Summary
Stuart Thompson is a Chief People Officer with 12+ years of HR leadership across fast-growing tech, media, and education businesses, currently shaping people strategy at Fireblocks during a pivotal scale-up in digital assets. He has repeatedly led HR through hypergrowth and M&A—helping Trilogy expand from 250 to 2,500+ employees prior to a $750M acquisition and guiding Dealertrack/Cox Automotive through a multi-billion dollar integration. Stuart blends strategic advising for senior leaders with hands-on execution in recruiting, total rewards, org design, and people analytics that tell clear business stories. He has a track record of upgrading HR into a business-facing function that drives product-market outcomes, not just internal processes. Based in New York with an MA in Organizational Communications from Baylor, he’s as comfortable coaching executives as he is redesigning global talent programs. An early career recruiter who moved into talent development, he brings an uncommon recruiter’s instinct for hiring paired with enterprise-scale HR systems experience.
12 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
MA Organizational Communications, MA Organizational Communications at Baylor University