Lauren Wright
Advisory Board Member @Humane Animal Rescue Of Pittsburgh
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WORK HISTORY
Advisory Board Member @Humane Animal Rescue Of Pittsburgh
Serve as the member of the Advisory Board. Provide HR & Culture mentorship to HARP leadership.
EDUCATION
University of Pittsburgh School of Education
Ed.D. , Social and Comparative Analysis in Education
University of Pittsburgh School of Education
Master of Education (M.Ed.), Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
University of Pittsburgh School of Business
BSBA, Marketing, Management (Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management)
SKILLS
ABOUT LAUREN WRIGHT
People expert who turns data-informed human capital strategy into trust, performance, and results. As a Chief People Officer and talent strategy executive, I bring 15 years of experience elevating human capital and people strategies that strengthen performance, accountability, and organizational trust. I partner closely with CEOs, boards, executive, and senior leadership teams in complex, regulated environments including healthcare, human services, and education by building rapid organization-wide rapport and translating workforce data and human insight into aligned decisions and action.My expertise centers on designing and operationalizing scalable people systems translating business vision and organizational complexity into clear, executable talent strategies. I have led and scaled high-impact teams while overseeing initiatives across employee experience, organizational design, recruitment, leadership development, performance management, compensation strategy, succession planning, and culture transformation.Particularly effective during periods of organizational change, I create enterprise value by aligning talent, leadership, and operating systems to business outcomes. I am most fulfilled when my leadership directly improves engagement, retention, leadership effectiveness, and overall organizational performance.How I deliver impact:Partnering with senior leaders to connect people strategy to measurable outcomes, I have:• Rebuilt workforce trust and stability following multi-year reductions in force through a strong recipe of rapport building and data evaluation (double digit impacts to retention, turnover, vacancy, & engagement• Redesigned rewards and recognition strategies for complex, partially unionized workforces to improve pay equity, competitiveness, and performance alignment• Strengthened leadership pipelines and succession readiness through enterprise-wide leadership development & performance accountability• Secured $100K in grant funding to support HR \"next practices\"Areas of expertise:• Human Capital & People Strategy• Talent Management, Succession Planning & Employee Experience• Compensation, Total Rewards & Workforce Planning• Organizational Effectiveness & Change• Organizational Design, Recruitment & Performance AccountabilityWhy leaders trust working with me:• I build executive and enterprise credibility quickly• I translate workforce data into narratives leaders act on• I balance empathy, accountability, and governance• I lead strategically, calmly, and decisively through change
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