Kelly Barnum

Kelly joined Volition Capital in 2022 as a Portfolio Talent Manager. She is responsible for supporting people initiatives across both Volition and their portfolio companies.

She went directly into the Talent and People space in NYC out of college and eventually moved into the Startup world. At her first Series A, Vettery, now known as Hired, Kelly was one of the early hires on the Candidate Experience team. She moved into a leadership position post-acquisition, helping navigate through their hyper-growth.

In her last role at The Org, in addition to being a Director on their Recruiting as a Service team, she co-chaired the Diversity and Inclusion committee for the company, specifically focused on Talent attraction and retention.

Kelly graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a dual degree in Human Resources Management & Marketing.