Company Timeline
2018
Nitzan Pelman, as Entrepreneur in Residence at LinkedIn, learned that the vast majority of jobs on the platform were secured through referrals.
2019
Nitzan Pelman founded Climb Hire, a nonprofit dedicated to helping individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds build skills and networks to secure jobs through referrals and social capital.
2020
One of Climb Hire’s key early learnings was the importance of effectively practicing how to be a great conversationalist with professionals. Practicing relationship building is key to developing networks and unlock job referrals.
2022
Climb Hire empowered hundreds of learners to secure jobs, doubling or tripling their income by teaching and leveraging social capital.
2024
Nitzan launched Climb Together to help education providers and organizations implement social capital strategies for economic mobility.
Leadership
Nitzan Pelman
Founder & CEO
Dominique Levin
Chief Operating Officer
Shuvi Santo
Chief Partnership Officer
David Steuer
Chief Product Officer
Stephanie Chang
Head of Research and Design
Jasmin Torres
Head of Partner Operations
David Oluyale
Lead Engineer
Christine Mikhail
Lead Content Designer
Joanna June
Content Program Manager
Akshay Kalapgar
Full-stack AI Developer
Loraine Calderon
Special Assistant to the CEO
Leadership
