Head of Investment Practice
Suzanne is a Partner at SPMB and leads the firm’s Investment practice. Known for her rigorous, research-driven approach, she specializes in recruiting senior investors, operating partners, and functional leaders (investor relations, business development, finance, legal, and operations) to Venture Capital, Private Equity, and Asset Management firms.
Over her two decades in executive search, Suzanne has partnered with clients at every stage of firm-building—from launching first-time funds to scaling established platforms. She also leads SPMB’s cryptocurrency and blockchain efforts, working with investors backing leading edge alternative and emerging technologies.
Prior to joining SPMB in 2019, Suzanne led the West Coast Financial Services practice at Caldwell Partners. Earlier in her career, she held institutional sales roles at Merrill Lynch, Fidelity, and Piper Jaffray, advising clients across the financial services landscape.
Suzanne splits her time between SPMB’s Bay Area and New York offices, enabling her bi-coastal team to best support clients nationwide. Outside of work, she can be found cheering on her three sons at lacrosse games, consuming a good book or podcast, or planning her next adventure—preferably on skis!
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What is the most non-traditional job you have ever done?
While in college, I started out as a conductor on English double decker buses the city of Davis uses for its local transportation, but quickly moved on to getting a class B driver’s license and driving 40′ passenger buses.
What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever done?
Recently 10 friends of mine and I ran a 24 hour relay from Sonoma to Santa Cruz – team name Moms of Mayhem. We were supposed to run with 12, but 2 fell out with injuries before the race began. Not only did some people end up running close to a marathon, but I was the driver/DJ that stayed up all night, playing music, and keeping everyone motivated. We were the second fastest women’s team behind the Stanford Women’s cross country team. Exhausting and exhilarating.
What is the one thing people would be surprised to know about you?
I played two sports in college – soccer and track. (High Jump)
Which three words would you use to describe yourself?
Engaged, Curious, Intuitive