John Robison

John Robison is a Talent Partner at Mission Driven Talent based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Transitioning from an initial background in software engineering, he previously worked as a technical recruiter where he successfully managed the hiring of over 200 engineers across more than 50 early-stage technology startups. His talent acquisition work primarily targets the deep tech, climate tech, and artificial intelligence sectors, placing machine learning researchers and technical leads at recognizable organizations like Anthropic, Redwood Research, and Manifold Markets. Leveraging a professional network of over 5,000 connections, he published an open-source hiring playbook in January 2026 and spoke on remote hiring trends at the San Francisco Tech Talent Summit. Robison currently focuses on sourcing elite technical professionals to staff high-impact startups dedicated to solving complex global challenges in AI safety and frontier technology.