Davey Nickels
InvestorPartner, Head of HR and Platform at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
San Francisco Bay Area
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About
Davey Nickels leads HR and platform functions at IVP, focusing on talent and people operations. He previously worked at Robinhood and Google, and supports portfolio companies with board recruiting, compensation strategy, and talent solutions.
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Experience
- IVPPartner, Head of HR & Platformcurrent2026 — presentMenlo Park, CA
- IVPSVP & Head of Talent and HR2023 — 2025Menlo Park, CA
- Knoetic | CPOHQMembercurrent2020 — present
- Career BreakTravel2022
- RobinhoodHead of People & VP of People Effectiveness2017 — 2022Menlo Park, CA
- GoogleHead of HR, Display & Video Advertising and Google Analytics2016 — 2017Mountain View, CA
- GoogleExecutive Compensation & People Analytics Manager2007 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Cornerstone ResearchIntern2006Boston
Skills & more
Talent4HR Department Start-up5Global HR Leadership4Strategic Human Resource PlanningHR Business PartneringPeople Analytics1Organizational DevelopmentPredictive AnalyticsExecutive LeadershipStrategic HiringTotal Rewards StrategiesStart-ups
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LeadershipExecutive SearchAdvising ClientsHR StrategyHR ConsultingAnalyticsProject ManagementPerformance ManagementFrom Davey's professional profile.
Colleagues at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Ajay Vashee
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Alejandro Gomez
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Alex Lim
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Alexandria Simcox
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Amelia Gale
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Amelia Hobbs
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Andrew Hsu
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Andrew Reed
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Davey Nickels?
- Davey Nickels leads HR and platform functions at IVP, focusing on talent and people operations. He previously worked at Robinhood and Google, and supports portfolio companies with board recruiting, compensation strategy, and talent solutions.
- Where does Davey Nickels work?
- Davey Nickels is Partner, Head of HR and Platform at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners).
- Where did Davey Nickels go to school?
- Davey Nickels studied at Brown University (AB, Economics, History); Rapid City Central High School.
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Shared employers
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