Rebecca Adams — CEO
I'm the Chief People Officer at Cohesity, where I focus on building the kind of culture and people strategy that can actually keep pace with where we're headed. My background spans 25+ years across global software companies — VMware, SAP, Business Objects, Informatica — leading teams in different areas of the business. That cross-functional experience changed how I think about how people work. HR doesn't sit alongside the business. It's woven into it. I'm hands-on by choice. I'd rather be in the room listening to feedback than reading a summary of it, and I'd rather redesign a broken system than work around it. The through-line in everything I do is straightforward: companies get stronger when people can do their best work and feel like they belong there.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic leader in SaaS with a focus on people and operations.
Location: Santa Clara, California, United States
Experience: 18 yrs 2 mos
Career Highlights
- 25+ years in global software companies.
- Expert in building inclusive company cultures.
- Hands-on leadership style focused on feedback.
Work Experience
Cohesity
Chief People Officer (1 yr 8 mos)
Sr. Vice President, People and Workplace & CoS to CEO (1 yr 1 mo)
Vice President CxO Operations & Chief of Staff to the CEO (9 mos)
VMware
Vice President, Exec Customer Relationships and GTM Ops (1 yr 4 mos)
Chief of Staff to Chief Operating Officer, Customer Operations (7 yrs 2 mos)
SAP
Senior Director, Ecosystem & Channels Marketing (1 yr)
Head of Analytics Product Communications (1 yr 5 mos)
Vice President and Chief of Staff, Applications & Platform Solutions (6 yrs 2 mos)
Education
BA at Bridgewater State University
Certificate: Diversity and Inclusion at Cornell University
Human Resource Management Certificate at University of the Pacific
