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Avisha Mehra Naganath

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Operating Partner - Talent at Khosla Ventures
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Avisha Mehra Naganath is an Operating Partner at Khosla Ventures, where she leads executive and board recruiting for a portfolio of over 350 companies. A Stanford University graduate, she leverages her past experience at Korn Ferry to advise on talent and leadership strategy across various tech sectors.

Avisha is actively engaged in the tech and venture capital community, participating as a panelist on topics like VC boards and hosting exclusive networking events for technical talent. Her early career included work with non-profits and impact investment funds in Indias development sector.

Unique fact: She firmly believes that recruiting is not an HR function but a critical "founder function. "

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Operating Partner - Talent
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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Founder-led Recruiting
Champions the philosophy that founders must drive the recruiting process, viewing it as a core business function rather than just an HR task.
VC Board Building
Actively advises on building effective boards for startups and has participated in panel discussions about the nuances of VC board roles.
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Career

Work history

1-2020
Operating Partner - Talent
Khosla Ventures
10-2017 - 12-2019
Senior Associate - Global Technology Markets - Executive Search
Korn Ferry
6-2013 - 8-2013
Executive Search Intern
Third Sector Partners
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Avisha Mehra Naganath - Khosla Ventures. Featured in Khosla Ventures
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Education
2013 - 2017
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
Stanford University
2000 - 2013
ISC
The Cathedral and John Connon School
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