Sophie Kitson

As chief human resources officer, Sophie is responsible for Sumo Logic’s global people strategy and operations, from developing and retaining world-class talent, a deep commitment to inclusion, diversity, and equality, and ensuring we deliver engaging and career-defining experiences for our people. Sophie has almost 30 years of experience in the technology sector, starting with a decade at Accenture where she was a developer and client-facing consultant. Her passion for enabling people to thrive and excel took her to people-focused roles throughout her career, at large public companies and high-growth startups where she led people strategies that focused on employee opportunity, impact, and growth. She has a deep commitment to culture, operational maturity, and core values that enable organizations to be both stewards of employee success and business-focused performance. Prior to joining Sumo Logic, Sophie was senior vice president of people at PagerDuty, where she successfully helped the company scale from a start-up to a global, high-performing Saas business, primed for success in the public markets. Sophie has also held global executive and management roles at Mercury Interactive, Juniper Square, Nimsoft, and Salesforce.com. She holds a joint honors B.A. in politics and history from the University of York in the United Kingdom.