Kristen Robinson

Kristen leads the human resources organization at Pandora and is responsible for Pandora's global people strategies and operations. She is committed to developing an incredible culture where people thrive and generate lasting business success.

Kristen joined Pandora in 2014 from Yahoo, where she led the company's global HR centers of excellence and international HR teams. It was there she contributed to amplifying the culture for transparency, accountability, collaboration and high performance. Kristen focused on the employee experience, creating a great work environment and increasing engagement through the use of technology and superior client service.

Her deep expertise in building global teams for technology companies includes working for Hewlett-Packard, Agilent Technologies, and being the Chief HR Officer of Verigy before joining Yahoo. Kristen brings to Pandora more than 25 years of cross-functional experience in finance, marketing, and new venture management in addition to HR. She is dedicated to mentoring up-and-coming talent and enjoys creative, fast-paced environments where people are committed to excellence.

Kristen holds an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management and a B.S. in Accounting from Boston College.

A connoisseur of many types of music, Kristen is passionate about jazz and can't live without her Miles Davis and Bad Plus Pandora stations. She'll mix it up with Andrew Bird, The Black Keys, Radiohead and Philip Glass, depending on the moment.