Tracy Keogh

Tracy Keogh is the Chief People Office and Growth Partner for Great Hill Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm investing in high-growth companies across the software, digital commerce, financial technology, healthcare and digital infrastructure sectors. Tracy focuses on talent development and people strategy for the firm and portfolio companies.

Prior to joining Great Hill in 2021, Tracy was Chief Human Resources Officer at HP for ten years. She had worldwide responsibility for HP’s strategic human resources function and employee communications. She led all of aspects of HR including culture and engagement, people operations, organization effectiveness, total rewards, talent acquisition and development and global inclusion, equity and diversity.

Prior to her role at HP, Tracy was the Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Hewitt Associates (acquired by Aon), the world’s largest provider of human resources consulting services. Previously, Tracy led HR at Bloomberg LP, the financial data, news, and analytics provider. Prior to joining Bloomberg, she was Vice President of Human Resources for Analog Devices and Sapient Corporation.

Tracy is on the Board of Directors of Pillar.hr, an interview intelligence platform that uses AI to enhance recruitment. She previously served on the Board of Directors for Cisive, a global provider of human capital management and risk management solutions. Currently, she is on the Boards of the HR Policy Association, HR Policy Institute and Board Chair of the National Academy of Human Resources (NAHR).

In 2015, Tracy was recognized by Human Resources Executive magazine as HR Executive of the Year. That same year, she was inducted as a Fellow into the National Academy of Human Resources. Previous honors include Tracy being named to the Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Technology by the National Diversity Council and being recognized as a global Top 10 Breakaway Leader in Human Resources by Evanta. In 2019, Tracy was awarded a Gold Stevie Award for HR Executive of the Year by the American Business Awards and was named HR Leader of the Year by Digiday.

Tracy holds a Master’s degree in business administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Smith College. She also attended the University of Geneva in Switzerland. Tracy is based in Boston, MA.