Executive Spotlight: Who Is Gianna Driver, One Workplace's Chief People Officer? (2027)
Gianna Driver is the Chief People Officer of One Workplace, a family-owned workplace company based in Santa Clara, California. One Workplace announced her appointment on April 16, 2026, saying she will lead its people strategy.
She is a people-leadership executive with more than 20 years of experience, and she most recently served as Chief People Officer at OpenTable. Earlier she held senior roles at Lattice and Exabeam.
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Current role and company
One Workplace's April 16, 2026 news release names Driver its Chief People Officer. Her speaker biography at the HR Technology Conference says she leads the company's People & Places strategy and works with leadership on culture, talent, leadership effectiveness and employee experience.
- TitleChief People Officer, One Workplace.
- AnnouncedApril 16, 2026.
- CompanyFamily-owned, founded in 1925; combines construction, technology, furniture, services and hospitality; headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with teams across California and Washington.
- Outside boardProject PEARLS, a nonprofit in the Philippines.
Career path
- Balsam Brands. An online retailer where, according to a 2022 People Matters profile, she found her interest in HR and rose to Vice President of People over six years.
- Talend, Actian, Aristocrat, Playstudios and BlueVine. Senior HR leadership roles listed in the same profile. A 2021 announcement lists BlueVine, a fintech company, as her most recent job before Exabeam, where she was Chief People Officer.
- Exabeam, from 2021. Chief Human Resources Officer of the cybersecurity company, per a December 1, 2021 announcement.
- Lattice, from August 2024. Chief People Officer. Lattice announced the hire on July 18, 2024, with a start date of August 12, and HR Brew reported she would oversee about 500 employees.
- OpenTable. Chief People Officer, the role One Workplace's release names as her most recent before joining.
- One Workplace, 2026. Chief People Officer.
What she is known for
- People leadership at technology companies. She has led HR at companies from consumer marketplaces to cybersecurity and HR software.
- Public voice on work. Her HR Technology Conference biography says she speaks often on leadership, culture, AI and the future of work and has been featured in Fortune, Forbes, U.S. News & World Report, Insider and The Wall Street Journal.
- Industry recognition. The 2022 People Matters profile says she was named to HR Executive's Top 100 HR Tech Influencers.
- A prior client relationship. One Workplace says she experienced its work as a client while she was at Talend.
Leadership style and philosophy
In the 2022 People Matters interview she argued that diversity and inclusion can drive business growth, and that beyond results people should feel they belong, are valued and can connect with colleagues. She said organizations should build systems that help people connect on a human level, summing it up as: "At our core, we are humans."
In the One Workplace release she said the spaces people work in shape how they feel, connect and perform, and stressed staying grounded in the human experience as technology changes work.
Key numbers
One Workplace does not publish headcount or revenue in the release we read, so these are the dated figures available. All are company-reported.
- One Workplace founded1925 (company release, April 16, 2026).
- Driver's experienceMore than 20 years in people leadership (company release, April 2026).
- Lattice team she was to overseeAbout 500 employees (HR Brew, July 2024).
What to watch next
Worth tracking: how One Workplace's people strategy develops under her, and whether the company publishes headcount or culture metrics.
Questions people ask
Who is Gianna Driver?
She is the Chief People Officer of One Workplace, appointed in an announcement dated April 16, 2026, with more than 20 years of people-leadership experience.
Where did Gianna Driver work before One Workplace?
One Workplace's release says she was most recently Chief People Officer at OpenTable and previously held senior roles at Lattice and Exabeam.
Is she still Chief People Officer at Lattice?
No. Lattice announced her in July 2024, but the April 2026 One Workplace release lists Lattice as a prior role.
What is One Workplace?
A family-owned company founded in 1925 that combines construction, technology, furniture, services and hospitality, headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
Does she serve on any boards?
The release and her speaker biography both list the board of Project PEARLS, a nonprofit supporting underserved communities in the Philippines.
Sources
- One Workplace: One Workplace Appoints Gianna Driver as Chief People Officer (April 16, 2026) · Current title, prior roles, company facts
- HR Technology Conference: Gianna Driver speaker page · Current title, scope, media features, headshot
- HR Brew: Lattice appoints CPO Gianna Driver (July 23, 2024) · Lattice start date and team size
- Help Net Security: Exabeam appoints Gianna Driver as CHRO (December 1, 2021) · Exabeam role and earlier career
- People Matters: View from the Top, Gianna Driver of Exabeam (November 14, 2022) · Career history and her views on inclusion
Facts were read from the linked pages on October 31, 2026. Some pages were read through a fetch tool that returns summaries, so confirm details on the original page. The hero photo is from her HR Technology Conference speaker page, centered on a card. This page covers public professional information only.
Top photo: One Workplace (HR Technology Conference speaker page)