Meet the Team

As the Head of Business Development, Drew focuses on Gray Scalable's market expansion and building lasting partnerships. Before transitioning to Business Development, he was Gray Scalable's first Head of Tech Recruiting. Drew started his career as a top tech recruiter and talent leader for various startups and tech companies. Prior to joining Gray Scalable, he co-founded HR Tech startup Upsider.

As our Director of Finance, Bob oversees all financial activities - working internally with the team and externally with clients to ensure trust and complicity on financial and business operations. Prior to Gray Scalable, he worked as a finance & restructuring advisor, helping organizations across a broad range of industries navigate the strategic, operational, and financial needs of their business.

Darla is Gray Scalable's Principal Tech Recruiting Consultant and West Coast Team Lead. She brings extensive experience building sourcing pipelines, hiring, developing process and internal tools and shaping employer brand strategy across Engineering, Product and Executive Search. She is a veteran Talent Acquisition professional with 15+ years of experience helping high growth tech companies scale.

Eric is a Recruiting Associate on the West Coast Team. He joined Gray Scalable in February 2018 and has been an integral part of tech, business, and executive searches - working with vast array of clients ranging from Series A startups to midsize tech companies. Eric holds a master’s degree in Higher Education Management from USC and previously worked in education and non-profit spaces.

As a Gray Scalable HR Consultant based in Los Angeles, CA, Mallory provides embedded support to clients by helping them to build and scale their HR practices, providing training, and recruiting People leadership. Mallory has a history of hands-on experience from her roles at high growth startups, including Rent the Runway, Head of People at 1stdibs, and Head of HR at Hudson BLVD Group and Yext.

Lucia has 15 years of HR experience, she has worked within the nonprofit sector and held leadership roles at Paperless Post and LimeWire. She takes an inclusion-first approach and while at Gray Scalable has helped orgs like DonorsChoose, Glitch, and This American Life build and hone their HR practices. She’s passionate about clear communication, lean HR functions, and creating a more just world.

With over 15 years of experience, Tar-Kisha joins Gray Scalable as a senior member of the HR Services team, specializing in building and expanding HR infrastructure within scaling businesses. Her commitment to inclusive leadership and transformational policies and programs was honed throughout her career spanning companies such as Starbucks, Estée Lauder, Rent the Runway, and Foursquare.

Chris spent his career partnering with startup leaders to design, implement, and scale their People-first practices as they navigate growth. He held HR leadership positions at Stash and Curalate, and is no stranger to being the “first HR hire” at startups. At Gray Scalable, Chris partners with companies like Slice, mParticle, A24, and more to build and scale their people teams and HR practices.

As the head of compensation and analytics, Sam focuses on helping clients improve HR decisions using data, primarily focusing on compensation design and pay equity. Prior to Gray Scalable, she was on the people analytics team at AOL, and before that spent time as an HR program manager and campus recruiter. Sam holds an MS in Analytics from NYU Stern and a BA in Psychology from Colgate University.

As a People Operations Analyst, Bri supports our clients with HR data analysis across the fields of compensation, DEI, and recruiting. Before joining Gray Scalable, Bri worked in various HR roles at BNY Mellon where she focused on data analysis, job architecture, DEI, and project management. Prior to that, she spent some time as a Technical Recruiter and Mental Health Case Manager.

Nissa has been a Talent Acquisition leader for over ten years working across media and tech, at companies like Aol and Vimeo. She started her career at ABC News as a Desk Assistant and worked her way up to leading Talent Acquisition at Moda Operandi, Inc and BuzzFeed. Nissa is passionate about creating inclusive workplaces and she is driven by helping others find their dream job.

Lauren worked as an internal technical recruiter for several high growth companies before joining Gray Scalable, where she's worked with many early-stage startups building the foundation of their recruiting processes while making their first few tech hires. She's also partnered with some of our well-known clients, including Etsy and Skillshare, to assist their team in reaching their hiring goals.