Anuradha Mayer

EVP & Chief People Officer at Infoblox | Building Inclusive, AI‑Enabled Culture | Turning Strategy into Impact | Board Advisor

San Francisco Bay Area

About

Strategic people and culture executive who builds organizations ready for what's next. Partners with CEOs and executive teams to turn business strategy into people outcomes — faster, smarter, and at scale. Known for leading complex global transformation, building high-performing and inclusive cultures, and driving AI strategy that makes work better for everyone. Brings a data-first, human-centered approach to the full people experience — from leadership development and talent strategy to org design, inclusion, and performance. Currently leading the shift to an AI-first people function, embedding intelligent tools and analytics into every layer of how HR operates and delivers impact. Focus areas: AI strategy and AI-enabled HR, org design and workforce planning, talent and succession, leadership development and coaching, inclusion and belonging, employee engagement, learning and development, performance and rewards, and large-scale change management.

Experience

  • EVP & Chief People Officer at Infoblox
    May 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 3 mos

    Lead the global People & Places organization responsible for end‑to‑end people strategy and execution—from organization design and workforce planning to AI-enabled talent practices, leadership development, rewards, culture, and inclusion. Enable high performance and innovation by cultivating a culture of inclusion, belonging, and accountability.

  • Board Advisor at HermanScience
    Apr 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 4 mos

    Serve as Science Advisor to Herman, shaping research-backed, AI-enabled people practices and product strategy at the intersection of organizational psychology, leadership, and performance—helping ensure the product is both scientifically rigorous and practical for real-world HR and business leaders.

  • Chief People Officer at Wind River
    Sep 2022 - May 2024 · 1 yr 9 mos

    Led all aspects of People and Places for Wind River: a software company building mission-critical intelligent edge systems, including award-winning VXWorks product. Enable high performance and innovation by cultivating culture of inclusion and belonging.

  • Cisco (13 yrs 8 mos)
    • Head of People & Communities (Human Resources) for Customer Experience
      Jun 2020 - May 2022 · 2 yrs

      Partnered with the EVP of Customer Experience(CX) organization. Driving people strategies for industry leading CX transformation for over 20K people globally and $15B in revenue. Responsible for organizational effectiveness, diversity, equity & inclusion, workforce planning, talent strategies, talent acquisition, leadership development and executive coaching

    • Senior Director, Human Resources(People & Communities) for Customer Experience
      Jul 2018 - Jun 2020 · 2 yrs

      Partnered with key SVPs within Cisco’s newly formed Customer Experience (CX) organization. Driving the people strategies for Renewals, Product Management and Operations to enable an industry leading CX transformation. Responsible for organizational effectiveness, workforce planning, talent strategies, talent acquisitions and leadership development

    • Senior Director, Human Resources - Leadership Development Center of Excellence
      Jul 2017 - Jul 2018 · 1 yr 1 mo

      Partnered with senior executives as a key leader in the Leadership Development Center of Excellence focused on developing leaders, building high performing teams and creating business models for the future in alignment with Cisco's talent strategy

  • Sun Microsystems ()
    • Director, Human Resources
      Aug 2006 - Sep 2008 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    • Various roles: HR Generalist and HR Manager
      May 2000 - Aug 2006 · 6 yrs 4 mos

      Partnered with leaders and employees at Sun Microsystems, supporting end‑to‑end people needs across hiring, onboarding, employee relations, performance, and development. Helped build strong teams and healthy manager–employee relationships in a fast‑growing technology environment.