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Caroline Jessen

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Chief People Officer at Collective Health
📍 San Francisco, California, United States

As Chief People Officer at Collective Health, Caroline Jessen is a global HR leader with a 20-year record of driving organizational transformation at major tech companies like Zendesk, Cisco, and IBM. She specializes in partnering with C-level executives and holds a Masters from San Francisco State University.

Originally from France, she moved to San Francisco with her husband and two teenage daughters. Before her current role, she took her first significant career break, prioritizing a mission-driven organization that aligns with her passion for enhancing employee well-being and experience.

After an extensive career in Europe and the US, she has successfully led people operations for global teams of over 5, 000 employees through major transformations, including private equity acquisitions.

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Experience
19 Years
Current Role
Chief People Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco, California, United States
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HealthTech Innovation
Passionate about working for a mission-driven organization that simplifies healthcare for its members and improves accessibility through technology.
Pay Equity & DEIB
Publicly champions companies that prioritize pay equity and strives to embed Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) into all core HR processes.
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Career

Work history

5-2025
Chief People Officer
Collective Health
2-2025 - 5-2025
Senior Strategic Advisor
Change Logic
3-2023 - 10-2024
Chief People Officer
Zendesk
9-2021 - 2-2023
VP People Partners
Zendesk
8-2020 - 9-2021
Senior Director People & Communities (HR) for Global Operations Organization
Cisco
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Education
Master
San Francisco State University
BA
SKEMA Business School
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