Whitney Manning

Whitney leads the People & Places functions, partnering across the team to desigm and scale impactful people-first programs, ensuring Luminous employees are supported and empowered to do their best work. Over the last 10 years, Whitney has focused on aligning mission to people strategy around employee engagement, total rewards, learning and development, and workplace experience. Prior to joining Luminous, Whitney held roles at Bruker Nano Surfaces and Elenion Technologies. Whitney holds a bachelor's degree in Sociology from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and an MBA with a concentration in Human Resources from Brandman University. In her free time, Whitney can be found rescuing animals, cruising her "70 Ford Bronco, and chasing her toddler around