Danielle Mastrangel Brown

Chief People + Impact Officer

2023 - Current

Harry’s Inc. started in 2013 with a specific goal: disrupt the shaving industry by creating an innovative, everyday product at a fair price. Since then, Harry’s has expanded to Canada and Europe, developed relationships with retailers such as Target and Walmart, expanded our grooming brand into a personal care powerhouse, launched two new brands including Flamingo and Cat Person, and made our first brand acquisition with Lumē. Our Mission is to Create Things That People Like More, and we are in the business of building a portfolio of amazing brands that enable this mission. The key to our success? Our amazing people. From chemists, mechanical engineers, CX associates, to creative directors, sourcing managers, and logistics specialists, the Harry’s team is composed of some of the most brilliant, diverse, and humble people you’ll ever meet. Our brands answer unmet consumer needs, but our company is a place of inclusion and innovation that attracts some of the brightest minds across industries, geographies, and backgrounds. Whether we have a team of 5 or 500, our core values and our startup mentality remain; we value continuous improvement and learning, teamwork and collaboration, creative problem solving, and open and direct dialogue and feedback. I lead our People, Communications, Workplace and Social Impact teams globally across Harry's Inc. Our People + Impact team is responsible for designing and delivering world-class Talent acquisition, Talent development, People Operations, Total Rewards and DEI processes and programs; supporting our business through our People Business Partner team; creating amazing workplaces and spaces; and making impact through our 1% Impact program and High-Five volunteer initiatives.

Limited Partner

2022

Operator Collective is a venture fund and dream team community of Operator LPs. OpCo brings together 200+ of tech's most exceptional executives from diverse backgrounds to invest in and supercharge the next generation of enterprise tech.

Independent Director, Board of Directors

2020

Independent Director Fama is an AI-based software solution that identifies problematic behavior among potential hires and current employees by analyzing publicly available online information. Enterprise HR and talent acquisition leaders trust Fama to identify abusive behaviors, such as bigotry and harassment, that are often missed in the hiring and management process. With Fama, organizations can now proactively protect their culture and brand from the sorts of risky behaviors that can draw down on innovation and expose a brand to liability. Founded in 2015, Fama is backed by some of the world’s leading venture capitalists and institutional investors and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Chief People Officer

2019 - 2023

Our mission is to create a world where work empowers a better life. We’re making the most complicated, impersonal business tasks simple and personal. Imagine payroll that brings everyone peace of mind, human resources that transforms work into a community and benefits that help people plan for a better future. That’s what we’re building at Gusto. As Gusto's Chief People Officer, I empower the teams that lead talent acquisition and development, employee experience, compensation and total rewards, diversity & belonging, people operations, communications, and workplace/environment/real estate for Gusto.

Vice President, People Operations and Head of Employee Engagement

2017 - 2019

Served as VP in the People Operations organization, leading the Employee Engagement organization and served as Google's Chief Diversity Officer. In this role, I led the Employee Engagement Organization for Google as a part of the People Operations (HR) team. This global function was comprised of ~200 People Operations professionals around the world, who were responsible for leading Google's global Employee Relations function, Google's equity, diversity and inclusion strategy & efforts; and the compliance, integrity and governance function for People Operations globally, as well as driving large scale employee engagement programs for the company.

Vice President and Group Chief Human Resources Officer

2017 - 2017

Led the global Human Resources function for Intel's technology manufacturing, G&A, sales and artificial intelligence groups, serving nearly two-thirds of Intel's employee base. Managed a global team of ~350 People Partners, People Consultants, talent management and employee relations professionals who provided strategic People support to Intel's executive and management teams. Led Intel's executive leadership development and employee communications teams.

Vice President, Chief of Staff to the CEO and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer

2014 - 2017

Led Intel's diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and programs as VP and Chief Diversity Officer. Led our team to reach Intel's goal to reach full representation of our workforce by 2020. Managed Intel's $300M Diversity in Technology fund. Served as VP and Chief of Staff to Intel's CEO, managing Intel's executive team processes and programs, leading keynote development and content creation, managing the executive office and operations, and executive communications.

Senior Director + Chief of Staff, Human Resources

2013 - 2014

Director, Intel Executive Leadership Development

2011 - 2013

Associate, Accelerated Leadership Program

2009 - 2011

Institutional Sales Manager, Cardiopulmonary Division

2007 - 2009

Health Systems Manager

2003 - 2007

Senior Financial Analyst

2001 - 2003

Consultant, Mergers and Acquisitions Risk Services

1999 - 2001