Modern Career

Modern Career


Episode 20: A Chief Human Resources Officer Perspective with Lisa Mulrooney Gross

March 16, 2021

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In our Chief Human Resources Officer Perspective series, Mary sits down with CHROs from around the world to uncover insider knowledge about navigating a modern career. The next guest in the series is Lisa Mulrooney Gross, CHRO of Fitbit at Google. In this episode, she discusses her inspiration for her career journey including balancing life and career, insider insights on growing as a modern leader, personal branding and the essential mindset for success.

Lisa Mulrooney Gross is currently the CHRO for Fitbit at Google where she leads the people strategy for one of the coolest, most unique and innovative digital healthcare companies on the planet; Fitbit, recently acquired by Google. Lisa has been an HR leader for Bayer, Applied Materials, Tyco and has also been an entrepreneur.  She earned her BA in Psychology from The University of California at Los Angeles and her MA in Organizational psychology at Columbia University. She is a Board Member for Girls Inc, is an avid outdoor adventurer and lives in California with her family.

Resources mentioned in this episode

* Control Your Destiny or Somebody Else Will by Noel M. Tichy and Stratford Sherman