TEAM MEMBER

Ali Behnam

Managing Partner

Prior to co-founding Riviera Partners, Ali co-founded and was EVP, Operations & Services at PeopleMover, a leading venture-backed developer of Internet based, Enterprise Workforce Management software for staffing, consulting, and professional services firms including CSC, Robert Half International, Modis and BEA Systems. PeopleMover was acquired by Opus360 (nasdaq OPUS) in 2000.

Prior to PeopleMover, Ali was the Director, Operations for a $120 million international apparel company. Ali's responsibilities included recruiting and setting the strategic initiatives for the technology and distribution teams. Major initiatives included automating the distribution and manufacturing operations as well as packaging the company for its eventual acquisition in 1999 by Kellwood International.

Ali began his career in professional services for ten years at Andersen Consulting and KPMG Peat Marwick. As a Sr. Manager with KPMG's Strategic Services Consulting Practice, Ali worked with the leading technology and electronic components manufacturers in Southern California. He was responsible for selling and delivering work through a network of partnerships that included major software vendors, computing/networking platform manufacturers and other consulting organizations.

He is a graduate of the University of California at Irvine with a BA in Economics. Ali enjoys rugby, cycling, swimming and traveling. He and his wife and their two children currently reside in San Francisco, CA.

"...thanks for grinding this one out. Thanks for all the great work."

Joe Dobrenski,
Partner, Human Capital , Sequoia Capital.

I was very pleased with Ali for our VP of Engineering search. He get’s in the trenches and does the work and had ‘fresh’ inventory…
I would definitely recommend Ali and we will use him again for other execs as needed.

Gary Swart,
CEO, oDesk.

Ali and the crew at Riviera Partners did a tremendous job sourcing a VP of Engineering for our cleantech company. They took the time to understand our needs and our culture, showed us many high-quality candidates, and helped us sign a superstar VP. I highly recommend their services in the engineering field.

Pratap Mukherjee,
CEO, Sustainable Spaces.