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Leadership Changecurated sourcedetected 2026-05-09 · confidence 70%

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Spark Capital: Leadership Change

Bijan Sabet, Spark Capital's cofounder, stepped away from the firm a few years ago and served as US Ambassador to Czech Republic

Source: Hunter Walk

The leadership read

Leadership transitions often precede broader consulting bench-strengthening over the next two quarters.

Market context: This lands while the Talent Market Index reads 105.8 (Hot) — down 2.4 versus the prior month — and Americas signal share is rising (+2.4pts).

Spark Capital: 1 signal in the last 90 days — below the Consulting median of 2 across 45 tracked companies.

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