About
A senior technology executive and engineering leader who served as Senior Director of Engineering at YouTube Shopping and Site Lead for Google Zürich, with prior leadership roles at LinkedIn, Yahoo!, and Apple. She advises on technology strategy and platform-driven business models.
Experience
- Privilège VenturesAdvisory Board Membercurrent2025 — presentLugano, Ticino, Switzerland
- Women in Tech SwitzerlandMember Of The Board Of Advisorscurrent2021 — present
- Various StartupsInvestor/Advisorcurrent2013 — present
- YouTubeSenior Director of Engineering, YouTube Shopping and Google Zürich Site Lead2021 — 2025Zurich, Switzerland
- YouTubeSenior Director of Engineering, YouTube Alternative Monetization2018 — 2021Zurich, Switzerland
- LinkedInSenior Director of Software Engineering2016 — 2018Mountain View, CA
- LinkedInDirector of Engineering2014 — 2016Mountain View, California, United States
- LinkedInSenior Software Development Manager2012 — 2014
- LinkedInStaff Web Developer/Software Development Manager2012Mountain View, California, United States
- WEST (Women Entering and Staying in Tech)Advisory Board Member2016 — 2018
- Girl Scouts of Northern CaliforniaBoard Member2014 — 2018
- Menlo CollegeConsulting Engineer2008 — 2013
- Yahoo!Engineering Manager2009 — 2012Sunnyvale, CA
- Yahoo!Principal Engineer (Lead)2007 — 2008
- Packeteer, Inc.Senior Web Application Developer and Manager2003 — 2007
- Apple ComputerFull-stack Web Application Developer2002 — 2003
- ResonateFull-stack Web Developer and Systems Administrator1999 — 2002
Skills & more
Software as a Service (SaaS)1Go-to-Market Strategy1Product DevelopmentDigital TransformationSystems DesignHTML46CSS72JavaScript70Management20PHP21YUI4Accessibility10
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Performance TuningWeb Application SecurityWeb DevelopmentWeb DesignAPIProject ManagementAgile MethodologiesAJAXHTML 5RESTSubversionJSONLanguages English · German · Spanish
- Certified Scrum Master
From Sarah's professional profile.
Colleagues at Privilège Ventures
Angelica Morrone
General Partner at Privilège Ventures
Didier Denat
Chairman of the Board at Privilège Ventures
Elisabeth Aloy
Advisor at Privilège Ventures
Haena Kim
Venture Partner at Privilège Ventures
Ian McLennan
Partner at Triple Point Ventures
Jacqueline
Investor at Privilège Ventures
Jacqueline Ruedin Rüsch
Founding General Partner at Privilège Ventures
Marco Nannini
Board Member at Privilège Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Sarah Clatterbuck?
- A senior technology executive and engineering leader who served as Senior Director of Engineering at YouTube Shopping and Site Lead for Google Zürich, with prior leadership roles at LinkedIn, Yahoo!, and Apple. She advises on technology strategy and platform-driven business models.
- Where does Sarah Clatterbuck work?
- Sarah Clatterbuck is Advisor at Privilège Ventures.
- Where did Sarah Clatterbuck go to school?
- Sarah Clatterbuck studied at San José State University (Master's degree, Information Science/Studies); University of San Francisco (Bachelor's degree, Advertising); Lincoln High School (Diploma).
Same school
Also attended San José State University133
Arturo LitvinHead of Global Portfolio Development at Intel CapitalCarrie RuleVP Finance at Redpoint VenturesJamie WatsonGTM Coordinator at Scale Venture PartnersDeny KhoungPortfolio Support at 8VCKim TranFinance at Lux CapitalSathya ShanthakumarDirector of Investor Relations at 7wire Ventures
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Also attended University of San Francisco89
Ashley ValentineChief People Officer at GreycroftCarmen PalafoxFounder & General Partner at 2045 VenturesEugene MalobrodskyManaging Partner at One Way VenturesDaniel ShermanInvestor at Initialized CapitalRobert LindseyInvestor at Initialized CapitalBarmak MeftahGeneral Partner at Ballistic Ventures
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Also attended Foothill College20
Lacy BalsamaSenior Executive Assistant at Sapphire VenturesLana DevlikamovaLegal Operations Manager at CapitalGRobert LindseyInvestor at Initialized CapitalBrian RojasInvestor at Side Door VenturesEdith BeszeOperations Team at Autotech VenturesMarissa Ramirez de ChanlatteFellow, Robotics & Computer Vision at Prime Movers Lab
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Shared employers
Also worked at YouTube100
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberEllie HinkenInvestor at Khosla VenturesJayden BaiInvestor at Dorm RoomKate MasonVenture Partner at AirTree VenturesDavid StewartVenture Partner at LiveOak VenturesAlessio FanelliPartner at Decibel Partners
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Also worked at LinkedIn229
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersDylan FieldCo-founder, CEO & Chair of Figma
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Also worked at Menlo College2
Also worked at Yahoo!375
Jess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesBrian ActonCo-founder of WhatsApp; co-founder of Signal FoundationStewart ButterfieldCo-founder of Slack and FlickrMax LevchinCo-founder of PayPal; founder, chairman & CEO of Affirm; partner at SciFi VCAmjad MasadCo-founder & CEO of Replit
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