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Colleen McCreary
Chief People, Places, & Publicity Officer at Credit Karma, Consumer Financial Advocate
Colleen McCreary is a seasoned human resources executive with over 20 years of experience in HR, operations, recruiting, and mergers and acquisitions. She is currently the Chief People, Places, and Publicity Officer at Credit Karma, a role she has held since joining the company in 2018. In this position, she oversees Credit Karma's People, Workplace Services, Communications, and Events teams, focusing on fostering a healthy workplace culture and driving long-term business value.13
Before her tenure at Credit Karma, McCreary served as the Chief People Officer at several prominent companies, including Vevo, The Climate Corporation, and Zynga. At Zynga, she was instrumental in scaling the company from a 130-person startup to a 4,000-employee public company.24 Her career also includes leadership roles at Electronic Arts and Microsoft.1
McCreary holds a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication and Public Relations from Boston University and a Master of Arts in Higher and Adult Education from Columbia University. Beyond her corporate roles, she advises startups and has been a technical advisor for HBO's "Silicon Valley".1
