Tanaz Mody is an experienced Head of People Operations leader with a strong background in the tech start-up industry. She is skilled in career development, coaching, internal communication, HR policies, and management. With an educational background in hospitality administration and management from Boston University and high school education from Lake Highland Prep School, Tanaz boasts a wealth of expertise in various areas.

Throughout her career, she has worked with multiple organizations, holding various leadership positions. Currently, Tanaz holds the position of VP, People Operations at Mechanism Ventures, and before that, she worked as People Operations at Learner Education. She was also a founding member at TroopHR and served as a moderator for Venture studios at Global Women in VC. Tanaz has also merged her professional experiences and interests by working as a mentor at First Round Capital and as a Spin instructor at NYHRC.

Other past positions include Talent Consultant at Sidewalk Labs, VP, Operations, Co-Founder at Olmo, Head of People Operations at Aaptiv and Warner Bros, Digital Labs, and Recruiting at Bloomberg and Google. Throughout her career, Tanaz has gained a reputation as a team player, confident leader, and people-centric professional dedicated to achieving organizational growth by empowering and developing team members.