We are comprised of four partners that personally handle each search supported by a research and sourcing team.
Our personalized, high touch service and extensive experience building world class companies is what sets us apart.
Team
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Partner
Garrett is a Partner at Impact Search focused on Director and VP level Product and Design searches with a focus on Fintech, Cyber Security, and AI/ML.
Previous to Impact Search, Garrett was an associate at various investment funds in NYC and Sydney with a focus on early stage technology startups and renewable energy.
Garrett holds a BA from Tulane University and an MBA from University of New South Wales. He lives with his family in the Outer Sunset neighborhood in San Francisco and enjoys surfing and sailing.
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Co-Founding Partner
Tim has been working for two decades helping to grow startups by partnering with founders and leaders on key hires in Engineering and Product leadership.
His recent focus is on leading the Product Leadership function and verticals of expertise have been web3 and B2B SaaS.
Tim holds an MBA from Haas School of Business and a BA in History from Tulane University.
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Partner
Phil is a Partner at Impact Search and has helped dozens of venture backed startups scale senior leadership teams in the Bay Area.
His primary focus is SaaS, Platform and Cloud Infrastructure, HealthTech and DevTools .
Phil holds a BS in Industrial Engineering with a focus on Operations Research and worked as an Industrial Engineer for Toyota prior to joining Impact.
He was born and raised in Hawaii, loves being in and around the ocean and currently resides in the East Bay where he enjoys hiking in the hills with his chocolate lab, Lucca.
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Partner
GP Panawek has been a Partner at Impact Search since 2012 and currently oversees product and engineering searches across dev tools, AI/ML and web3.
A former professional water polo player, you’ll still find him close to the water either bodysurfing or fly fishing. GP graduated from UC Berkeley with a BA in Philosophy.
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Research
Since joining Impact Search in 2016, Michelle has had the opportunity to contribute to the growth of technical teams in a variety of Bay Area startups. Her primary focus is on the development of innovative research and sourcing strategies.
Apart from work, she enjoys the simplicity of outdoor family activities by the coast.
She holds a BS in Business Administration, with a minor in Marketing Management, from California State University, Sacramento.
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Operations
Rebecca joined Impact Search in 2016 as a recruiter and has since become the go-to person for operations, internal tooling and marketing.
Rebecca holds a BS in Business Administration and an MBA from CMU.