Alison Bayiates is the Chief People Officer of Veracode. With more than 20 years’ experience leading HR teams in high-growth technology companies, Alison is focused on developing people strategies that enable employees to perform at their best. Her passion is nurturing company culture, while aligning operational goals with strategic company objectives. Alison has been with Veracode for five years, most recently leading the Talent Management team comprised of talent acquisition and learning & development. She has deep experience in business partnering, total rewards, talent acquisition, learning and development, and employee engagement. Prior to Veracode, Alison was a partner in a small real estate development business, and also worked at RSA Security for 10 years, where she led business partner and recruitment functions before taking on leadership of all of Human Resources for RSA Security when the organization was acquired by EMC.