Payton Dobbs
Operating Partner
Payton has spent half his career in digital and half in hardware, helping grow three different $1B+ businesses, most recently as General Manager of Google's Hardware business in the UK. Born in Florida, he graduated with distinction from Vanderbilt University with a dual degree in Engineering and Mathematics, studied Architecture at Harvard's Graduate School of Design and completed his MBA from London Business School with a concentration in Finance.
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payton.dobbs@hoxton.vc
Years in the tech industry
22
Years in Silicon valley
14
Previous Companies
3
Payton has held various leadership positions across Google and Nest. He led Google Hardware’s industry partnerships globally and was previously GM of Nest Labs EMEA after building their Global Sales Operations team, expanding across North America, Europe and Australia.
While at Google he was recognized with both their Great Manager Award and Robin Hutto Memorial Leadership Award. Prior to Google, Payton was with Deloitte Consulting where he worked on projects across financial services, real estate, consumer products, public sector and aerospace & defense.
Payton graduated with distinction from Vanderbilt University with a double major in Engineering and Mathematics, studied Architecture at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design and completed his MBA from London Business School with a concentration in Finance while also studying abroad at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern.
Outside of work Payton enjoys cycling, traveling and spending time with his wife, two boys and their golden retriever, Stuart. He previously served on the International Alumni Council of London Business School, was the Vanderbilt Alumni Club President and executive sponsor for MOSAIC, an employee led group focused on celebrating diversity at Google.
