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Max McKittrick
Max McKittrick
Data Engineer
Data
Megan TeeKing
Megan TeeKing
Engineering Manager
Engineering
Michael Gasparovic
Michael Gasparovic
Software Engineer
Engineering
Michael Huang
Michael Huang
Software Engineer
Engineering
Michelle Foun
Michelle Foun
Implementation
Success
Morgan Loucks
Morgan Loucks
Sales
Sales
Morgan Melo
Morgan Melo
Enterprise Sales
Sales
Nanxi Liu
Nanxi Liu
Software Engineer
Engineering
Natan Lee-Engel
Natan Lee-Engel
Manager, Implementation
Implementation
Nate Quan
Nate Quan
Software Engineer
Engineering
Nick Martinez
Nick Martinez
Sales Operations
Sales
Nikhil Sethi
Nikhil Sethi
Product Designer
Product
Nina Ojeil
Nina Ojeil
Product Lead
Product
Nitin Gupta
Nitin Gupta
Head of Benchmarking
Benchmarking
Olivia Bentley
Olivia Bentley
GTM Recruiter
Talent
Olivia Hornstein
Olivia Hornstein
Business Sourcer
Talent
Olivia Linebarger
Olivia Linebarger
Sales
Sales
Omo Agans-Oliha
Omo Agans-Oliha
Implementation
Success
Pat McPhee
Pat McPhee
Software Engineer
Engineering
Paul Okuda
Paul Okuda
Software Engineer
Engineering
Phil Giles
Phil Giles
Software Engineer
Engineering
Regi Liaukus
Regi Liaukus
Software Engineer
Engineering
Remy Afong
Remy Afong
Software Engineer
Engineering
Reuben Abraham
Reuben Abraham
Software Engineer
Engineering
Robby Cohen
Robby Cohen
Software Engineer
Engineering
Sahil Mehta
Sahil Mehta
Customer Success
Success
Samuel Ford
Samuel Ford
Head of Finance
Sales
Saroj Tharisayi
Saroj Tharisayi
Legal Counsel
Talent
Shirley Kabir
Shirley Kabir
Software Engineer
Engineering
Sofie Jimenez
Sofie Jimenez
Sales Development
Sales
Stephen Song
Stephen Song
Design
Engineering
Sundus Arain
Sundus Arain
Manager, Implementation
Success

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Pave Leadership Team

Charlie Nelson

VP of Customer Success & Revenue Operations

Charlie Nelson is the VP of Customer Success & Revenue Operations at Pave, where he leads the strategic alignment of customer experience and operational efficiency. With a proven track record in building successful revenue engines, Charlie held a pivotal role at SmartRecruiters, constructing their go-to-market framework and serving as the Chief Sales Officer. His expertise in selling to and supporting HR professionals is also evident from his leadership at Identified, where he led sales before its acquisition by Workday, and at SimplyHired, where he played a key role in building out their Sales and Success functions. Charlie holds B.A. in Business Communications & Sociology from the University of Washington.

Matt Schulman

CEO/Founder of Pave

Matt Schulman is CEO and founder of Pave. He has an engineering degree from Penn and a business degree from Wharton. Prior to Pave he was a software engineer at Facebook where he worked on the messenger kids team. He has a deep passion for personal finance. Outside of work he enjoys backcountry skiing and anything outdoors.

William Castillo

VP of Engineering & Product

William Castillo is the VP of Engineering at Pave. Will has an engineering and computer science degree from Stanford. Previous to Stanford, he worked for the United States Marine Corps. His original engineering background is in machine learning and he has built teams and organizations across the entire software stack. Prior to joining Pave he led the Applied Research Group and Engineering team at Hover, Inc. Will is a Bay Area native and has lived up and down the coast of California. Outside of work, Will enjoys spending time with his three kids and trips to the snow!

Nicklaus Salzman

Head of Partnerships

Nicklaus is the Global Head of Partnerships at Pave. He has worked with companies ranging from startups to $2B+ market cap enterprises, driving strategic partnerships for revenue growth and market expansion. Nicklaus previously led OneSignal's global partner ecosystem and holds a BS in Quantitative Economics from Duke University. A Bay Area native, he enjoys sports, traveling, and culinary exploration. Nicklaus is committed to building lasting partnerships that enable companies to unlock their full potential and achieve positive impact.

Samuel Ford

VP of Finance

Samuel Ford is the VP of Finance at Pave. Prior to joining Pave, Samuel was the Head of Go-To-Market Strategic Finance at Airtable. He was previously a private equity investor at Berkshire Partners and Goldman Sachs. Samuel received a B.S. in Commerce from the University of Virginia and a M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Outside of work, Samuel enjoys surfing and rooting for Pittsburgh and UVA sports teams.

