Dianne Desevo

About Dianne Desevo

As a multifaceted HR leader, I bring extensive experience across all HR disciplines with a focus on driving talent, organizational development, and workplace culture initiatives. My strengths include investing in people, coaching executives, and developing targeted human capital strategies to facilitate organizational change. Throughout my career, I have created and delivered cost-effective, value-added HR strategies, programs, and solutions that align with ever-changing business needs. I am passionate about helping employees reach their highest potential via ongoing career, mentoring, and professional development.Selected highlights from my career include:Established and enhanced the HR function by instituting business partner model, improving employee relations, and elevating talent. Transitioned the team into a strategic partner and trusted advisor to leaders.Generated cost savings by driving a large transformational project to reinvent and modernize ABC News, including launching a digital producer model and consolidating all news-gathering efforts across 8 on-air programs.Achieved consistent scores in the top 90% in engagement, enablement, career development, and productivity on annual employee surveys.Launched and expanded a New York Women’s Group to connect, coach, and train women on leadership/business challenges. Trained 30 women to optimize their career and hosted monthly networking events for 100+ women.

Experience

1. Chief People Officer

   Dow Jones

   Sep 2021 — Present · NY, US

Education

• The Hudson Institute of Coaching

  Executive Leadership Coaching

  2016 — 2017

• USC Marshall School of Business

  Organizational Effectiveness , Human Capital and Effective Organizations

  2014 — 2014

• The Catholic University of America

  Bachelor of Arts

• The Institute for Integrative Nutrition

  Health Coach, Integrated Nutrition

  2017 — 2017

Skills

• Onboarding
• Recruiting
• Succession Planning
• Talent Management