Claudia has over 15 years of experience in executive and equity compensation in private and public technology companies, recently expanding her scope into total rewards. She is currently Sr. Director, Total Rewards, People Operations, and HRIS at NerdWallet. She has deep experience advising U.S. and international compensation committees in dynamic industries like semiconductor and solar, that has challenged her to develop creative solutions to complex problems in support of company strategies.
Prior to joining NerdWallet, Claudia served as Sr. Director, Executive Compensation at SunPower Corporation. She also held numerous finance and accounting roles at Motorola and Freescale Semiconductor, including extensive cost accounting, financial analysis, and internal audit experience. After crunching numbers for many years, she made her way into the human capital management field, where she could combine her analytical skills with her passion for people.
Claudia is an alumna of The University of Texas at Austin, where she earned a Master in Accounting degree with a specialization in Tax and has earned other professional licenses such as Certified Internal Auditor and a Certified Public Accountant. She is a member of the National Association of Stock Plan Professionals and is a member of the leadership team of the Texas chapter of the Global Equity Organization that was awarded “Chapter Leadership Team of the Year” in 2018. She has participated numerous times as a speaker at GEO NECF and international conferences, as well as the European Stock Ownership Centre Conference, and was recognized with an Honorable Mention for the Best Use of Technology during the 2009 GEO Awards for a stock option exchange portal she designed. She is delighted to be recently appointed a GEO Fellow of Global Equity in 2020.