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Sarah Newman

Energizer · DISC type I
Head of Talent at Elad Gil
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Sarah Newman is a seasoned talent leader, currently advising companies with investor Elad Gil. With a background from UC Berkeley and the University of Cape Town, she has a proven track record of scaling high-growth tech companies, including leading talent functions at Zip, Pinterest, and Facebook.

While opening Facebooks office in India, she was pushed into a leadership position she felt unqualified for, an experience that shaped her professional journey.

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Experience
17 Years
Current Role
Head of Talent
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Sarah shows up

Imaginative
Informal
Relationship Oriented

They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships. They are really good at seeing what the long-term impacts of their decisions could be. Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions.

Priorities

Topics Sarah cares about

High-Growth Scaling
She has extensive experience scaling companies through rapid growth phases, such as expanding Zip from 120 to 400 employees and quadrupling the team at Whisper. ai.
People-First Leadership
Believes in creating an environment where people can be the best version of themselves and values team members for "who they really are at their core. "
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Career

Work history

3-2025
Head of Talent
Elad Gil
10-2022 - 3-2025
Head of Talent
Zip
6-2019 - 10-2022
Head of Talent
Whisper.ai
8-2015 - 6-2019
Head of Technical Recruiting & Head of Executive, G&A, M&A Recruiting
Pinterest
9-2008 - 8-2015
Senior Recruiting Manager
Facebook
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2004 - 2006
M.A.
University of Cape Town
1998 - 2003
B.A.
University of California, Berkeley
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

I

Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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