As Synopsys’ Chief People Officer, Jill Larsen oversees all aspects of their People, Places and Workplace Experience across the company. Prior to Synopsys, Jill served as a CPO and C-suite HR executive in global public and private companies including PTC, Medidata, Cisco Systems, EMC, and SunGard. She has deep subject matter expertise in Talent, HR Tech, Future of Work, Compensation, People Analytics, ESG, DEI&B, AI, and M&A. Jill also serves as an Independent Board Director & Compensation Committee Chair for two public companies, Sterling Check (NASDAQ: STER) and Definitive Healthcare (NASDAQ: DH). Jill earned a B.A. in Communications & English from Boston College and an M.A. in HR Management from Emmanuel College. She is PHR certified and is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors. Jill resides in the Boston & Bay Area suburbs with her firefighter husband, twin boys and two dogs.