Value creation & societal impact

Olivia is a transformative leader, leveraging 15+ years of experience launching global social impact functions at Fortune 100 and pre-IPO unicorn companies. She is committed to simultaneously creating business value and societal impact to support companies’ evolving sustainability needs, attract and retain top talent, improve investor sentiment and ratings, and amplify contributions to society and the environment.

About

Olivia is a transformative leader, leveraging 15+ years of experience launching global social impact strategies at pre-IPO Unicorn and Fortune 100 companies. She is committed to simultaneously creating business value and societal impact to support customers’ evolving sustainability needs, attract and retain top talent, improve investor sentiment and ratings, and amplify contributions to society and the environment."

As the inaugural leader and VP of Global Social Impact & ESG at PagerDuty.org, Olivia defined, launched, and scaled the company’s impact strategy to include a $19M foundation and strategic philanthropy, Pledge 1% commitments, ESG and sustainability, nonprofit go-to-market programs and product innovation, and employee engagement efforts.

Before joining PagerDuty, Olivia mobilized Yahoo’s technology platform and vast employee talent to build Yahoo! For Good, the company’s global corporate responsibility program. Prior to Yahoo, she worked with Ashoka, developing a first-of-its kind CSR, grantmaking, global pro-bono employee engagement program at American Express, and Ben & Jerry’s Europe.

In 2021, Olivia was named one of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Technology by the National Diversity Council and received the Stevie Award for Woman of the Year in Technology. She has been a keynote speaker for Sustainable Brands, Social Innovation Summit, Northern California Grantmakers, Cause Marketing Summit, and as a guest lecturer at the Berkeley Haas School of Business. Olivia chairs the Board for GreatNonprofits and CommunityConnect Labs. She has a B.A. Cum Laude degree in International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania and an Executive Education from Harvard Business School in Sustainability Leadership. Chiefly, Olivia is a nature mama to two spirited kids, navigating country life as a tech industry leader with her family on the outskirts of Austin, TX.

Experience

Speaking Topics

Olivia is a dynamic storyteller and thought leader in global impact. Her mission is to advance the power and impact of purpose-driven business and teams. She frequently writes, speaks on, and spearheads initiatives to advance corporate global impact and environmental sustainability. Her areas of expertise, popular keynotes, and workshop topics include:

  1. Scaling global impact initiatives that drive business value

  2. Launching and scaling a comprehensive ESG strategy

  3. Building the business case for social impact within the current economy

  4. Using a feminine leadership model to create high-performing teams

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Thought Leadership

Named by the National Diversity Council as one of the 50 Most Powerful Women in Technology, Olivia combines a systems thinking approach with the ability to execute and scale new innovations. Olivia’s mission through her keynotes, articles, and interviews is to help audiences and individuals understand the power and impact of purpose-driven businesses and teams to empower them to drive meaningful change.

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Speaking Events

  • SXSW

  • Sustainable Brands

  • Social Innovation Summit

  • Cause Marketing Forum

  • ACCP

  • Berkeley Haas School of Business

  • Northern California Grantmakers

  • National Academies Press

  • Pledge1%

  • GenHERation

  • General Assembly

Media

Impact Reports