LAYNEY
Tracy
Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Levi Strauss & Co
Organization: Levi Strauss & Co
Profession: Senior vice-president
Biography
Tracy Layney is Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Levi Strauss & Co.
Career
Tracy is responsible for LS&Co.’s people strategy on a global scale, including diversity, equity & inclusion, recruiting, employee engagement, talent management, compensation and benefits, HR technology and HR communications.
Tracy brings more than 20 years of experience in human resources and organization strategy to her role. Prior to joining LS&Co., she served as senior vice president and chief human resources officer for Shutterfly, Inc., the leading retailer of personalized photo-based products. Before Shutterfly, Tracy spent 10 years at Gap Inc., where she held numerous senior leadership roles in HR, most recently serving as the senior vice president of Global Human Resources and Communications for Old Navy. Prior to Gap Inc., Tracy held positions at LS&Co. and PricewaterhouseCoopers/IBM Business Consulting Services where she worked with Fortune 500 clients in the high tech, financial services, retail, and healthcare industries on projects ranging from organization design and development to strategic change management.
Education and personal life
Tracy holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Pennsylvania where she graduated magna cum laude. She is active in the HR thought leader community and serves on the Board of Directors for the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) Foundation.
In her free time, Tracy loves to cook and share great food and wine with family and friends. She has a life-long love of dance, theater and art, and is passionate about travel, visiting destinations near and far with her husband and son.