Cara Brennan Allamano

Experience

1. SolChief Work Officercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
2. PeopleTech PartnersFoundercurrent2015 — present
3. LatticeCPO Councilcurrent2026 — present
4. LatticeAdvisor2024 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
5. LatticeChief People Officer2022 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
6. Institute for Leadership & WorkSteering Committee Membercurrent2024 — presentBoston
7. EQT GroupIndustry Advisor2025 — 2026
8. UdemyAdvisor2022
9. UdemySenior Vice President, People2018 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
10. PlanetSenior Vice President, People2014 — 2018
11. PinterestPeople Leader2012 — 2013San Francisco
12. AdobeDirector of HR, Context Optional (Efficient Frontier, Inc.)-Acquired by Adobe2010 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
13. Lieberman Productions/Acquired by Guthy Renker, Inc. (now Nestle Inc.)Director of Human Resources2007 — 2010
14. Y&R and Wunderman, Young & RubicamDirector, Human Resources2006 — 2007
15. Knight RidderHuman Resources Manager2001 — 2006
16. Franklin Templeton InvestmentsPorfolio Operations Group Administrator2000 — 2001

Education

1. University of ChicagoMaster of Liberal Arts, Leadership + Ethics2022 — 2026
2. Stanford UniversityMaster of Liberal Arts, transfer to U. Chicago2015 — 2017
3. University of San FranciscoMaster of Science, Org Development2002 — 2004
4. University of KentuckyBA, English Language and Literature1995 — 1999

Skills & more

Languages English

• Cara Brennan Allamano — Raya
• Career Navigators — Udemy
• Unconscious Bias — Udemy
• The Udemy Manager — Udemy
• Goal Crushing — Udemy
• Feedback Is Fuel — Udemy
• Senior Professional in Human Resources (SHRM) — HRCI

From Cara's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended University of Chicago242

MSMark SusterManaging Partner at Upfront VenturesSSShardul ShahInvestor at Index VenturesSBSam BlackmanEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)CFClay FisherInvestor at Spark CapitalJCJonas CiplickasPrincipal at Scale Venture PartnersJGJulia Gonzalez SandersPartner and General Counsel at Crosslink Capital

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Also attended Stanford University1,575

PTPeter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundRHReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockDSDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; former White House AI & Crypto CzarKRKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesGTGarry TanPresident & CEO of Y CombinatorALAlfred LinPartner at Sequoia Capital

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Also attended University of San Francisco51

AVAshley ValentineChief People Officer at GreycroftCPCarmen PalafoxFounder & General Partner at 2045 VenturesEMEugene MalobrodskyManaging Partner at One Way VenturesBMBarmak MeftahGeneral Partner at Ballistic VenturesLGLuis Gutiérrez RoyPartner at Inovia CapitalWGWei GuoFounding Partner at UpHonest Capital

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Also attended University of Kentucky30

EOEmma OffCEO, President, & Partner at CincyTechSDSarah DouglasAdvisor at CincyTechBRBobby RileyPlatform Manager at Keyhorse CapitalDMDevin MorrisStrategic Communications at Keyhorse CapitalARAutumn RiceDirector of Operations at Keyhorse CapitalRMRob MayGeneral Partner at Half Court Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at PeopleTech Partners12

EWErica WaichmanHead of People & Community at Canvas VenturesRHReilly HeineDirector, Platform at Oak HC/FTSDStephen DierksDirector, Head of Talent, Fintech at Oak HC/FTBRBrianna RizzoInvestor at VMG PartnersMHMatt HoffmanPartner at M13RPRobby PetersManaging Partner at SemperVirens Venture Capital

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Also worked at Lattice10

SSStu SmithPartner at Scribble VenturesFDFrançois DufourFounder Advisor at Decibel PartnersNBNikhil Basu TrivediPartner at FootworkMHMatt HayesGeneral Partner at PJCJZJ Zac SteinVenture Partner at Craft VenturesDMDini MehtaExecutive-in-Residence at Peak XV Partners

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Also worked at Pinterest34

STSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkJLJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersSSomnathTechnology Partner and Chief Data Scientist at Clear VenturesASAnthony SoohooVenture Partner at Copper Sky CapitalARAaron RuPrincipal at RET VenturesJCJeff ChangInvestor at Vertex Venture Management Pte. Ltd.

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Also worked at Adobe81

LTLouise TomlinsonInvestor at Reinventure GroupARAditya ReddyVice President at Sapphire VenturesSSSydney SloanChief Marketing Officer at Scale Venture PartnersJVJeff VeenDesigner and investor in London, United KingdomENErika NashInvestor at Next Frontier CapitalDMDavid MackayD9Y at Mucker Capital

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