Team

Hillary built Flatiron Health from 30 to 1000 employees in five years, working directly with the founders, leading all executive searches herself and building all hiring processes and operations along the way. She’s also spent time at top hedge funds, including Bridgewater and most recently Citadel, as MD, Global Head of Technical Recruiting. Search has and always will be where her heart is and she started this company because she wanted a search firm to exist that would serve the needs that were most pressing for her as an in-house recruiter.

Before joining Sterling Strand, Emily led Creative & Product recruiting at Squarespace, post series B to IPO, scaling those teams from ~20 to 200 in 3 years as the company grew from 650 – 1,350 FTEs. Earlier in her career, Emily led talent acquisition at rag & bone and joined as recruiter #1 where she scaled their HQ teams from ~100 to ~350 FTEs. Emily began her career in executive search placing VP through C-level leaders in global retail, luxury, and fashion businesses.

Chris has spent the last 10 years of her career hiring engineering talent in the San Francisco Bay Area. She started her career at Aerotek where she placed Software and System Engineers building communication systems for the DoD. She later went on to work for Tesla hiring a variety of hardware and software engineers building everything from the coolant systems in the battery back to the firmware in the door handles. Most recently she spent seven years at Netflix leading Engineering hiring, overseeing hiring for virtually every engineering organization at the company including Security, Platform, Content, Product, Data Science, CDN  and UI Engineering.

Sandya has 15+ years’ experience across finance, consulting, and operating roles at Lehman Brothers, Insight Partners, McKinsey & Company, Walmart, and Facebook. Her first job was as a high school teacher through Teach For America, anchoring her people-first, human-capital lens. She came to search through ECA Partners, a private equity-focused search firm. She brings an operator-first perspective to Sterling Strand and to growing companies. She focuses on COO, CFO, CPO, Chief of Staff / Strategy & Ops, GM/BU, CS, RevOps, and product/growth interfaces.

Chrissy began her career on the client side, working in the fashion, retail and lifestyle industries. She transitioned into executive search where she has nearly a decade of experience across full-cycle recruitment, research and agency operations. Prior to joining Sterling Strand Chrissy contributed to the growth of several boutique executive search firms where she was responsible for internal administration including hiring, training, workflow, research and strategy and planning initiatives.

Eric brings a wealth of experience advising high-growth companies on their executive talent needs. His expertise spans Fortune 100 public companies managing CEO succession planning to venture-backed startups making critical early hires, such as their first go-to-market leaders.

Prior to joining Sterling Strand, Eric honed his skills at RevelOne recruiting VP-level talent for Seed to Series B SaaS and software companies. He began his career at Heidrick & Struggles, where he worked closely with public and PE-backed companies to recruit C-suite and board-level executives.

Before joining Sterling Strand as an Executive Recruiter, Zane served as an Associate at True Search, where he successfully placed executives in VP and C-level roles across diverse set of industries (SaaS, AI, FinTech, Consumer, Hardtech, Energy, Defense, etc.)  He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Human & Organizational Development and Political Science from Vanderbilt University.

Before joining Sterling Strand, Jane worked as an AE at Yelp, working with SMB clients to help grow their business through Yelp’s suite of services. She always knew her passion was people and quickly grew an eagerness to move into the recruitment side of things during her time there. Prior to this, Jane has worked in customer facing retail sales and was a top earner for her store. Through this, she became a number two to her manager, extensively training and onboarding new sales employees while keeping day to day operations afloat. Jane has also spent some time freelancing in casting recruitment for commercial and “real people” talent. With Jane’s array of experience, drive and passion for people, Sterling Strand was the perfect opportunity to finally make her leap into the world of recruiting!

Stephen specializes in engineering and product executive search with placements into early-to-growth stage startups backed by firms like Sequoia, a16z, Battery Ventures, General Catalyst, Craft Ventures, Lightspeed, and Accel. Prior to Sterling Strand, Stephen hired Product leaders in-house at Google before joining a boutique search firm called Build Talent, which was later acquired by Riviera Partners. He started his career as a social worker helping refugees land their first jobs on the path to the American Dream.

Before joining Sterling Strand as an Executive Recruiter, Julia was a Senior Consultant at Daversa Partners, a boutique executive search firm, where she placed executives across VP and C-level functions for a variety of industries (SaaS, Consumer, InsurTech, FinTech, Robotics, Frontier Technology, Defense Technology, etc.) She previously attained her Master’s Degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Sacred Heart University.

Peter is an accomplished Talent Sourcer and Recruiter, boasting over 4 years of dedicated experience in the field. With a Summa Cum Laude degree in Accounting, he embarked on his journey into Recruitment, honing his skills with a prestigious consulting firm specializing in talent acquisition across Africa. Throughout his career, Peter has cultivated a wealth of global expertise, proficiently sourcing and recruiting for a diverse range of technical and non-technical roles across Africa, Europe and the US. His unwavering commitment to excellence and passion for connecting top talent with leading organizations make him a valuable asset in the recruitment industry.

Lindsee began her career as an executive assistant in the government sector, where she supported officials through fast-paced, detail-driven work. She later launched her own virtual assistant business, partnering with small business owners and high-level executives to provide reliable, high-touch support. With a focus on building trust and easing the day-to-day demands of leadership, she specializes in managing complex schedules and serving as a seamless point of contact with both clients and candidates.

Before joining Sterling Strand, Alicia spent over 6 years providing executive support and managing virtual assistant operations for multiple organizations. She specialized in becoming the trusted right-hand for overwhelmed executives, expertly managing complex calendars, confidential communications, and operational workflows that allowed leadership to focus on strategic initiatives. Her extensive experience includes partnering with C-suite executives and high-level entrepreneurs to streamline their operations and enhance productivity.

Kica has experience in sourcing for technical and non-technical roles. He started his sourcing & recruiting career more than five years ago, and has worked successfully with numerous companies in the EU and US.

Maya is a seasoned search consultant with over a decade of experience in technical and executive recruitment. She specializes in sourcing top-tier talent across tech, product, sales, etc, supporting clients ranging from early-stage startups to enterprise companies across Europe and the US.

Caryl was a former full-stack software engineer who turned into talent researcher after discovering she had a keen interest in the field of recruitment and startups. She now has over four years of experience in identifying top engineering talent for reputable startups in the Bay Area and across US.

Anjolee has spent nearly a decade specializing in talent sourcing and recruitment across agency, in-house, and consulting roles. She partners with organizations—from seed-stage startups to global enterprises—in SaaS, fintech, healthtech, consumer, and AI, sourcing tech and non-tech talent—engineering, data & AI, product & creative, sales & GTM, and executive leadership—through every phase of the product lifecycle. Anjolee holds an MBA plus PMI and SHRM certifications.