Dr. DDS Dobson-Smith
Chief People Officer
Trilliad

Dr. DDS Dobson-Smith is a business leader who has spent over three decades specializing in the people side of organizational performance and growth. A seasoned Chief People Officer, cultural architect, and widely published author, they have built high-performing, scalable talent functions across international markets, guided complex M&A integrations, and shaped people-first cultures that accelerate growth. Also an LMFT and professor, DDS draws on a systemic, relational understanding of how individuals and organizations grow and change. In their current role at Trilliad, they combine commercial rigor with human-centered leadership to cultivate environments where people thrive and organizations scale with clarity and purpose.