About
Caitlin supports Audacious portfolio founders in building founding engineering teams. She was the founding talent hire at Gatsby and later became Head of People during its hypergrowth, and holds an M.S. in Communication and B.S. in Political Science from Stanford.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- Audacious VenturesLead, Engineering Talentcurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Audacious VenturesTalent2024 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- Various StartupsFractional Head of People & Recruiting2023 — 2024
- GatsbyHead of People2021 — 2023
- GatsbySenior Recruiting Manager2020 — 2021
- GatsbyRecruiting Manager2019 — 2020
- University of California, BerkeleyResearch Assistant2018 — 2019
- U.S. Department of StateIntern2016
- Office of the Secretary of DefenseIntern2014Department of Defense
- Stanford UniversityResident Assistant2013 — 2014
Skills & more
Microsoft Office4Talent Sourcing2Organizational DevelopmentTechnical Recruiting1Talent Management1Political Science9Research7Student Affairs3International Relations5Public Speaking4
From Caitlin's professional profile.
Colleagues at Audacious
Catherine McClure
Talent at Audacious
Francesca Gnuva
Investor at Audacious
Jaime Felix
CFO at Audacious
Jatin Garg
AI Lead at Audacious
Julia de Petra
Talent at Audacious
Max Zang
Investor at Audacious
Muzzammil (MZ) Zaveri
Partner at Audacious Ventures backing ambitious early-stage founders
Nakul Mandan
Founder of Audacious Ventures, an early stage VC firm partnering with ambitious technology founders
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Caitlin Byrnes?
- Caitlin supports Audacious portfolio founders in building founding engineering teams. She was the founding talent hire at Gatsby and later became Head of People during its hypergrowth, and holds an M.S. in Communication and B.S. in Political Science from Stanford.
- Where does Caitlin Byrnes work?
- Caitlin Byrnes is Talent at Audacious.
- Where did Caitlin Byrnes go to school?
- Caitlin Byrnes studied at Stanford University (Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Political Science and Government); Stanford University (Master’s Degree, Communication and Media Studies).
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