Larisa Owusu

About Larisa Owusu

People operations and strategy professional with experience leading firmwide inclusion, communications, and recruiting initiatives across finance and private equity; passionate about building scalable systems and leadership practices that drive organizational performance and culture.

Experience

1. People Operations & Strategy Associate

   Alpine Investors

   Mar 2024 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Directed Alpine’s Inclusive Communications Taskforce, guiding a cross-functional team to audit and redesign firmwide messaging systems; launched leadership guidelines and toolkit improving firmwide clarity and inclusion for 150+employees.Led campus recruiting across six target universities, sourcing 700+ candidates and building one of Alpine’s most diverse intern classes through the Future Leaders Summit for underrepresented talent. Built data-driven recruiting and engagement frameworks in Greenhouse and GEM to track funnel performance, optimize outreach and strengthen data-based decision making. Chaired Alpine’s DEI Committee, composed of senior leaders and partners, to align equity goals with firm strategy and drive measurable improvements in hiring and culture engagement.Designed and facilitated firmwide inclusion training for 150+ employees, with over 75% of participants reporting actionable takeaways; currently developing a manager-focused training session to enhance inclusive leadership Developed a firmwide Employee Resource Groups (ERG) playbook to guide structure, leadership, and communications; also serve as a lead for the Black, Latine, and Indigenous (BLI) ERG and work to deepen engagement, inclusion, and allyship.

Education

• Harvard University

  Bachelor's degree, History & Literature and Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies

  2017 — 2021

• SEO (Sponsors for Educational Opportunity)

  Edge Career Fellow

  2019