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Erica Waichman
Financial Services & Banking
“Erica puts the person in People and Community leadership. From Tesla and Airbnb to scaling Chime from 200 to 1,500 people, Erica Waichman has built hiring machines without ever letting the candidate experience become collateral damage. As Head of People & Community at Canvas Ventures, she now multiplies that across a portfolio: owning firm hiring, running the Go-to-Market Council, and coaching founders through the foundational hires that determine whether a company works. Founders call her before they write the job description. Candidates remember her long after the process ends.”