Steve Cadigan is a highly sought-after talent advisor to leaders and organizations across the

globe. As Founder of his own Silicon Valley-based firm, Cadigan Talent Ventures, Steve

advises a wide range of innovative organizations that include Google, Cisco, Intel, The Royal

Bank of Scotland, Manchester United Football Club, Salesforce and the BBC. He is also

regularly retained by some leading VC (Venture Capital) and Consulting firms such as

Andreesen Horowitz, McKinsey & Company, Deloitte, and Greylock Partners for his counsel

on a wide range of talent topics.

Steve speaks at conferences and teaches in major universities around the world. His work in

helping shape the culture at LinkedIn led Stanford University to build a graduate-level class

around this ground-breaking work. Steve is frequently asked to appear on global TV and is a

frequent guest on Bloomberg West, CBS, and CNBC. Throughout his career, the teams,

cultures, and organizations he has led and helped build have been recognized as exceptional,

“world-class” performers by the Wall Street Journal and Fortune Magazine.

Before launching his firm, Steve worked as an HR executive for over 25 years at a wide range

of companies and industries including ESPRIT, Fireman’s Fund Insurance, Cisco Systems,

PMC-Sierra, Electronic Arts and capped by serving as the first CHRO for LinkedIn from 2009

through 2012, taking the company from a private firm of 400 employees, through an IPO and

helping set it up to be the powerhouse that it has become today. In 2021 Steve received the

high honour of being invited by both The University of San Francisco and Stanford University

to deliver their commencement speeches.

To learn more about Steve, go to his website:

www.stevecadigan.com