70 - Valerie Jackson (Chief Diversity Officer, Zuora) & Laura Robblee (CHRO, Zuora) on their flourishing CHRO <> CDO relationship

Zuora’s Laura Robblee, CHRO, and Valerie Jackson, Chief Diversity Officer, joined us on The Modern People Leader. We talked about why their CHRO/CDO partnership works so well and how they’re laying the foundation for a new Zuora. Timestamps: their favorite thing about working with one another (16:40), prioritizing diversity and inclusion at Zuora (21:50), why having both the CDO & CHRO reporting to the CEO works for them (25:08), the swim lanes for Human Resources & DEI at Zuora (30:00), why diversity is a measure of organizational health (37:39), why their leadership playbook is a big focus for them right now (40:05), the summit they’re hosting for VP + folks at the company (44:00), the career advice Valerie would give her 22-year-old self (47:10), and what Laura would fix in HR with a magic wand 49:10). Subscribe to the MPL Weekly Digest: https://forms.gle/qdt6YaWULfoEHb6n8 Connect with us on LinkedIn: Daniel Huerta and Stephen Huerta