BOARD OF DIRECTORS

HRLF BOARD MEMBER

Debbie Pollock-Berry

Chief People & Culture Officer  - PLEZI

Debbie Pollock-Berry is a people-first Chief People Officer with extensive experience advising CEOs, executive leadership teams, and boards across startups, PE-backed growth companies, global nonprofits, and Fortune 500 organizations. Her career spans a diverse range of industries, including technology, consumer products, media, telecommunications, and commercial real estate.

Debbie has built and led people and culture strategies that enable organizations to scale, transform, and perform. Her expertise includes workforce and talent strategy, leadership development, organizational transformation, employee relations, and building scalable people infrastructure aligned with business growth.

She specializes in helping organizations navigate rapid growth, geographic expansion, and operational complexity. Her experience includes scaling distributed teams, strengthening leadership capability, and aligning talent strategy with business objectives while navigating complex workforce governance and both unionized and non-union environments.

Known for balancing business performance with employee voice, well-being, and accountability, Debbie is passionate about creating high-performing, inclusive cultures where people strategy serves as a driver of business execution, organizational resilience, and sustainable growth.