Melanie Naranjo — CEO
Melanie Naranjo is the Chief People Officer at Ethena, a scalable, all-inclusive compliance platform featuring a customizable training library, HR case manager, and phishing simulator. With more than a decade of experience in HR, she’s been interviewed by FastCompany, NBC, the Wall Street Journal, and more for her unique insights and strategies. She runs a monthly virtual workshop geared towards educating HR professionals on low lift, practical strategies that work, with an emphasis on creating People strategies that prioritize the success of the Business first, and enjoys sharing her learnings with others while leading custom in-person trainings and participating in speaking engagements. Her expertise spans a broad spectrum of HR fields, including performance management, training and development, executive coaching, and more. She's a graduate of Harvard University and a self proclaimed cat lady.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS HR leader with extensive experience in compliance and employee engagement.
Location: New York City, New York, United States
Experience: 14 yrs 4 mos
Skills
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion And Belonging (deib)
- Employee Engagement
Career Highlights
- Over a decade of HR experience.
- Expert in creating business-forward People strategies.
- Engages in speaking and training for HR professionals.
Work Experience
Ethena
Chief People Officer (1 yr 5 mos)
VP, People (3 yrs)
TroopHR
Advisor (1 yr 9 mos)
Lattice
CPO Council Member (2 yrs 7 mos)
Insider Inc.
VP, People & Culture (1 yr 4 mos)
Director, People & Culture (1 yr)
Talent Manager (11 mos)
Talent Associate (2 yrs 11 mos)
EF English First
English Teacher (1 yr)
Coach
Intern for People Development, HR (2 mos)
Intern for Talent Acquisition, HR (3 mos)
BRAG
Intern (3 mos)
Harvard University
Peer Advising Fellow (2 yrs 9 mos)
Education
Bachelor's degree at Harvard University
High School at Deerfield Academy
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