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John Foster

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Executive Coach at Gamut Labs
📍 United States

John Foster is a leadership coach and executive with deep expertise in scaling innovative, talent-driven companies. He has served as the Chief People Officer for high-growth organizations like Hulu, TrueCar, and IDEO, specializing in organizational development and human-centered design. He holds a dual BA from Miami University and an M. Ed. from Colorado State University.

Based in California, John lives with his wife and four children. His personal interests include travel, playing the guitar, and adventure sports. This passion for the outdoors stems from his early career, where he led outdoor education and team-building programs like white water rafting and ropes courses.

Unique fact: He is currently writing a book, with the working title "Talent Rules, " to consolidate his insights on building agile and organic HR business models.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Executive Coach
Location
United States
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Priorities

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Human-Centered Design
Founded Gamut HCD (Human Centered Design) and applied this philosophy as CHRO at IDEO, focusing on building talent processes around people's needs.
Organizational Transformation
He has a history of leading companies through significant change, including supporting a complete business transformation and executive team reset at TrueCar.
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Career

Work history

3-2013
Executive Coach
Gamut Labs
Chief People Officer
TrueCar, Inc.
SVP Talent and Organization, CHRO
Hulu
Global Head of Talent and Organization, CHRO
IDEO
Global Director of OD
Hewlett Packard Enterprise/Mercury Interactive
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Education
Dual BA
Miami University
MEd.
Colorado State University
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