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Julia Silbergeld

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VP of People at FreeWill
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Julia Silbergeld is the VP of People at FreeWill, specializing in scaling teams and building robust HR and recruitment functions. With an MBA from UC Berkeley Haas, she has a track record of driving significant company growth, for example, expanding her current company from 70 to 200 employees.

She is passionate about the intersection of business and social impact, having dedicated her career to working with nonprofits and sustainability-focused startups. Colleagues describe her as innovative, trusted, and results-driven, with a forward-thinking approach to staff development and support.

Unique fact: Julia is a distinguished Rockwood Leadership Fellow.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
VP of People
Job Level
Senior
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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Scaling People Operations
She has repeatedly led massive team growth, taking FreeWill from 70 to 200 employees and MoveOn.org from 50 to 200 during key periods.
DEI Initiatives
A core part of her role involves building and managing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs, having led a formal DEI process at a previous organization.
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Career

Work history

3-2021
VP of People
FreeWill
11-2018 - 3-2021
Chief People Officer
MoveOn.org
5-2017 - 11-2018
Director of Organizational Development and HR
MoveOn.org
9-2016 - 5-2017
HR Business Partner
San Francisco Chronicle and SFGATE
6-2014 - 6-2016
Director of Community Strategy
FARMIGO, INC.
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Education
2013 - 2015
MBA
UC Berkeley Haas School of Business
2011 - 2011
Nonprofit Executive Management Certificate
Georgetown University
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