Emoke Starr joins Onna, a knowledge integration platform for legal departments, as Vice President of People

We are delighted to welcome Emoke Starr as our new Vice President of People. As a member of our Executive Team, Emoke will oversee Onna’s Human Resources function. She will relocate from San Francisco to join the Onna team in Barcelona.

Emoke joins us from Workday, where she was most recently Senior People and Purpose Partner with overall responsibility for HR within her aligned business units globally. During her time at Workday, Emoke partnered with a variety of businesses, including Global Expansions, Enterprise Business Technology, Enterprise Program Portfolio Office, and Emerging Services. Before Workday, Emoke was VP of People at Benchling, where she built the HR function from scratch during a period of hyper-growth for the company. Previous roles have included senior HR positions at Prezi, and Cisco Systems.

Originally from Romania, Emoke has a license in Psychology and started her career working for non-profit organizations, before pivoting to HR and leading the function for Financial Services companies in Romania. When not at work, Emoke enjoys staying physically active, cooking, and attempting DIY projects that involve power tools.