Petala Ironcloud

Petala Ironcloud is an accomplished Talent Acquisition Manager at Ripple, currently responsible for expanding the Software Engineering Department from 90 to 175 software engineers in one year. With a strong background in organizational consulting, Petala supports startups and non-profits in strategic planning and AI policy development through Ironcloud Consulting LLC. Additional roles include contributing reporter for The Observer and contributing writer for ARTnews. Petala has previously held positions in people operations at Citrine Informatics and Transcend, a technical sourcer at Dropbox, and a social media manager for the Bay Area American Indian Two Spirits Powwow Committee. Academic credentials include a Certificate in Organizational Analysis from Stanford University and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of California, Santa Cruz.