Kristen Duckett

Kristen Duckett is the current Head of People & Talent at Cavnue. Kristen has over fifteen years of experience in Human Resources and Employer Branding.

Kristen started their career at Capital One in 2009 as the Chief of Staff for Capital One Labs. In this role, they were focused on the intersection of strategy, culture and operations. Kristen was also the chief evangelist for the Labs team and communicated the vision both internally and externally to ensure that priorities aligned with strategy.

In 2016, Kristen left Capital One to join Hilton as their Vice President of Employer Branding. In this role, they were responsible for developing and executing Hilton’s employer branding strategy.

Most recently, Kristen was the Vice President and Head of HR for the COO division at Fannie Mae from April 2019 to September 2021. In this role, they led HR initiatives and was a business partner to Fannie Mae's Chief Operating Officer. Kristen oversaw a team of 3,700 employees in technology, data, enterprise innovation and transformation, resiliency and operations roles.

Kristen Duckett is a strategic and innovative Human Resources leader with a proven track record of success in developing and executing employer branding and HR strategies. Kristen is passionate about building strong teams and driving organizational change.

Kristen Duckett holds a Bachelor's degree in English from the University of Pennsylvania and is certified from CEO.works in the TALENT TO VALUE PROGRAM.

Some of their coworkers include Eric Hanson - VP, Product & Design, Robert Morgan - VP, Software, and Evan Anderson - Head, Strategy. Kristen Duckett reports to Tyler Duvall, CEO & Co-Founder.