Robby Kwok

Robby Kwok oversees global recruiting, people operations, total rewards, learning and development and programme management. Robby is responsible for hiring the best people into the company and making the way Slack works together a competitive advantage. Prior to Slack, Robby led business operations at TellApart (acquired by Twitter), corporate development at LinkedIn and held business and strategy roles at Yahoo!. Robby has a BS in Business Administration from the University of California, Berkeley.

Robby brings 10 years of business operations experience at innovative technology companies to TellApart. He was the Head of Corporate Development at LinkedIn, building the program that resulted in LinkedIn’s first six acquisitions. Prior to that he spent 8 years at Yahoo!, where he held many leadership roles in corporate development, business development and business operations. Robby started his career in investment banking at Epoch Partners and Merrill Lynch.

Robby Kwok holds the VP People position on Slack's Human Resources team. As VP People, Robby Kwok is an important member of Slack's leadership. Robby Kwok is entrusted with maintaining the happiness of employees, whether it be through ensuring low burn out rates, perks, or creating a work environment employees look forward to. Employees at Slack rate their leadership an A-, ranking them within the Top 25% in San Francisco.

, VP of People at Slack, and Kaitlin Norris, Culture Specialist at Shopify, discuss Slack’s impact on HR processes such as hiring, onboarding and internal communications.

Robby Kwok is Head of Corporate Development at LinkedIn and co-founder of Stone Korean Kitchen in San Francisco.