Keegan Walden

Partner & Head of Executive Coaching at Riviera, YC founder, Clinical/Personality Psychologist | I help leaders dissolve the fears and defenses shaping culture, conflict, and performance | Author of The Founder’s Journey

Co-founder

Torch· Winter 2018 🇺🇸 San Francisco, California, United States

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2026Partner, Head of Executive Coaching· Riviera Partners

Founder · since 2017

Company

Riviera Partners

Role

Partner, Head of Executive Coaching

current

Stage

—

no public source

Raised

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no public source

Based

San Francisco Bay Area

current

Founder / co-founder — the company's markEmployee / research role

Source: LinkedIn work history

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Torch

Winter 2018

Experience

Career

Riviera Partners
Partner, Head of Executive Coaching · San Francisco Bay Area · 2026 – Present
2026
Simon Acumen
Author · 2025 – Present
2025
Torch
Board Member · 2023 – 2026
2023
Torch
Co-founder
Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer · San Francisco Bay Area · 2022 – 2023
2022
Torch
Co-founder
Co-Founder & COO · 2017 – 2022
2017
Eating Recovery Center
Director of Research · 2016 – 2017
2016
University at Buffalo
Adjunct Assistant Professor · Buffalo, NY · 2015 – 2017
2015
Insight Behavioral Health Centers
Director of Research · 2015 – 2016
2015
Northwestern University
Doctoral Student · Evanston, IL · 2009 – 2015
2009
Wells Fargo
User Experience Design · San Francisco, CA · 2002 – 2009
2002

Bio

Currently: Founder coach within and beyond YC. Writing a book on founder psychology. Formerly: Co-founder of Torch (W'18), a series C enterprise coaching company.