Dan Petty

Head of Security

Dan Petty leads the Security, DevOps and IT teams at Pave. Prior to Pave, Dan led security teams at Credit Karma through its successful acquisition by Intuit for $7.1B. During his time at Credit Karma, Dan helped scale the security team from 5 to over 100. Prior to that Dan was at Google, where he worked to make the Internet a safer place. Dan has a BS in Information Systems from Carnegie Mellon University and a Master’s degree in Technology Policy from University of Cambridge.

Saroj Tharisayi

Head of Legal

Saroj is the Head of Legal at Pave, where she leads all things related to commercial transactions, privacy, corporate, employment law, and everything in between. Prior to joining Pave, she was a senior member of the legal team at Cisco Meraki. She started her legal career in Big Law in New York. She holds a J.D. from Cornell Law School and a B.S. in computer science and international relations from Carnegie Mellon University. Saroj spends much of her free time chasing after her dog.

Charlie Nelson

VP of Customer Success & Revenue Operations

Charlie Nelson is the VP of Customer Success & Revenue Operations at Pave, where he leads the strategic alignment of customer experience and operational efficiency. With a proven track record in building successful revenue engines, Charlie held a pivotal role at SmartRecruiters, constructing their go-to-market framework and serving as the Chief Sales Officer. His expertise in selling to and supporting HR professionals is also evident from his leadership at Identified, where he led sales before its acquisition by Workday, and at SimplyHired, where he played a key role in building out their Sales and Success functions. Charlie holds B.A. in Business Communications & Sociology from the University of Washington.

Matt Schulman

CEO/Founder of Pave

Matt Schulman is CEO and founder of Pave. He has an engineering degree from Penn and a business degree from Wharton. Prior to Pave he was a software engineer at Facebook where he worked on the messenger kids team. He has a deep passion for personal finance. Outside of work he enjoys backcountry skiing and anything outdoors.

William Castillo

VP of Engineering & Product

William Castillo is the VP of Engineering at Pave. Will has an engineering and computer science degree from Stanford. Previous to Stanford, he worked for the United States Marine Corps. His original engineering background is in machine learning and he has built teams and organizations across the entire software stack. Prior to joining Pave he led the Applied Research Group and Engineering team at Hover, Inc. Will is a Bay Area native and has lived up and down the coast of California. Outside of work, Will enjoys spending time with his three kids and trips to the snow!

Charlie Nelson

VP of Customer Success & Revenue Operations

Charlie Nelson is the VP of Customer Success & Revenue Operations at Pave, where he leads the strategic alignment of customer experience and operational efficiency. With a proven track record in building successful revenue engines, Charlie held a pivotal role at SmartRecruiters, constructing their go-to-market framework and serving as the Chief Sales Officer. His expertise in selling to and supporting HR professionals is also evident from his leadership at Identified, where he led sales before its acquisition by Workday, and at SimplyHired, where he played a key role in building out their Sales and Success functions. Charlie holds B.A. in Business Communications & Sociology from the University of Washington.

Samuel Ford

VP of Finance

Samuel Ford is the VP of Finance at Pave. Prior to joining Pave, Samuel was the Head of Go-To-Market Strategic Finance at Airtable. He was previously a private equity investor at Berkshire Partners and Goldman Sachs. Samuel received a B.S. in Commerce from the University of Virginia and a M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Outside of work, Samuel enjoys surfing and rooting for Pittsburgh and UVA sports teams.

Saroj Tharisayi

Head of Legal

Saroj is the Head of Legal at Pave, where she leads all things related to commercial transactions, privacy, corporate, employment law, and everything in between. Prior to joining Pave, she was a senior member of the legal team at Cisco Meraki. She started her legal career in Big Law in New York. She holds a J.D. from Cornell Law School and a B.S. in computer science and international relations from Carnegie Mellon University. Saroj spends much of her free time chasing after her dog.

Nicklaus Salzman

Head of Partnerships

Nicklaus is the Global Head of Partnerships at Pave. He has worked with companies ranging from startups to $2B+ market cap enterprises, driving strategic partnerships for revenue growth and market expansion. Nicklaus previously led OneSignal's global partner ecosystem and holds a BS in Quantitative Economics from Duke University. A Bay Area native, he enjoys sports, traveling, and culinary exploration. Nicklaus is committed to building lasting partnerships that enable companies to unlock their full potential and achieve positive impact.

Dan Petty

Head of Security

Dan Petty leads the Security, DevOps and IT teams at Pave. Prior to Pave, Dan led security teams at Credit Karma through its successful acquisition by Intuit for $7.1B. During his time at Credit Karma, Dan helped scale the security team from 5 to over 100. Prior to that Dan was at Google, where he worked to make the Internet a safer place. Dan has a BS in Information Systems from Carnegie Mellon University and a Master’s degree in Technology Policy from University of Cambridge.

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Partner at Index Ventures, Board Member
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Investor and former COO & CFO of Twitter, former CFO of Pixar, Board Member
Marc Andreessen
General Partner at a16z, Board Member
Kristina Shen
General Partner at a16z, Board Member
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