Where does Emily Azevedo work?

Emily Azevedo is Partner and Head of Talent at Mainsail Partners.

What boards does Emily Azevedo sit on?

Emily Azevedo holds tracked board seats at Extensiv.

Where did Emily Azevedo go to school?

Emily Azevedo studied at University of Michigan (Bachelor, Business); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Negotiation); Insper Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa (Master of Business Administration (MBA), General Management).

Emily Azevedo

Investor

Partner and Head of Talent at Mainsail Partners

Austin, Texas, United States

About

Emily Azevedo is a Partner and Head of Talent at Mainsail Partners, which she joined in 2016, focusing on portfolio talent needs including executive recruiting, leadership development, compensation, and assessment. She previously spent eight years in executive search, most recently as an Engagement Manager at Heidrick & Struggles, and earlier worked in management consulting and served as Managing Director for the Brazil subsidiary of Altimetrik. She holds a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Michigan and an M.B.A. from Ibmec São Paulo.

Experience

ExtensivBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
Mainsail PartnersPartnercurrent2021 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
Mainsail PartnersVice President of Talent2017 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
Mainsail PartnersDirector of Talent2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
Heidrick & StrugglesEngagement Manager2013 — 2016Boston, MA
SynovaManaging Director Brazil2011 — 2013Sao Paulo, Brazil
Egon Zehnder InternationalAssociate2011
Robert Wong Executive ConsultingExecutive Search Associate2009 — 2011
Kline & CompanyConsultant (Contract/Project)2008 — 2009
SynovaInternational Operations2004 — 2008Michigan (US), Sao Paulo (Brazil), Shanghai (China), Bangalore (India)

Skills & more

Native English5Fluent Portuguese3Project Management50Consulting76Executive Search42International Sales6Management Consulting99Management92Research6ERP28Business Strategy87Strategic Planning29

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Business AnalysisBusiness DevelopmentMergersTeam LeadershipMarketing StrategyPortugueseOrganizational CultureOrganizational CommunicationSaaSEnterprise SoftwareTalent ManagementTalent Acquisition

Languages English · Portuguese · Spanish

From Emily's professional profile.

Investments

Board seats

Extensiv

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at Mainsail Partners

Andrea McNees

Senior Manager, GTM Strategy & Operations at Mainsail Partners

Ania Frankel

Senior Director, Internal Operations at Mainsail Partners

Anthony Hayes

Partner at Mainsail Partners

Anurag Sharma

Associate at Mainsail Partners

Apoorva Polisetty

Talent Director at Mainsail Partners

Atasha Bozorgzad

Executive Assistant at Mainsail Partners

Barnaby Dorfman

CTO-in-Residence at Mainsail Partners

Bashir Abdallah

Vice President, Product at Mainsail Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Emily Azevedo?: Emily Azevedo is a Partner and Head of Talent at Mainsail Partners, which she joined in 2016, focusing on portfolio talent needs including executive recruiting, leadership development, compensation, and assessment. She previously spent eight years in executive search, most recently as an Engagement Manager at Heidrick & Struggles, and earlier worked in management consulting and served as Managing Director for the Brazil subsidiary of Altimetrik. She holds a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Michigan and an M.B.A. from Ibmec São Paulo.
Where does Emily Azevedo work?: Emily Azevedo is Partner and Head of Talent at Mainsail Partners.
What boards does Emily Azevedo sit on?: Emily Azevedo holds tracked board seats at Extensiv.
Where did Emily Azevedo go to school?: Emily Azevedo studied at University of Michigan (Bachelor, Business); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Negotiation); Insper Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa (Master of Business Administration (MBA), General Management).

Same school

Also attended University of Michigan637

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Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,519

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Also attended Insper Instituto de Ensino e Pesquisa71

Carolina de AzevedoHead of Impact & ESG at Emerald Technology Ventures Ag Cecilia NgPartner, Talent & People at MVP Ventures Akitoshi YamadaPartner at Pantheon Ventures João CamaraInvestor at Norte Ventures Pedro MoreiraInvestment Analyst at NXTP Bade AlukoManaging Partner at WHC

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Also attended Salem High School1

Jayden SarveshkumarFounder at Veria Labs

Shared employers

Also worked at Extensiv3

Dan BlakeCTO-in-Residence at Mainsail Partners Will MartinSenior Manager, FP&A at Mainsail Partners Brad PritchardSenior Managing Director at Structural Capital

Also worked at Mainsail Partners75

Ryan KruizengaGeneral Partner at Arthur Ventures Lars AhlstromCFO at Electric Feel Ventures Llc Kathryn MooreSenior Associate at LiveOak Ventures Noran HeikalGeneral Accountant at Sawari Ventures Jake FosterSpecial Operator, Technology at Level Equity Bashir AbdallahVice President, Product at Mainsail Partners

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Also worked at Heidrick & Struggles43

Kandace ElamVice President of GTM Talent at Menlo Ventures Elyssa PedoteDirector of Talent at Greycroft Christina PasanenInvestor at Notable Capital Esther KimInvestor at Notable Capital Terry ChuahFounder and CEO TheCareerLifeCycle LLC at Emerald Technology Ventures Ag Tejas ManiarInvestor at Mayfield Fund

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Also worked at Synova1

Padmavathi SKSr. Executive Assistant at Kalaari Capital