The Role of Engineering Leaders in Recruiting

Aditya Agarwal

Former CTO @ Dropbox

Aditya Agarwal is a Partner-in-Residence at South Park Commons - a collective of technologists, tinkerers, and entrepreneurs who have come together to freely learn, explore new ideas, and help each other launch their next venture. He is also a partner at Iconiq Capital, a growth stage venture firm. Prior to SPC and Iconiq, Aditya was the CTO and VP of Engineering at Dropbox. He scaled the Engineering team from 25 to 1000 and was responsible for new product development, infrastructure and technical operations. Aditya came to Dropbox via the acquisition of Cove, a company that he co-founded. Prior to Cove, Aditya was one of Facebook’s first engineers. He helped build the first versions of key products like Search, NewsFeed and Messenger. He then became Facebook’s first director of Product Engineering, overseeing engineering for products like NewsFeed, Profile, Groups and Events.

Daniel Portillo

Co-Founder @ The General Partnership

Daniel Portillo is a seasoned venture capitalist and entrepreneur with over two decades of experience in the tech industry. He is the co-founder of The General Partnership, a venture capital firm that focuses on helping companies grow from early stages to scale. Before co-founding The General Partnership, Daniel was a prominent Operating Partner at Greylock, where he played a key role in building the firm’s talent network and supporting portfolio companies with their hiring and organizational development. He also worked closely with the United States Digital Service, assisting in recruiting top tech talent to improve government digital services. Earlier in his career, Daniel held significant positions at Mozilla, where he was instrumental in leading recruitment and HR efforts. Daniel Portillo holds a BA from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and is known for his expertise in connecting the right people, products, and opportunities to accelerate company growth and success​