Susan Major

Advisor at Stage 1 Ventures

Ms. Major is the co-founder and Managing Partner of DavenportMajor. Her expertise working in the technology industry spans more than 18 years with global high growth companies coupled with 10 highly successful years in executive search completing C-level executive placements for public and emerging, pre-IPO corporations.

Ms. Major specializes in the wireless, telecom, software and semiconductor sectors and serves global Fortune 500 companies like Telstra, T-Mobile, Motorola and Qualcomm. Prior to DavenportMajor, she served as Managing Director for Slayton International’s west coast offices. Prior to that, she managed the San Diego office for A.T. Kearney Executive Search.

As an active industry and community member, Ms. Major sponsors the annual Women in Wireless Breakfast at CTIA and she serves on private and public boards. She graduated from Northeastern University with a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.