# Stephanie Doppelt

> Stephanie Doppelt is Partner of Executive Talent at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), one of Silicon Valley's most influential venture capital firms. She brings two decades of recruiting expertise spanning elite executive search firms - Korn Ferry, Spencer Stuart, and Heidrick & Struggles - and six years as Pinterest's first business recruiter, where she built hiring infrastructure from the ground up. At a16z, she helps portfolio companies find and place senior leadership talent, authoring practical guides on hiring CROs, CMOs, and Chief Customer Officers. She holds a BS in Industrial Engineering from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and is known for her mentorship of transitioning military veterans.

- **Role:** Partner, Executive Talent at Andreessen Horowitz
- **Organizations:** Andreessen Horowitz, Pinterest, Korn Ferry, Spencer Stuart, Heidrick & Struggles, The COMMIT Foundation
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BS, Industrial Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
- **Known for:** First business recruiter hire at Pinterest, establishing the entire business-side recruiting function, Built hiring infrastructure across sales, marketing, finance, accounting, legal at Pinterest, Authored a16z's definitive guide on hiring a Chief Revenue Officer

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Recruiter at Heidrick & Struggles, a top executive search firm
- **Mid career** — Recruiter at Spencer Stuart, one of the world's most prestigious executive search firms
- **Mid career** — Recruiter at Korn Ferry International, global leadership and talent consulting
- **~2012-2018** — Joined Pinterest as their first business recruiter, building teams across sales, marketing, finance, legal, and business functions over 6 years
- **2018+** — Joined Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) as part of the Talent Network team
- **Current** — Partner, Executive Talent at a16z, helping portfolio companies with C-suite and senior leadership hiring

## Achievements

- First business recruiter hire at Pinterest, establishing the entire business-side recruiting function
- Built hiring infrastructure across sales, marketing, finance, accounting, legal at Pinterest
- Authored a16z's definitive guide on hiring a Chief Revenue Officer
- Authored a16z's guide on hiring a Chief Marketing Officer
- Authored a16z's guide on hiring a Chief Customer Officer
- Co-authored a16z's resource on scaling go-to-market organizations
- Active mentor for transitioning military veterans through The COMMIT Foundation workshops
- Partner-level role at one of the world's most influential venture capital firms

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Email verified as active at sdoppelt@a16z.com as of April 2026
- **2024-09** — Participated as mentor at The COMMIT Foundation workshop for transitioning military veterans in Menlo Park, California
- **2024** — Continued publishing executive hiring guides at a16z covering CRO, CMO, and CCO roles

## Links

- Website: https://a16z.com/author/stephanie-doppelt/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanietam/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sdoppelt/

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Last updated: 2026-05-08