Elizabeth Dayton is Vice President of Human Resources at Appian, where she leads HR Business Partners, HR Operations, Payroll, Total Rewards, and Career Management. With a foundation in finance and experience across business development and people leadership, she directly connects people strategy to business performance. Elizabeth is passionate about reimagining HR for an AI-enabled world: challenging legacy practices, simplifying complexity, and creating space for the work that requires human judgment. She believes HR’s greatest opportunity is to combine the power of technology with deep business understanding to build stronger organizations, develop exceptional talent, and help people and businesses thrive together.