Peter Steinle

Partner, Executive Talent·Lightspeed Venture Partners

Menlo Park, California, USA

Bio

Professional summary

Pete Steinle is Partner, Executive Talent at Lightspeed Venture Partners, based in Menlo Park. He joined Lightspeed in early 2020 after more than 25 years in the venture ecosystem, including 15 years at Kindred Partners recruiting C-level executives into venture-backed enterprise technology companies. Earlier, he spent 10 years operating inside venture-backed enterprise technology companies, including Salesforce during its growth from $5 million to $100 million in revenue and IPO.

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

Lightspeed Venture PartnersPartner, Executive Talent2020 – Present
Kindred PartnersManaging Director2020
SalesforceBusiness Development
EmployeaseBusiness Development

Education

Middlebury CollegeBA, History1992

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