Michelle Desaulniers

Michelle Desaulniers is an experienced HR and talent management professional with over 25 years of experience in talent development and organizational strategy. She joined Databook as the Vice President of People Operations in September 2021.12

Professional Background:

• Previously worked at the World Economic Forum, where she built the team for the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Global Network from the ground up1
• Delivered comprehensive talent programs including acquisition, onboarding, compensation, and performance management1
• Drove regional initiatives in culture-building and diversity, equity, and inclusion1
• Managed the Forum's Fellows program across several countries1
• Early career included talent roles at prominent organizations such as:
  • Gemini Consulting
  • BCG
  • Stax
  • IHS Markit
• Ran a boutique search firm for several years1

Role at Databook: At Databook, she was responsible for:

• Employee engagement
• Hiring
• Talent development
• People operations
• Driving the company's talent development and human capital growth plan12

Notably, she was described by Databook's CEO Anand Shah as bringing "a wealth of experience in talent acquisition, strategy, and operating experience".1 As of a LinkedIn post in 2022, she had moved on from Databook to pursue entrepreneurship.3