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Iva Messy

Former Head of People at Felicis Ventures · Former Director of HR at Altamont Capital Partners

Los Altos, California, United States

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About

Iva Messy is Chief Operating Officer at Brightmind Partners and an executive leadership coach with 20 years of experience in strategy, operations, organizational development, and performance. Before her business career, she competed in tennis, holding the number one junior title in California and Florida across multiple age brackets, ranking in the top ten nationally, and playing on the U.S.T.A. National Team before turning pro until a career-ending injury. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and participates in a global basketball organization focused on supporting youth.

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Experience

  1. Brightmind PartnersChief Operating Officercurrent2025 — present
  2. FelicisChief People Officer2023 — 2025
  3. FelicisHead of People2020 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
  4. Andreessen HorowitzHR Partner2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  5. Altamont Capital PartnersDirector of HR2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Riviera PartnersVP of Talent2015 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  7. Riviera PartnersDirector of Talent2012 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
  8. Stanford Management CompanyHuman Resources Manager2011 — 2012
  9. Stanford Management CompanyHuman Resources Associate2008 — 2011Menlo Park, CA
  10. Nets Basketball and Barclays CenterHuman Resources Coordinator2007
  11. Wells Fargo AdvisorsFinancial Associate2005 — 2007Short Hills, NJ
  12. Seton Hall UniversityResearch Assistant, Department of Psychology2005South Orange, NJ

Skills & more

Organizational Development43Executive Coaching21Human Resources15Performance Management8Recruiting8Program Management5Business Strategy4Management Consulting4Start-ups4Succession Planning3Executive Management13Staff Development9
+12 morePersonnel ManagementTalent ManagementTeam BuildingTrainingStrategic Human Resources LeadershipExecutive Compensation PlanningLeadershipStrategyStrategic PlanningPersonal DevelopmentManagementTeam Leadership

Languages English · Serbo-Croatian · Slovenian · Spanish

  • SPHR — HRCI
  • PHR — HRCI

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Who is Iva Messy?
Iva Messy is Chief Operating Officer at Brightmind Partners and an executive leadership coach with 20 years of experience in strategy, operations, organizational development, and performance. Before her business career, she competed in tennis, holding the number one junior title in California and Florida across multiple age brackets, ranking in the top ten nationally, and playing on the U.S.T.A. National Team before turning pro until a career-ending injury. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and participates in a global basketball organization focused on supporting youth.
Where did Iva Messy go to school?
Iva Messy studied at Seton Hall University (B.A., Psychology, Sociology, & Women's Studies); American Public University (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Global Business Management).

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