# Sarah Altabet

> Sarah Altabet is the Early Career Talent Partner at Khosla Ventures, one of Silicon Valley's most influential VC firms. She builds the firm's university recruiting program and connects students and early-career candidates with opportunities across the KV portfolio. With a career spanning Western Digital, Rivian, and Sierra, she has become a go-to voice on how top-tier startups and venture-backed companies hire - and how students can break into the industry.

- **Role:** Early Career Talent Partner at Khosla Ventures
- **Organizations:** Khosla Ventures, Western Digital, Rivian, Sierra
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Human Resources Management, San Jose State University
- **Known for:** Nominated for RippleMatch's 2021 Campus Recruiting Choice Awards Talent Innovator Award (Tech | Large/Enterprise Companies), Led Western Digital's pandemic pivot to virtual internships, preserving intern positions and maintaining program quality, Built comprehensive diversity sourcing strategies creating diverse pipelines for new grad, intern, and co-op roles

## Career timeline

- **2016** — Joined Western Digital as Diversity & Inclusion Specialist
- **2018** — Promoted to University Recruiter at Western Digital
- **2019** — Promoted to Senior Supervisor of University Recruiting at Western Digital
- **2020** — Led virtual internship program launch at Western Digital during COVID-19 pandemic
- **2021** — Nominated for Talent Innovator Award at RippleMatch's Campus Recruiting Choice Awards
- **2021** — Joined Rivian as Senior University Relations Partner / Staff Recruiter
- **2022-2023** — Worked at Sierra in university recruiting
- **2024** — Joined Khosla Ventures as Early Career Talent Partner
- **2025** — Spoke at V1 @ Michigan on breaking into venture capital and how startups hire

## Achievements

- Nominated for RippleMatch's 2021 Campus Recruiting Choice Awards Talent Innovator Award (Tech | Large/Enterprise Companies)
- Led Western Digital's pandemic pivot to virtual internships, preserving intern positions and maintaining program quality
- Built comprehensive diversity sourcing strategies creating diverse pipelines for new grad, intern, and co-op roles
- Developed and leads Khosla Ventures' university recruiting program connecting students to top VC portfolio companies
- Hosted high-signal AMA sessions on startup hiring practices for student and early-career audiences

## Latest updates

- **2025-02** — Spoke at V1 @ Michigan community event on how startups hire and how students can break into venture capital
- **2024-12** — Profiled on Khosla Ventures team page as Early Career Talent Partner building the firm's university recruiting program

## Links

- Website: https://www.khoslaventures.com/team/sarah-altabet
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-altabet

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Last updated: 2026-05-08