Caitlin Cooke

Head of Talent

Washington, DC, United States14 yrs 9 mos experience

Key Highlights

First Head of Talent at GitHub.
Built talent acquisition functions from the ground up.
Expert in scaling teams and hiring systems.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Talent Acquisition Leader in the Tech industry.

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Applicant Tracking SystemsCoachingCollege RecruitingDiversity & InclusionDiversity ChampionEmployer BrandingEquality & DiversityHiringHuman ResourcesInternet RecruitingInterview PreparationInterviewingInterviewsJob CoachingLeadership

About

Hi, I’m Caitlin. I was the first Head of Talent at GitHub, and now I partner with high growth companies to build and scale teams, culture, and hiring systems from the ground up. I also share curated roles and candid career advice to help jobseekers navigate the market and land their next opportunity. ✨

Experience

Fundamental research labs

Head of Talent

Jul 2025 – Present · 8 mos

FRL is an applied AI research lab building tryshortcut.ai

Andreessen horowitz

Talent Partner

Aug 2023 – Apr 2025 · 1 yr 8 mos · Santa Monica, California, United States · On-site

Talent advisor to ~200 seed through Series B companies. Supported founders in hiring AI/ML, product, and GTM talent. Through my network and posts, I grew a talent engine that surfaced thousands of candidates for roles across the portfolio.

Prelude

Head of Recruiting

Feb 2022 – Jul 2023 · 1 yr 5 mos · Remote

All things recruiting and programs for Prelude, a Sequoia-backed security startup.

Id.me

Director of Talent Acquisition

Apr 2020 – Nov 2021 · 1 yr 7 mos · Remote

ID.me's first recruiting hire and leader. Joined at 100 employees right before Series C and built the entire Talent Acquisition function (team of 15) from the ground up. Oversaw the company’s largest growth phase to date, bringing in over 1,500 employees in ~15 months.