Tom Hammer

CEO

Seattle, Washington, United States27 yrs 4 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in scaling HR functions for high-growth startups.
Led talent management strategies at top tech companies.
Strong background in performance management and organizational design.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic HR leader with expertise in scaling operations in high-growth tech environments.

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LeadershipChange ManagementManagement ConsultingAnalysisInternational BusinessProject ManagementMarketingBusiness Process ImprovementEntrepreneurshipHuman ResourcesStrategySocial MediaData AnalysisPerformance ManagementOrganizational Design

About

Passion for growing and optimizing businesses and their people || Active investor and startup people/strategy advisor || Seattle & San Francisco || People Practice at Andreessen Horowitz [ https://speedrun.a16z.com/ ] Led People and Recruiting at Bird, from the warehouse days to the fancy office days [ https://qz.com/1305719/electric-scooter-company-bird-is-the-fastest-startup-ever-to-become-a-unicorn ] Performance Manager for Riot Games; our team built tools to support Riot's growth into a multi-game studio [ https://hbr.org/2018/05/agile-at-scale ] Global HR for P&G's Sales + Brand functions; broadening assignment as AE of $440M Healthcare biz at Costco [ https://adage.com/article/cmo-strategy/end-marketing-procter-gamble/293918 ] Engagement Manager for Fisher Professional Services, on projects in financial services, higher education, and global events, serving clients in the US and Brazil [ https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/2014brazil ] Still proud of the GeoCities homework tracking website I built for my school back in 2000 [ tom-hammer.com ]

Experience

27 yrs 4 mos

Total Experience

4 yrs 1 mo

Average Tenure

3 yrs 4 mos

Current Experience

A16z speedrun

Head of People

Jan 2023 – Present · 3 yrs 4 mos

part of founding team

Bird

2 roles

Head of People and Talent

Jan 2019 – Jan 2019 · 0 mo · Santa Monica, CA

led 50-person HR and Recruiting department

Head of HR Business Partners

Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 · 1 yr · Santa Monica, CA

built Bird's global HRBP and Employee Relations teams. scaled from 1 to 9 incredibly strong, respected partners in US and EMEA in 4 months, as Bird grew from ~100 to 1000 employees and $100M ARR.

Andreessen horowitz

Partner

Jan 2019 – Present · 7 yrs 4 mos · Menlo Park, CA

people + teams advisor to our portfolio company leaders

Riot games

Performance Manager

Jan 2017 – Jan 2018 · 1 yr · Los Angeles, CA

product manager in People. my team built org effectiveness, feedback, assessment, goal-setting, succession, and org design products for teams worldwide to help put the 's' in Riot Games.

Procter & gamble

2 roles

Category Account Executive, Healthcare (Broadening Assignment)

Promoted

Jan 2015 – Jan 2017 · 2 yrs

sales leader for $440M healthcare business @Costco. owned $50M marketing checkbook and several billion-dollar brands including Crest and Vicks. led competitive strategy for entire Costco team.

Global HR Manager

Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 · 2 yrs

partner to Chief Sales Officer
prev: Associate HR Manager for US Brand Management

Fisher professional services

Engagement Manager

Jan 2011 – Jan 2013 · 2 yrs · Columbus, OH

led multiple consulting teams w/ client Huntington Bancshares (NASDAQ: HBAN)
prev: consultant on multiple projects including
infrastructure investment strategy for 2014 FIFA World Cup Committee in Rio de Janeiro.
financial/legislative process improvement for the Ohio State University Board of Trustees.
global BD roadmap development and client repositioning for $600M military staffing agency.

Office of student life - the ohio state university

Cofounder - Dunn Sport and Wellness Scholars

Jan 2008 – Jan 2013 · 5 yrs

cofounded + scaled a living/learning community for students pursuing health & wellness careers; currently over 2500 members [honors-scholars.osu.edu/scholars/programs/dunn-sport-and-wellness]