The Berkner Group team is united by our shared purpose to support the commercialization of green technologies by building the best teams possible for game-changing startups. Our search consultants bring the right mix of emotional intelligence, climate tech knowledge, dedication and recruiting experience needed to find world-class talent for our clients.

Meet Our Search Team

In 2013, Chris founded Berkner Group to provide climate tech startup founders with reliable search services to take their teams to the next level. As a former cleantech startup CEO and Managing Director of a cleantech VC fund, he experienced firsthand the challenges of building teams that effectively contributed to company growth. Chris works closely with clients by providing upfront guidance on search strategy to ensure alignment with company priorities. He also advises clients on fundraising and overall business strategy.

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With nearly 15 years of experience spearheading technical and executive searches in high growth sectors, Jing drives our team to meet the most discerning hiring needs. As a recruitment process leader, Jing steers searches seamlessly through every obstacle, overseeing everything from strategy to scheduling. She raises the bar for client service through her analytical capabilities and work ethic. We are fortunate to have Jing's wealth of experience guiding mission-critical talent acquisition projects.

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McKenzi is relentless and highly skilled in leveraging her accomplished experience recruiting senior leadership positions like Advisors, Board Members, VPs and C-Suite executives for technology companies. She thrives in a trusted advisor role, guiding clients to strategic hires that drive organizational growth and success. Her professionalism, determination and work ethic enable her to deliver transformational talent for our clients.

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Amanda brings valuable intuition for matching candidates with the right opportunities, developed from her time working in marketing, biz dev, product management and people operations roles at investor-backed startups in the green consumer products sector. She also fluently speaks the technical language of our clients due to her education in biology and experience recruiting engineers at all levels. She leverages her firsthand startup experience to provide clients with optimal talent solutions tailored to their needs.

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Landon leverages his 8+ years of accomplished executive search experience to recruit leadership and management talent across key functions like sales, engineering, finance, and accounting. Given his consultative approach and outstanding ability to build rapport with candidates, he succeeds in attracting the talented, committed leaders our purpose-driven clients need. Landon’s enthusiasm helping people align their professional passions and expertise with the right role is contagious.

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Ope is a tech-savvy recruiter with more than six years of experience working for technology companies and search firms. Most recently, she recruited for a wide variety of engineering and technical roles (Software Engineers, Software Support Engineers, DevOps Engineers, Product Managers, and more) for Autonomic, creator of the first cloud platform specifically designed for the automotive industry. Her empathetic nature enables her to create seamless partnerships and find win-win pathways for candidates and clients. With her professionalism, thoughtful approach, and energetic nature, Ope is a valuable addition to our team.

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Ivana brings 7+ years of experience successfully recruiting for engineering roles across specialties like full-stack, mechanical, controls, electrical, and technical leadership positions. Thriving in the problem-solving and fast-paced nature of talent acquisition, Ivana excels at making the perfect match between candidate and role. Ivana cherishes the opportunity to make meaningful connections and positive impact through her work.

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Shanice is driven by her passion for helping candidates to thrive in technical roles that advance sustainability. With full cycle recruitment experience, she specializes in placing scientists and engineers at innovative startups including green chemistry, renewable energy, energy storage, sustainable agtech, and semiconductor companies. Leveraging her depth of knowledge in emerging tech sectors, Shanice excels at understanding a candidate’s technical background and strengths. She provides sage guidance to help people build fulfilling careers with companies making an impact.

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Interested in working at Berkner Group? We’re always looking for talented search consultants to join our team. Please send along your resume to careers@berknergroup.com