Laurie Tennant

Principal, People Advisory at Norwest Venture Partners

Laurie has more than 20 years of experience in various human resources leadership roles in both start-up and large company environments.

As a member of the portfolio services team, Laurie serves as a strategic business partner to a wide variety of Norwest portfolio companies. Laurie advises portfolio executives on best practices around HR policies and programs, planning and infrastructure, and compliance guidance. She also collects and provides industry and portfolio company benchmarks for managing the people side of each portfolio company’s unique organization.

Before joining Norwest, Laurie was the director of HR services at a venture-backed technology start-up company. In this role, she led the development and delivery of a comprehensive suite of products and services including benefits, payroll, training, and consulting. Earlier, Laurie was a human capital consultant at TriNet HR, and spent 12 years at Accenture, most recently as the Director of HR for Northern California.

Laurie holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and business administration from Kalamazoo College and a graduate certificate in executive coaching.

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Norwest Venture Partners

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Norwest is a leading venture and growth equity investment firm managing more than $9.5 billion in capital. Since their inception, they have invested in more than 600 companies and partner with over 150 active companies currently in their venture and growth equity portfolio. The firm invests in early to late stage companies across a wide range of sectors with a focus on consumer, enterprise, and healthcare.


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