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Kat Zacharia

Chief People Officer, Organizational Development and Growth at WPP Media

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Overview

Kat Zacharia serves as Chief People Officer, Organizational Development and Growth at WPP Media as of May 2025[3]. Zacharia is a global HR leader with 25 years of experience in HR and talent development, with specialties including people strategy, organizational development, culture transformation, diversity and inclusion, and executive coaching[2]. Prior to joining WPP Media, Zacharia held several roles at JPMorgan Chase & Co., including Managing Director and Head of Organizational Effectiveness from April 2024 to May 2025[4], and earlier positions focused on organizational effectiveness, HR leadership, and executive development spanning from 2018 to 2024[5][6][7][8]. Zacharia previously worked as a Client Partner at Korn Ferry Hay Group from 2015 to 2018[9]. Zacharia holds an MBA from Tulane University's A.B. Freeman School of Business[11], an MA in Social Anthropology from York University[12], and a BA in Anthropology from Stony Brook University[13].

Profile introduction
Source excerptLinkedIn [2]

Global HR Leader and change agent with 25 years experience working across across HR and Talent Development, setting and implementing people strategy to drive long-term business results. Combines a deep expertise in organizational and executive development, culture transformation, diversity, equity and inclusion with a proven command of HR strategy and processes, and business advisory. Specialties: People strategy and process Business advisory Diversity, equity and inclusion Culture transformation Senior team effectiveness Leadership and organizational development Executive coaching and…

Career history

  1. Chief People Officer, Organizational Development and GrowthMay 2025 to presentWPP Media
  2. Managing Director, Head of Organizational EffectivenessApr 2024 to May 2025JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  3. Executive Director, Head of Organizational EffectivenessSep 2022 to Apr 2024JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  4. Executive Director, Head of HR, LegalMar 2021 to Sep 2022JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  5. Executive Director, Global Head Senior Team Effectiveness, Leadership EdgeMar 2020 to Mar 2021JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  6. Executive Director, Executive Development, Leadership EdgeMar 2018 to Mar 2020JPMorgan Chase & Co.
  7. Client PartnerApr 2015 to Mar 2018Korn Ferry Hay Group
  8. Vice President Membership DevelopmentFeb 2014 to Apr 2015The Global Entertainment Marketing Academy of Arts & Sciences

Education

  1. MBA1998 - 2000Tulane UniversityA.B. Freeman School of Business
  2. MA, Social Anthropology1997 - 1999York University
  3. BA, Anthropology1992 - 1995Stony Brook University

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