Galen Beyea

Founder & CEO

Galen is the Founder and CEO of Blder. He brings a decade of experience in executive search and human capital consulting for technology, software, and infrastructure companies. Galen was most recently with Meta Platforms (formerly Facebook) as a founding member of the executive search team, establishing technical leadership from the ground up as the tech giant grew from 10,000 employees to 70,000 global staff. He hired more than sixty executives for Meta during his tenure, which included roles in engineering, product, security, commerce, payments, supply chain, IT, and general technology infrastructure.

Prior to Blder and Meta, Galen began his career with Korn Ferry and Heidrick & Struggles, delivering searches for private equity, venture capital, and publicly traded companies at the Board and C-level. Galen received his Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from the University of California at Berkeley.