Wavecrest Growth Partners
Kate LaGarde currently serves as Vice President of Talent Operations at Wavecrest Growth Partners since August 2025. Previously, Kate was Vice President of People Operations at Device42, a Freshworks Company, where responsibilities included building and scaling recruiting and HR processes, contributing to strategic direction, and facilitating an acquisition by Freshworks in 2024. As Head of People Operations at Appcues, Kate developed processes across talent and HR functions. Earlier roles include Manager of Recruiting at CloudHealth by VMware, where Kate scaled the workforce from 65 to 300 employees globally, and Recruiter at OpenView Venture Partners, focusing on recruitment strategy for B2B software firms. Kate holds a Bachelor of Science from Suffolk University.
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