# Jeff Markowitz

> Jeff Markowitz is an Advisory Partner at Greylock Partners, one of Silicon Valley's most storied venture capital firms, where he serves as a go-to resource for the firm and its portfolio companies on executive hiring. Before returning to Greylock in an advisory capacity, he spent over six years at Alphabet as Vice President and Talent Advisor directly to CEO Sundar Pichai, helping shape leadership and succession at the board and management team levels of one of the world's largest companies. His career bridges two worlds - the high-stakes art of executive recruiting (with stints at Heidrick & Struggles and a national search firm) and the operational intensity of venture-backed company building.

- **Role:** Advisory Partner at Greylock Partners
- **Organizations:** Greylock Partners, Alphabet / Google, Heidrick & Struggles
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Accounting, University of Maryland, College Park
- **Known for:** Served as VP and Talent Advisor to Google CEO Sundar Pichai for over 6 years, advising on leadership and board-level succession, Built Heidrick & Struggles' Silicon Valley VC practice into the leading executive search operation serving the venture capital industry nationally, Spent 8 years as Greylock's executive talent partner, shaping leadership across one of Silicon Valley's most successful VC portfolios

## Career timeline

- **1993** — Started career at Deloitte & Touche LLP as Manager
- **~1998** — Joined national recruiting firm; built Silicon Valley office into leading search practice for the VC industry
- **~2006** — Became Managing Partner of global Venture Capital practice at Heidrick & Struggles
- **2011** — Joined Greylock Partners as Executive Talent Partner; managed senior talent relationships within and beyond the portfolio
- **2019** — Joined Alphabet / Google as Vice President and Talent Advisor to CEO Sundar Pichai, focusing on leadership and succession planning
- **2025** — Rejoined Greylock Partners as Advisory Partner, advising firm and portfolio companies on executive hiring

## Achievements

- Served as VP and Talent Advisor to Google CEO Sundar Pichai for over 6 years, advising on leadership and board-level succession
- Built Heidrick & Struggles' Silicon Valley VC practice into the leading executive search operation serving the venture capital industry nationally
- Spent 8 years as Greylock's executive talent partner, shaping leadership across one of Silicon Valley's most successful VC portfolios
- Speaker at the Stanford-NVCA Venture Capital Symposium 2019
- Featured speaker at Greylock's Scaleup Offsite 2017 on five-step framework for hiring executives

## Latest updates

- **2025-04** — Announced return to Greylock Partners as Advisory Partner after over six years at Alphabet as Talent Advisor to CEO Sundar Pichai

## Links

- Website: https://greylock.com/team/jeff-markowitz/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffmarkowitz
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/jamarko

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