Dawn Howarth

Dawn Howarth serves as Qualifacts + Credible’s Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), bringing a proven track record of more than 25 years of Human Resources (HR) strategy and operations experience to their team. Her focus is on leading the company’s human capital strategy including employee engagement, recruitment, rewards and recognition programs, and organizational and people development.

Dawn worked at Nuance for 20 years in the role of CHRO where she developed and implemented the HR strategy and practices to optimize business outcomes and led a team of more than 250 human resource professionals spanning 35 countries, supporting more than 20,000 employees. She played a key leadership role during the integration of more than 100 acquisitions which helped grow the company from a $10 million to a $2 billion business during her tenure.

Dawn earned a Master of Science in Business Management from Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and a Bachelor of Science in Law & Society Studies from Anna Maria College in Paxton, Massachusetts.