Brandi Galvin Morandi, the Chief Legal and Human Resources Officer of global digital infrastructure company Equinix, has an unusual background for an HR leader. She started her career in law and spent over five years as a corporate attorney with the international business law firm Gunderson Dettner before moving to Equinix in 2003, where she took on the roles of Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel, and Secretary.
In that position, Morandi built a very strong working relationship with the human resources leaders and the HR function, such that when leadership turnover meant an interim CHRO was needed in 2013, she was appointed to the role while still performing her original role in the law department. It was not the last time.
Over the course of 19 years with Equinix, Morandi served as interim CHRO three times, and the last time, in 2018, coincided with the appointment of the new global CEO, Charles Meyers. Meyers began his tenure by developing a transformation strategy for the company, and Morandi, as interim CHRO, took the lead on a number of projects. She established an excellent rapport and operating cadence with Meyers and continued strengthening her relationship with the HR leadership team, building on 16 years of trust with the rest executive team, and eventually, Meyers asked her to serve as CHRO permanently - which she accepted alongside her role as Chief Legal Officer.
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