Catherine Hansen Phrca

Catherine Hansen, PHRca, currently serves as the Manager of Human Resources at Peninsula Clean Energy, leading the in-house People function for the public agency focused on providing clean power at lower costs. With extensive experience in human resources, Catherine held previous roles at PayPal as Principal of Global People Operations, Anaplan as an HR Consultant, and Hippo Insurance as Senior Manager of People Operations, where significant accomplishments included scaling company growth by 20% and optimizing hiring processes. Catherine's career began as a Leadership Recruiter at Google, later transitioning to YouTube as a Staffing Business Partner, contributing to the company's substantial growth. Educational credentials include a B.A. in Cultural Anthropology from UC Santa Barbara, completion of several HR training programs, and the PHRca credential in Human Resources Management.