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Cory Rose

Chief Human Resources Officer

Cory is a transformational HR leader with over 19 years of experience driving business-minded people initiatives for rapidly scaling VC backed startups, and maturing global PE backed and public organizations across various industries. As a pivotal member of the executive team, she has built and led People functions, guiding them through hypergrowth, optimizing their talent strategies and fostering world-class cultures.

Ms. Rose previously served as the Senior Vice President of People for The Aspen Group (TAG) headquartered in Chicago. TAG is a PE-backed multi-brand retail healthcare company. Prior to TAG, she served as Sr. Director of People Ops & Total Rewards at both Chime and Udemy, and spent time abroad as Sr. Director of HR Business Partners at Delivery Hero in Berlin, Germany. As a passionate advocate for innovation, she contributes to PeopleTech Partners – an early stage advisory and investment group that leverages the insights of current People Leaders operating in top tier businesses to accelerate the growth of companies in their portfolio. She also serves as a Strategic Advisor to several early-stage HR tech startups including Abra, Aura Finance, Chorus Sleep, DadoHR, OpenRoute, and Thatch.

A native of Pennsylvania, Ms. Rose attended Virginia Tech where she earned a Bachelor of the Arts in Interdisciplinary Studies. She is relocating to the Dallas area from Chicago with her husband, their two children, and their three dogs.