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Davey Nickels

Investor

Partner, Head of HR and Platform at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

San Francisco Bay Area

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

  1. IVPPartner, Head of HR & Platformcurrent2026 — presentMenlo Park, California, United States
  2. IVPSVP & Head of Talent and HR2023 — 2025Menlo Park, California, United States
  3. Knoetic | CPOHQMembercurrent2020 — present
  4. Career BreakTravel2022
  5. RobinhoodHead of People & VP of People Effectiveness2017 — 2022Menlo Park, CA
  6. GoogleHead of HR, Display & Video Advertising and Google Analytics2016 — 2017Mountain View, CA
  7. GoogleExecutive Compensation & People Analytics Manager2007 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  8. Cornerstone ResearchIntern2006Boston

Education

  1. Brown UniversityAB, Economics
  2. Rapid City Central High School

Skills & more

ExcelSQLHR Department Start-up5Global HR Leadership4Strategic Human Resource PlanningHR Business PartneringPeople Analytics1Organizational DevelopmentPredictive AnalyticsExecutive LeadershipStrategic HiringTotal Rewards Strategies
+12 moreStart-upsExecutive SearchAdvising ClientsHR StrategyHR ConsultingAnalyticsProject ManagementPerformance ManagementStatisticsData AnalysisTalentLeadership

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Same school

Also attended Brown University301

Alexis AbramsPartner, General Counsel at Felicis VenturesJohn KimInvestor Relations at General CatalystAli Fisher SweetInvestor at Index VenturesMark GoldbergInvestor at Index VenturesKarim FarisInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Dylan FieldCo-founder and CEO of Figma

+ 295 more

Shared employers

Also worked at IVP56

Jake StormDeal Partner at Felicis VenturesJimena NowackInvestor at Index VenturesAjay VasheeInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Alejandro GomezInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Alexander LimInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Bala SathiamurthyInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

+ 50 more

Also worked at Knoetic | CPOHQ5

Matt HoffmanPartner at M13Maci MattsonHR and Administration Manager at Blumberg CapitalCarolyn FreyInvestor at Lead Edge CapitalJP (Jean-Paul) SandayPartner at Menlo VenturesLev ParkerISO/SOC Compliance at Aurelia Ventures

Also worked at Robinhood45

Jan HammerInvestor at Index VenturesSangeen ZebInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Arpan ShahInvestor at Spark CapitalNick ZurickTalent Lead at Pantera CapitalAustin HayInvestor at Khosla VenturesEric LiawInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

+ 39 more

Also worked at Google945

Ron ConwayFounder of SV AngelBrian 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 HomebrewAydin SenkutFounder & Managing Partner at Felicis

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Colleagues at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

Ajay Vashee
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Albert Zhang
Associate at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Alejandro Gomez
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Alexander Lim
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Alexandria Simcox
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Amelia Gale
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Andrew Hsu
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)
Andrew Reed
Investor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)