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Kirsten Settle

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"It’s an honor to join forces with Founders, CEOs, and Boards to build the leadership teams driving the next generation of semiconductor, high-performance computing, and AI/ML systems technology innovation.”

Kirsten is one of Sil­i­con Val­ley’s top recruiters, focus­ing on CEOs, CXOs, and boards of direc­tors for glob­al pub­lic and ven­ture-backed enter­prise tech­nol­o­gy com­pa­nies in high-per­for­mance com­put­ing, AI/ML, semi­con­duc­tors and sys­tems. She has made suc­cess­ful place­ments at promi­nent pub­lic com­pa­nies includ­ing Infi­neon [XETRA:IFX], Ram­bus [NAS­DAQ: RMBS] and Quick­Log­ic [NAS­DAQ: QUIK], and has obtained a loy­al pri­vate and ven­ture-backed clien­tele includ­ing Tem­plafy, Groq, MIPS and d‑Matrix.

Read Kirsten’s pro­file post­ed by the GSA’s Wom­en’s Lead­er­ship Initiative.

Professional Engagements

Over the past few years, Kirsten has emerged as a thought leader on all issues sur­round­ing tech lead­er­ship. Kirsten has lent her exper­tise to many speak­ing events and has been inter­viewed for video for­mat tech com­pi­la­tions, includ­ing the AWS Start­up Pre­dic­tions series; she has been a guest speak­er fea­tured at Bay angels, the Club, Black VC, and eWow, as well as the mod­er­a­tor at events with the Bay Area Human Resource Exec­u­tives Council.

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Education & Interests

Kirsten grad­u­at­ed with Hon­ors from West­ern Michi­gan Uni­ver­si­ty, and in 2024 was award­ed the school’s Out­stand­ing Alum­ni Achieve­ment Award from the Haworth Col­lege of Busi­ness. Pri­or to join­ing Lon­er­gan Part­ners, Kirsten was the Founder/​Chairman of Tech­Next, an inno­v­a­tive entre­pre­neur­ship pro­gram for stu­dents at West­ern Michi­gan Uni­ver­si­ty. Tech­Next immers­es aspir­ing stu­dent entre­pre­neurs in the tech­nolo­gies and com­pa­nies of the Sil­i­con Val­ley. Kirsten is also an active vol­un­teer with a local chap­ter of Girls, Inc., a non-prof­it encour­ag­ing all girls to be ​“Strong, Smart and Bold.” 

In her leisure time, Kirsten loves going to the beach and enjoy­ing the Cal­i­for­nia sunshine. 

Kirsten's Speaking Engagements

Kirsten Settle at KPMG on Building a Diverse Board

Partner Kirsten Settle took the stage at a distinguished panel discussion hosted by KPMG’s Silicon Valley Managing Partner’s exceptional team. The event was part of KPMG’s annual “Building a Diverse Board” educational series, a premier forum for executives and board members. Held at the elegant Park James Hotel in Menlo Park, the

Kirsten Settle on Analyzing Start Up Founders and Their Teams

Lonergan Partners was pleased to kick off its new relationship with Bay Angels with a member educational event led by Kirsten Settle, on the art of analyzing the founders and teams of a potential startup investment. By finding capital to scale businesses, mentoring founders and their teams, educating and providing experienced counsel,

AWS Startup Predictions with Partner Kirsten Settle

Each year, Amazon's CTO Werner Vogel publishes predictions for the year ahead and beyond.

For 2023, Werner’s 5 predictions cover topics both specific to certain industries and technologies.

Amazon has invited Partner Kirsten Settle to take out her crystal ball and offer some insights into what these predictions will mean

Kirsten Settle Moderates: The CHRO - The CEO Perspective

This invitation-only event brought together a statured panel of tech CEOs to discuss the very special nature of the CHRO role. These panelists included: Emily Liggett (Former CEO - NovaTorque, Adam de la Zerda (CECO - Visby Medical), and Dr. Ford Tamer (Former CEO - Inphi).

At this invitation-only

Kirsten Settle at The Club: Becoming an Executive Leader in the Silicon Valley

An engaged and thoughtful group of Club attendees met with Kirsten Settle on February 24, 2022 in order to learn how to amplify their executive presence and take on more leadership responsibility.

Kirsten Settle Speaks at BLCK VC Event

On May 12, 2021, Kirsten Settle was a guest speaker via webinar for BLCK VC, a venture capital and private equity firm that connects, engages, and empowers Black venture investors and equips them with the access, education, and community they need to accelerate their careers in venture capital. The discussion included topics such as how the

Kirsten Settle Conducts Fireside Chat with eWOW

On July 23, 2021, Kirsten Settle was a guest speaker for an online virtual event for eWOW, empowered Women of the World, a platform founded by Rashim and Shweta Mogha to empower women around the world to discover, visualize, and actualize their success. This Fireside Chat was titled “Landing an Exec Role with Lonergan Partners,” with

Client Testimonial

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I have enjoyed working with the Lonergan team. Lonergan Partners proved to be a great partner, going well beyond the standard search firm to become part of our team.

Robert LeFort, President, Infineon Technologies Americas Corp.

Kirsten Settle

Partner, Lonergan Partners

Specialties: Executive positions in high-performance computing, AI/ML, semiconductors and systems.

650-413-6015

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