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Dayton Ogden

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Partner, Head of Talent at Summit Partners
📍 Greater Boston, United States

Dayton Ogden is the Partner and Head of Talent at Summit Partners, where he helps portfolio companies recruit senior executives and board members. With a background co-founding two executive search firms, he is a seasoned expert in talent acquisition for VC and private equity. People who have worked with him describe him as detail-oriented, collaborative, and engaging.

Dayton is deeply committed to philanthropy, particularly in type 1 diabetes research. His involvement was inspired by his granddaughters diagnosis, and he now serves on the corporate development board for the JDRF New England Chapter, having previously served on the JDRF International Board of Directors.

Before specializing in executive search, he was one of the first salespeople at the beverage start-up SoBe, which was later acquired by Pepsi.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Partner, Head of Talent
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Boston, United States
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PE/VC Talent Strategy
His entire career is focused on identifying and recruiting high-impact senior executives and board members for private equity and venture capital portfolio companies.
Diabetes Research
Serves on the corporate development board of JDRF New England, an organization funding type 1 diabetes research, after his granddaughter was diagnosed with T1D.
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Career

Work history

1-2014
Partner, Head of Talent
Summit Partners
3-2013 - 12-2013
Managing Partner
CTGrowth Partners
1-2008 - 3-2013
Co-Founder/Partner
Fortis Partners
1-2008
Senior Associate
Spencer Stuart
11-2001 - 1-2005
Partner
Fortis Partners
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Dayton R. Ogden – Partner, Head of Talent at Summit Partners (Team Profile). Featured in Summit Partners
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Dayton R. Ogden Joins Summit Partners to Recruit Top Executive Talent for Portfolio Companies. Featured in Summit Partners News
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Education
BA
Wittenberg University
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