Operating Partners
Kerry Van Voris
Kerry is an Operating Partner to Lightyear Fund VI, L.P. and its parallel investment vehicles.
She brings extensive experience in talent leadership, executive recruiting, and people strategy across high-growth technology, financial services, and venture-backed environments, having most recently served as Chief People Officer at Checkout.com and Oscar.
Kerry has built and led talent functions across some of the most recognized names in technology and finance. At Amazon Web Services, she led executive recruiting for one of the fastest-growing cloud businesses in history. At Bridgewater Associates, she led senior and general management hiring before expanding into a broader role as Head of Talent Management for the firm's largest department. Earlier, as Director of Talent at Madrona Venture Group — the venture capital firm best known for its original seed investment in Amazon.com — she supported talent strategy across a portfolio of seed and early-stage technology companies.
Prior to these roles, Kerry began her career at Microsoft, where she served as a senior technical recruiter for the Server & Tools business and later as an HR M&A manager, leading people due diligence, and talent integration across multiple acquisitions.
She holds a B.A. in History from the University of Notre Dame.