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Nancy Koshiyama (She/Her/Hers)

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People & Culture Executive at 1099 Independent Contractor
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Nancy Koshiyama is a results-driven Global Human Resources Executive with over 30 years of experience leading People & Culture for global companies. She earned her BA and MA from San José State University. Colleagues describe her as empathetic, compassionate, and an outstanding leader who is a great business partner.

Nancy is dedicated to family and nonprofit work, having taken a sabbatical to invest time in these areas. She is a strong advocate for creating positive and inclusive workplace environments where employees feel valued and supported, believing deeply in the importance of the human connection in building innovative teams.

She was a keynote speaker at LinkedIn’s Allyship 2. 0 Global Conference, addressing an audience of over 15, 000 attendees.

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Experience
5 Years
Current Role
People & Culture Executive
Job Level
Junior
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
Personality Overview

How Nancy shows up

Persuasive
Achievement-Oriented
Assertive

They will fight for you if they come to believe in you. They prefer to ensure that they are in control of the situation. They are not against taking risks and can make tough decisions when required.


Priorities

Topics Nancy cares about

Workplace Culture
Her career is focused on fostering positive cultures that support organizational growth and employee engagement, emphasizing that people remember how leaders make them feel.
Diversity and Inclusion
Recognized as a champion of DEI, she has been a keynote speaker on allyship and a guest speaker at Google Ventures' Diversity Conference.
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Career

Work history

11-2025
People & Culture Executive
1099 Independent Contractor
12-2022 - 11-2025
Senior Vice President, People and Culture
Invoca
7-2022 - 11-2022
Chief People Officer
On Sabbatical
11-2020 - 7-2022
Chief People Officer
Sojern
5-2020 - 11-2020
Senior Vice President, People
Prealize Health
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
Master of Arts - MA
San José State University
Bachelor of Arts - BA
San José State University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

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Influence (I)

Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.

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