Lorena Fregoso, MBA
Summary
Strategic workforce consultant and career coach with expertise in workforce planning, career development, and coaching. Skilled in designing and curating career programs, facilitating workshops, driving change management, and leveraging data analytics to optimize talent strategies and organizational performance. A leader who drives results with strategy, empathy, and a commitment to developing high-performing teams.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Career Development and Alumni Engagement Manager
Stanford University
05.2023 - Current
- Accomplished career coach and workforce strategist with extensive experience guiding graduate students through academic, career, and professional development pathways. Curator of the department’s entire career program to ensure alignment with organizational objectives. Expert in designing and delivering workshops, providing individualized career counseling, and advising leadership on best practices for talent growth and professional development. Adept at leveraging these insights to drive organizational change by leading cross-functional collaborations, solving complex adoption challenges, and implementing change management roadmaps that enhance program integration, process efficiency, and workforce capability across multiple academic schools and business units. Recognized for advancing individual career outcomes while supporting strategic organizational transformation.
Workforce Consultant and Career Coach
Canela Career Academy
02.2023 - Current
- Trusted advisor and career coach to leading tech companies, nonprofits, and innovative organizations in Silicon Valley, with a proven track record of designing and implementing data-driven talent strategies that optimize organizational performance, drive business growth, and enhance workforce capability. Expert in workforce planning, organizational design, talent analytics, and change management, with extensive experience advising senior leadership and boards on strategic human capital decisions. Skilled at facilitating workforce and career-focused workshops that leverage AI-driven insights to advance talent development, career mapping, and organizational agility. Recognized for building scalable talent pipelines, mentoring high-performing teams, and delivering measurable results across technology, professional services, and finance sectors.
Global Talent Acquisition Leader
Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Fenwick & West LLP, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Uber, Gensler, Lucid Motors
09.2014 - 02.2023
- Results-driven senior talent acquisition leader with a proven track record of designing and executing scalable leadership development programs, workforce pipelines, and recruitment strategies, including workforce and career workshops, across legal, tech, automotive, professional services, and philanthropic sectors. Expert in aligning human capital initiatives with organizational objectives, leveraging data analytics to optimize talent strategies, and delivering measurable outcomes, including high-impact workforce scaling for IPO readiness. Adept at leading and mentoring high-performing teams, developing early-career, internship, diversity, and career programs, and partnering with executives to transform talent into a strategic business advantage.
Human Resources Administrator
Spear Street Capital
09.2008 - 10.2013
- Directed human capital operations and strategy across San Francisco and New York offices, building scalable HR infrastructure to support firmwide growth. Oversaw workforce cost assessments, benefits optimization, and talent acquisition strategies. Designed and delivered training programs that enhanced organizational capability, integrated HR systems to streamline operations, and resolved complex employee relations matters. Positioned HR as a strategic partner to senior leadership by aligning talent, performance, and organizational design with long-term corporate objectives during periods of firmwide hypergrowth.
Education
MBA - Strategic Management
John F. Kennedy University
Pleasant Hill, CABA - Administration of Criminal Justice
San Jose State University
San Jose, CASkills
- Career Development and Coaching
- Workforce Strategic Planning
- Careers Program Design and Curation
- Workshop and Training Facilitation
- Talent and Change Management
- Data-Driven Decision Making & Analytics
Timeline
Career Development and Alumni Engagement Manager
Stanford University
05.2023 - Current
Workforce Consultant and Career Coach
Canela Career Academy
02.2023 - Current
Global Talent Acquisition Leader
Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Fenwick & West LLP, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Uber, Gensler, Lucid Motors
09.2014 - 02.2023
Human Resources Administrator
Spear Street Capital
09.2008 - 10.2013
BA - Administration of Criminal Justice
San Jose State University
MBA - Strategic Management
John F. Kennedy University
Tools
Microsoft Office | Google Workspace | Box | Asana | Greenhouse | Taleo | Workday | Canva
Awards
IDEAL HONOR ROLL AWARDEE: Recognizes Stanford staff committed to advancing the university's values and DEIB initiatives through leadership and practice.
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