Tammy Perkins

About Tammy Perkins

Chief People Officer with 25+ years leading large-scale transformation across Fortune 50, private equity-backed, and high-growth organizations.I partner with CEOs, boards and leadership teams to align leadership capability, operating discipline, and talent systems to enterprise strategy, particularly in environments navigating growth acceleration, portfolio evolution, or capital events.My experience spans technology, consumer products, AI-enabled platforms, logistics, and hardware-software integration at scale. I have led global organizations of employees, modernized HR operating models, strengthened executive succession pipelines, and embedded performance accountability across complex, multi-entity environments.I believe culture isn’t just a vibe, it’s a strategy. It’s how companies attract and keep great talent, fuel innovation, and outperform the market. I focus on building performance-driven cultures, designing organizations that scale, and developing leaders equipped for the future. Whether guiding a company through hypergrowth, a global acquisition, or a turnaround, I align people strategy directly to business performance.I am brought into organizations at inflection points:• Scaling beyond founder-led growth• Preparing for a transaction or strategic exit• Modernizing infrastructure in advance of public-market scrutiny• Integrating acquisitions and redesigning governance models• Elevating HR from functional support to enterprise value driverSelected Impact:• Led people and culture transformation that contributed to the scale Stanley (PMI Worldwide) from $72M to $750M+ with 10X EBITDA growth, enabling strategic exit for shareholders and sale to HAVI• Led post-acquisition integration and holding-company transition across a multi-billion-dollar portfolio• Directed HR for Microsoft’s $160B global customer division and Windows Marketing Division • Launched Amazon\'s global customer operations across the U.S, India, and Costa Rica• Recognized as 2024 CHRO of the Year (Peer 150)• Board and Compensation Committee fluent

Experience

1. Board Co-chair

   Stanley Ann Dunham Scholarship Fund

   Apr 2025 — Present · Seattle, WA, US

Education

• Ohio University

  Bachelor of Science in Communication, Organizational Communication

Skills

• Global Human Resources Management
• Management
• Customer Service
• Applicant Tracking Systems
• Organizational Development
• Employer Branding
• Strategy
• Succession Planning
• E-Commerce
• Onboarding
• Sourcing
• Hris
• Coaching
• HR Project Management
• Employee Engagement
• Technical Recruiting
• Executive Onboarding
• Operational Excellence
• Leadership
• Executive Management
• Operations Management
• Human Resources
• Training
• Vendor Management
• Temporary Placement
• Leadership Development
• Organizational Effectiveness
• Workforce Planning
• Business Strategy
• Start-Ups
• Process Improvement
• Executive Coaching
• Diversity & Inclusion
• Culture Transformation
• Recruiting
• Performance Management
• International Growth
• Deferred Compensation
• Employee Benefits
• Talent Acquisition