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
Education
- Vanderbilt UniversityBA, English Literature1993 — 1997
- Phillips Academy
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
- Where does Bryan Power work?
- Bryan Power is Venture Partner at SHAKTI.
- What does Bryan Power invest in?
- Bryan Power invests in HR Tech.
Same school
Also attended Vanderbilt University189
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 Nextdoor16
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at Benchmark; author of Above the Crowd; BG2 co-hostDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockSarah LearyVenture Partner at Unusual VenturesAditya NaganathPartner at KPCBLauren NemethInvestor at Premji InvestVeni DhirDirector, Investments at ADP Ventures
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Also worked at Yahoo278
Jess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesFrédérique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Marcie VuPartner at GreycroftIsabelle PhelpsPartner at Lerer HippeauPaul LevineOperating Partner at Sapphire Ventures
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Also worked at Google1,560
Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelElad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundJess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalTomasz TunguzFounder & General Partner at Theory VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
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