Through February, we’re donating 5% of new business proceeds to support fire relief efforts in LA.

For more information please contact us HERE.

Expert Profile

C-Suite Executive | Founder | Advisor | Coach

Kelli Dragovich

Kelli has over 24 years of HR leadership experience in Global Tech including public and private companies. Kelli now runs her own firm, consisting mostly of coaching and advising engagements with various levels of business and HR leaders. Her scope also includes interim HR roles, advising VCs, and participating in various speaking engagements including co-hosting the HR Heretics podcast.
Untitled design - 1

Areas of Expertise

• Interim CHRO / HR Leadership: Lead HR strategy and operations during growth or transition.

• Organization Building & People Ops: Develop scalable HR processes and systems.

• Talent Management & Feedback Systems: Implement performance and feedback frameworks.

• Compensation Strategy: Design fair, competitive compensation plans.

• Career Paths & Pay Equity: Create leveling frameworks to ensure growth and pay fairness.

• Employer Brand & Culture: Build strong employer brand and workplace culture.

• Company Values: Define and integrate company values.

• Founder & Executive Advising: Coach leaders and advise on HR strategy.

• HCM Sales, Product, Marketing Advising: Support HCM companies with go-to-market strategies.

BOOK TIME WITH Kelli

More About the Expert:

Kelli has over 24 years of HR leadership experience in Global Tech companies ranging from public companies (Google,Yahoo!, Intuit) to private companies (Hired, GitHub, Looker, Pendo). Most recently Kelli was the Chief People Officer at Pendo and continues to be an active Advisor to Pendo.

Kelli now runs her own firm, consisting mostly of coaching and advising engagements with various levels of business and HR leaders. Her scope also includes interim HR roles, advising VCs, and participating in various speaking engagements including co-hosting the HR Heretics podcast. You can read more at kellidragovich.com.

She is a mother of 13 year old twin boys and the ultimate sports enthusiast – even competing as an amateur boxer in the past. She attended Santa Clara University where she played Division I softball and graduated with a degree in Psychology, before going on to receive a Masters in Organizational Psychology from Alliant International University in San Diego. She loves building fast growing businesses, helping to evolve the HR function, enjoying humor in work and creating genuinely authentic cultures.

“If you can laugh at it, you can live with it.”
Kelli Dragovich
C-Suite Executive | Founder | Advisor | Coach