Planet Labs PBC announced that Kristen Robinson will be joining Planet's Board of Directors. Robinson brings 30 years of experience in human resources, finance and marketing at software and technology companies. Robinson currently serves as a member of the board of directors at Verint Systems Inc. an honorary advisor at networking nonprofit Her Allies Inc.; and as a “Future of Work” advisory council member at Betterworks Inc., a performance enablement software company.

Previously, Robinson served as the Chief People Officer at security software platform provider Splunk Inc. and as the Chief Human Resources Officer at music streaming service Pandora. Prior to those leadership roles, she held similar positions at other technology companies including Yahoo! Inc., Verigy Ltd., Agilent Technologies Inc. and HP Inc. as well as in other business roles, including as a certified public accountant (CPA), roles in finance, marketing and new venture general management.

Robinson holds an MBA from Northwestern University and a BS in Accounting from Boston College.