Zaina Orbai
Partner at Zaina Orbai LLC
San Francisco Bay Area
Overview
Work Experience
Partner
2022 - Current
I partner with Founders/CEOs/Executives in rapidly changing organizations as a coach, advisor or fractional exec to help leaders unblock challenges and accelerate growth to achieve their goals. My clients span across all growth stages from Seed/Series A, pre-IPO to Fortune 1000 and lead in a wide range of industries such as SF Bay Area Tech Companies, Non-Profit Foundations and US Olympic Committee & Teams. To connect and learn more, you can reach me at zaina@zainaorbai.com
Limited Partner
2021
Operator Collective is a venture fund and dream team community of operator LPs. OpCo brings together 200+ of tech’s most exceptional executives from diverse backgrounds to invest in and supercharge the next generation of enterprise tech.
Operator Collective is a venture fund and dream team community of Operator LPs.
Advisor
2018 - 2023
PeopleTech Partners is an advisory and investment group comprised of business leaders focused on advancing People Technology. We accelerate the growth of people technology start-ups in the portfolio through GTM and product strategy support. PeopleTech Partners have brought 100+ new HR tech companies to market.
PeopleTech Partners is a network of business leaders investing time and money into people technology.
Chief People Officer
2019 - 2022
Scaled company from pre-IPO to Public company (NASDAQ: REAL) with over 3000 employees contributing to $1.5B GMV annually and growing.
The RealReal is an online marketplace for authenticated and consigned luxury goods.
Raised $356,874,359.00 from Patricof Co, Great Hill Partners, Greenspring Associates, Greycroft, GreyLion Capital, 3L Capital and Headline.
Vice President, Global Head of People
2017 - 2018
Mapbox is a location data platform which provides building blocks to add location features like maps, search, and navigation into any experience you create. Let and built the foundational organizational talent & team structure to enable growth.
Mapbox develops a location data platform for mobile and web applications.
Raised $614,175,000.00 from SoftBank.
Vice President, Human Resources
2011 - 2017
Yelp connects people with great local businesses. Scaled the company from pre-IPO to Public company (NYSE: YELP), $80M to $1B in revenues, 600 to 4500 employees and expanded globally to 20+ countries worldwide.
Yelp is an online platform that connects people with great local businesses through user-generated reviews and recommendations.
Raised $56,000,000.00 from Elevation Partners.
Human Resources
2010 - 2011
Levi Strauss & Co. is a brand-name apparel company designs, markets, and sells jeans, casual and dress pants, jackets, skirts, and more.
Human Resources
2009 - 2010
Target is a retailing company providing access to a wide selection of products such as furniture, electronics, toys, and others.
General Manager / Recruitment Manager
2003 - 2008