Valerie Capers Workman

Chief Legal Officer at Handshake

Valerie Capers Workman is the Chief Legal Officer at Handshake. Valerie has previously served as the VP of People at Tesla from February 2018 to January 2022. In this role, they were responsible for HR, Recruiting, Employee Relations, HR Compliance, DEI, Talent Development, Learning, Community Relations, Employee Experience, Internal Content & Social Media, Immigration & Mobility, Compensation & Benefits and Workplace. Valerie was a strategic business partner to Operations teams and a Management Committee Member.

Under Valerie's leadership, the worldwide workforce at Tesla more than doubled. Valerie designed and implemented innovative programs to attract an exceptionally talented team of salaried and hourly employees. Valerie also redefine the DEI team to establish an infrastructure that supports inclusivity and celebrates the Whole Self. Valerie placed the Learning and Development teams under DEI to help ensure equal access to career growth and opportunity. Valerie oversaw the development of several ground-breaking programs for Employee Resource Groups: Black at Tesla, LGBTQ+, Latinos at Tesla, Veterans at Tesla, Women In Tesla and API at Tesla including Tesla's groundbreaking "Listen to Understand" live events series.

Valerie has also published the company's first ever Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Report. Valerie replaced the "Anti-Handbook, Handbook" with a comprehensive on-line "Employee Guidebook" including updated HR policies, benefits and programs. In addition, Valerie created the Employee Experience and Content teams to establish an in-house agency that produces internal and social media content including live events and video programming designed to enhance employee engagement and recruiting. Finally, they created the

Valerie Capers Workman has a Juris Doctor from St. John's University School of Law, a Bachelor of Science in Communications (Television, Radio, Film) from Syracuse University, and is certified by the State Bar of Texas, the Bar Association of the District of Columbia, and the New York State Bar Association.

Some of their coworkers include Katherine Kelly - VP, Education Marketing, Malthe Sigurdsson - Chief Design Officer, and Brett Skale - Chief Revenue Officer. Valerie Capers Workman reports to Garrett Lord, Co-Founder & CEO.

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  • Chief Legal Officer

    January, 2022 - present

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