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Kiara Walker

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Member, Impact Society at NEXUS Global
📍 Boulder, Colorado, United States

Kiara is a seasoned talent acquisition leader with a track record of building world-class teams for high-growth companies like Tesla/SolarCity and Yahoo! . A Duke MBA graduate, she specializes in strategic recruiting and scaling organizations, once growing a company from 900 to over 9, 000 employees. People who have worked with her describe her as a "fearless", "determined", and "phenomenal" leader.

Outside of her corporate roles, Kiara is deeply committed to environmental and social causes. She is an outdoor enthusiast and wildlife protector, serving as an Associate Trustee for The Alex C. Walker Foundation, which focuses on market-based solutions to environmental issues. She is also an active member of the NEXUS Global impact society.

Unique fact: Under her leadership, the SolarCity recruiting team hired at a rate of over 500 employees a week, sometimes even in a single day.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Member, Impact Society
Location
Boulder, Colorado, United States
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Scaling Teams
She has a proven track record of developing hiring strategies to support hyper-growth, most notably expanding SolarCity's workforce by 10x.
Environmental Conservation
Serves as a trustee for a foundation dedicated to environmental solutions and is a self-described "protector of wildlife".
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Career

Work history

6-2024
Member, Impact Society
NEXUS Global
7-2023
Associate Trustee
The Alex C. Walker Foundation
1-2011 - 3-2017
Head of Talent Acquisition
Tesla
3-2007 - 12-2011
Senior Staffing Manager
Yahoo!
11-1998 - 8-2004
Director of Staffing
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Education
1995 - 1997
MBA
Duke University - The Fuqua School of Business
BA
University of Virginia
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