# Tina Ferguson

> Tina Ferguson is a People Practices Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), where she has helped shape the human infrastructure of the venture capital world since 2012. She was the first person hired to build and scale the People Practices function at a16z, advising portfolio founders across consumer, web3, fintech, and gaming on organization design, DEI, executive team integration, talent management, and compensation strategy. With prior stints at Cisco Systems, Morgan Stanley, Opsware, and Trend Micro, she brings a rare blend of enterprise rigor and startup agility to one of the most influential VC firms in the world.

- **Role:** People Practices Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)
- **Organizations:** Andreessen Horowitz, a16z crypto
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor's in Economics and Finance, San Jose State University
- **Known for:** First person hired to develop and scale the People Practices function at Andreessen Horowitz, Over 13 years advising founders and HR leaders at one of the world's top VC firms, Co-authored 'The Complete Guide to Acquihires' - a definitive resource on talent acquisition through M&A

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — HR Business Partner at Cisco Systems
- **Early career** — Director of Human Resources at Morgan Stanley
- **Mid career** — Senior HR Business Partner at Opsware (later acquired by HP)
- **Mid career** — Global HR Leader at Trend Micro - executive consulting for senior leadership
- **2012** — Joined Andreessen Horowitz as first People Practices hire; built the entire HR function from scratch
- **2020** — Featured in YouTube talk 'Managing Distributed Workforces' during the shift to remote work
- **2022** — Co-authored 'The Complete Guide to Acquihires' with Peter Blackwood on a16z.com
- **2022** — Co-authored 'The 16 Commandments of Raising Equity in a Challenging Market'
- **2023+** — Continues as People Practices Partner at a16z, covering consumer, web3, fintech, and gaming portfolio

## Achievements

- First person hired to develop and scale the People Practices function at Andreessen Horowitz
- Over 13 years advising founders and HR leaders at one of the world's top VC firms
- Co-authored 'The Complete Guide to Acquihires' - a definitive resource on talent acquisition through M&A
- Co-authored 'The 16 Commandments of Raising Equity in a Challenging Market'
- Built HR systems and people practices across a portfolio spanning consumer, web3, fintech, and gaming
- Expert in distributed workforce management, organization design, DEI, and executive integration

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Andreessen Horowitz raised latest funding round of $1.7B
- **2022-06** — Co-authored 'The Complete Guide to Acquihires' on a16z.com
- **2020-06** — Featured YouTube talk on managing distributed workforces

## Links

- Website: https://a16z.com/author/tina-ferguson/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiferguson

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Last updated: 2026-05-08