Sydney Brown has over a decade of experience working with companies ranging from startups to publicly traded. Her expertise is also grounded in an extensive and advanced academic career.

Prior to founding SEB Consulting, Sydney worked with venture capital firms and companies, ranging from early-stage to Fortune 500, at a Bay Area and NYC-based executive search firm, Rich Talent Group. Before joining the firm, Sydney worked in public relations at LifeLock and later Symantec.

In addition to earning a Master’s degree in Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Sydney is working on her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology where she’s leading research on the impact of blind loyalty within technology companies.

She also holds a Lecturer position at the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business, where she assists in teaching Executive Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness courses to Executive MBA students.