ABOUT Shawn

Shawn Brown is the founder of Search Foundry and a seasoned recruiting leader with over 20 years of experience building high-performing engineering, product, and leadership teams across top technology companies and venture firms.

Expertise:

  • 20+ years of experience in technical and executive recruiting

  • Former senior team member of the recruiting function at Andreessen Horowitz, supporting firm-wide and portfolio hiring

  • Previously held leadership roles at Google, Amazon, and Etsy during periods of rapid growth

Partners with founders and engineering leaders to:

  • Build high-quality, targeted talent pipelines

  • Design scalable and effective hiring processes

  • Execute on critical roles across AI, infrastructure, and product