Niamh Graham
Senior Vice President, Global Human Experience
KeyAnna Schmiedl
Chief Human Experience Officer
KeyAnna Schmiedl is Workhuman Chief Human Experience Officer, responsible for guiding all of the organization’s human experience strategy, including talent, total rewards, learning and development, culture and employee experience, organizational design, corporate social responsibility, and DEI initiatives. Previously, KeyAnna was the VP of Social and Environmental Impact (SEI) at Mozilla, the global head of Culture & Inclusion at Wayfair, and worked with top organizations such as Harvard University, Santander Bank, and IBISConsulting.
KeyAnna has received the industry’s esteemed Diversity Leader Award granted by the Diversity Journal® due to her stand-out work in creating an open, equitable, and inclusive workplace culture. KeyAnna was also featured on Fortune’s 40 Under 40 listOpens in a new tab and was named a DEI TrailblazerOpens in a new tab by Business Insider in 2021.
Her superpowers include navigating complex structures to grow relationships and opportunities, connecting key stakeholders, assessing organizational readiness to allow for dialogue on DEI and people process topics at appropriate levels for all constituencies, and challenging/equipping leaders to move from careful to thoughtful conversations.
KeyAnna holds an Advanced Graduate Certificate in Organizational Learning & Development from Suffolk University, an MBA in Human Resource Management, and a Bachelor of Science in Human Services from Fitchburg State University. KeyAnna resides in the Greater Boston area with her husband, two boys, and a growing menagerie of pets.
At Workhuman, I have the honor of elevating the human experience. My mission is to anticipate workforce trends and identify the essential skills necessary to connect our people, processes, programs and policies. By doing so, we can create the right opportunities at the right time to propel both our employees and our business forward. I firmly believe that people join or leave a company based on their experience, and that is where HX and people leaders have the opportunity to make transformative and sustainable change. Our mission strongly resonates with my own values and passions - to make work more human for every individual on the planet. Humans are the foundation of the workforce, and I am thrilled to witness firsthand how the connections created through giving and receiving recognition, and the insights uncovered by authentic human data, contribute to a better work experience for all.
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