Danielle Mastrangel Brown
Limited Partner at Operator Collective
New York, New York
Overview
Work Experience
Chief People + Impact Officer
2023 - Current
At Mammoth Brands (formerly Harry's Inc), our mission is to “Create Things People Like More.” Simply put: everything we do should be better than what already exists. If it’s not, we don’t do it. This guides everything we do, from developing the best product experiences, to making Mammoth Brands a great place to work, to exploring innovative ways to give back to our community. 12 years into our company journey, we are so much more than the shaving company we began as. We’re now a portfolio of brands: Harry's, Flamingo, Lume, and Mando. We’re a team of over 1,000 people, and we’re the largest CPG company built in the last 20 years. The key to our success? Our amazing people. From chemists, mechanical engineers, CX associates, to creative directors, sourcing managers, and logistics specialists, the Harry’s team is composed of some of the most brilliant, diverse, and humble people you’ll ever meet. Our brands answer unmet consumer needs, but our company is a place of inclusion and innovation that attracts some of the brightest minds across industries, geographies, and backgrounds. Whether we have a team of 5 or 500, our core values and our startup mentality remain; we value continuous improvement and learning, teamwork and collaboration, creative problem solving, and open and direct dialogue and feedback. I lead our People, Communications, Workplace and Social Impact teams globally across Harry's Inc. Our People + Impact team is responsible for designing and delivering world-class Talent acquisition, Talent development, People Operations, Total Rewards and DEI processes and programs; supporting our business through our People Business Partner team; creating amazing workplaces and spaces; and making impact through our 1% Impact program and High-Five volunteer initiatives. Our Corporate Communications team leads corporate PR, messaging and communications/events strategy for Harry's Inc. as well as supporting internal communications across the company.
Limited Partner
2022
Operator Collective is a venture fund and dream team community of Operator LPs. OpCo brings together 200+ of tech's most exceptional executives from diverse backgrounds to invest in and supercharge the next generation of enterprise tech.
Operator Collective is a venture fund and dream team community of Operator LPs.
Independent Director, Board of Directors
2020
Independent Director and Board member Fama is an AI-based software solution that identifies problematic behavior among potential hires and current employees by analyzing publicly available online information. Enterprise HR and talent acquisition leaders trust Fama to identify abusive behaviors, such as bigotry and harassment, that are often missed in the hiring and management process. With Fama, organizations can now proactively protect their culture and brand from the sorts of risky behaviors that can draw down on innovation and expose a brand to liability. Founded in 2015, Fama is backed by some of the world’s leading venture capitalists and institutional investors and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.
Advisor
2022 - 2024
Advisor to the CEO, COO and the Covariant leadership team on People and company scaling matters. Successful Exit- Acquired by Amazon. Covariant's mission is to build the Covariant Brain, a universal AI to give robots the ability to see, reason and act on the world around them. Bringing AI from research in the lab to the infinite variability and constant change of our customer’s real-world operations requires new ideas, approaches and techniques. Success in the real world requires a team that represents that world: diversity of backgrounds, points of view, and experiences. Our common denominator: ambitious expectations, love of learning, empathy for those around us, and a team-first mindset.
Covariant is an AI Robotics company developing a universal AI that enables robots to see, reason, and act on the world around them.
Raised $222,000,000.00 from CPP Investments, Radical Ventures, AIX Ventures, Northgate Capital, Gates Frontier Fund, Index Ventures, Amplify Partners, CPP Investments, Amplify Partners and Radical Ventures.
Chief People Officer
2019 - 2023
Our mission is to create a world where work empowers a better life. We’re making the most complicated, impersonal business tasks simple and personal. Imagine payroll that brings everyone peace of mind, human resources that transforms work into a community and benefits that help people plan for a better future. That’s what we’re building at Gusto. As Gusto's Chief People Officer, I empower the teams that lead talent acquisition, talent development, employee experience, compensation and total rewards, diversity & belonging, people operations, communications, and workplace/environment/real estate.
Gusto is an HR and payroll platform that simplifies complex tasks, empowering businesses to focus on what matters most.
Raised $746,100,000.00 from Partner Ventures.
Vice President, People Operations and Head of Employee Engagement
2017 - 2019
Served as VP, People Operations, leading the Employee Engagement organization, and as Google's Chief Diversity Officer. This global function was comprised of ~200 People Operations professionals around the world, who were responsible for leading Google's global Employee Relations function, Google's equity, diversity and inclusion strategy & efforts; and the compliance, integrity and governance function for People Operations globally, as well as driving large scale employee engagement programs for the company.
Google is a multinational corporation that specializes in Internet-related services and organizes the world’s information.
Raised $26,100,000.00 from Angel Investors LP, Kleiner Perkins, Signatures Capital, Sequoia Capital, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Shaquille O'Neal, Henry Kissinger, Google and Tiger Woods.
Vice President and Group Chief Human Resources Officer
2017 - 2017
Led the global Human Resources function for Intel's technology manufacturing, G&A, sales and artificial intelligence groups, serving nearly two-thirds of Intel's employee base. Managed a global team of ~350 People Partners, People Consultants, talent management and employee relations professionals who provided strategic People support to Intel's executive and management teams. Led Intel's executive leadership development and employee communications teams.
Vice President, Chief of Staff to the CEO and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer
2014 - 2017
Served as VP and Chief of Staff to Intel's CEO, managing Intel's executive team processes and programs, leading keynote development and content creation, managing the executive office and operations, and executive communications. Led Intel's diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and programs as VP and Chief Diversity Officer. Led our team to reach Intel's goal to reach full representation of our workforce by 2020. Managed Intel's $300M Diversity in Technology fund.
Senior Director + Chief of Staff, Human Resources
2013 - 2014
Director, Learning and Leadership Development
2011 - 2013
Director, Accelerated Leadership Program
2009 - 2011
An ecosystem of software & hardware vendors, integrators and solution providers focused on adoption of NFV and SDN-based solutions.
Institutional Sales Manager, Cardiopulmonary Division
2007 - 2009
Gilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures and commercializes therapies for critical diseases.
Raised $4,413,500,000.00 from Abingworth.
Institutional Sales Manager, GI Division
2003 - 2007
Senior Financial Analyst
2001 - 2003
The Clara Abbott Foundation is a non-profit firm aimed to assist families, in gaining financial security for the rest of their lives.