Porter is a managing director at True Search and the chairman of Jopwell (acquired by True in 2023). Porter is a thought leader in the HR space and is the host of the Harvard Business Review Podcast “Race at Work,” Author of “Let Them See You” (Published by Penguin Random House), and a regular contributor for Fast Company.
Porter has received numerous awards for his thought leadership: Fast Company’s “100 Most Creative People In Business;” Inc. Magazine’s “30 Under 30;” Crain’s “40 Under 40;” Vanity Fair’s “Future Innovators Index;” Adweek’s “Young Influentials;” Ernst & Young’s “Entrepreneur of the Year New York Winner and National Finalist;” LinkedIn’s “Next Wave, Top Professionals Under 35;” and LinkedIn’s “Top Voices.”
Porter serves on the boards of The Lawrenceville School and DREAM Charter School, and in 2024, he joined the advisory board for the 2025 Ryder Cup.
He began his career at Goldman Sachs on the foreign exchange desk after graduating from Yale University in 2011, where he was a four-year member of the men’s varsity basketball team. Porter lives in Montclair, New Jersey with his wife Juliana, and three children, Mia, Lila, and Jaden.
