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Sharyl Givens

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Chief People Officer at Shield AI
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Sharyl Givens is the Chief People Officer at Shield AI, bringing over two decades of HR leadership from high-growth tech companies like Splunk and Proofpoint. She specializes in scaling organizations through people-centric initiatives and global talent development. Sharyl holds a B.S. from Menlo College.

Sharyl is passionate about creating inclusive and collaborative cultures. She has championed Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs, including serving as an executive sponsor for the SOMOS employee resource group at Splunk and supporting initiatives to connect with talent from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

She received a Top Women in HR award for her people-focused leadership, which was crucial during a 30% headcount growth at Proofpoint.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Chief People Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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High-Growth Scaling
Has a proven record of scaling organizations like Proofpoint, Splunk, and Shield AI by developing strategic, people-centric HR initiatives to accelerate business performance.
Diversity & Inclusion
Actively drove DEI commitments at previous roles, sponsored employee resource groups, and supported programs to build connections with talent from HBCUs.
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Career

Work history

8-2025
Chief People Officer
Shield AI
10-2022 - 9-2024
Chief People Officer
Splunk
4-2018
Member
Forbes Human Resources Council
2-2018 - 9-2022
SVP & Chief Human Resources Officer
Proofpoint
9-2011 - 10-2014
Director, Total Rewards and HR Operations
Proofpoint
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Education
1993 - 1995
B.S.
Menlo College
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