SEATTLE, Dec. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Avvo, Inc., the leading online legal marketplace connecting lawyers and consumers, today announced it has hired Kelly McGill as the company's first Chief People Officer.
A seasoned talent strategist, McGill has spent more than 20 years working with teams at Fortune 500 companies to align talent and business strategy. Most recently, she launched conscious business and mindfulness initiatives at LinkedIn while wrapping up her role as VP Talent at Lynda.com, where she spearheaded an end-to-end HR and talent strategy. Previously, she held talent management roles at Expedia, Microsoft and T-Mobile.
In her role at Avvo, McGill will develop and execute Avvo's people strategy in support of the overall strategic direction of the organization. She will also lead the organization in continuing to build and sustain its inclusive, respectful culture -- a culture that makes Avvo a great place to work and fosters innovation and great service for Avvo's customers.
"Great talent is the heart of great companies," said Avvo CEO Mark Britton. "Kelly's world-class background in talent management will help us build upon our culture of fearlessness and collaboration as we continue to grow."
"Finding and nurturing the best abilities in everyone while identifying creative ways to help accelerate business results is core to who I am," McGill said. "I firmly believe in purpose-driven companies, so helping people access on-demand, affordable legal advice within such a collaborative culture aligns perfectly with my aspirations. I look forward to partnering with the business to develop and introduce custom HR practices and solutions to suit the business."
As a lifelong student of metaphysics and the philosophy of being, McGill recently completed her PhD in Metaphysics and Transpersonal Psychology at the International University of Metaphysical Science. She also studied computer science early in her career at Florida Atlantic University. McGill lives in the Seattle area and enjoys spending time with her husband and four adult children exploring the beautiful Pacific Northwest, playing board games and watching sci-fi.
Founded in 2007, Seattle-based Avvo is the largest online legal marketplace – providing a directory, a Q&A forum, and an on-demand legal service – which are all designed to help consumers get the legal counsel they need quickly and with transparency. In July 2015, Avvo announced $71.5 million in financing led by Technology Crossover Ventures, with participation from Vulcan Capital and Coatue.
For more information on Avvo and its legal resources for consumers and attorneys, visit www.avvo.com.
About Avvo, Inc.
Avvo is the leading online legal marketplace connecting consumers and lawyers. Avvo offers on-demand, affordable legal advice through Avvo Advisor®, which delivers a highly reviewed lawyer for 15 minutes over the phone - anytime, anywhere - available online or via a free app for iOS devices. In Avvo's Q&A forum, consumers can get their legal questions answered for free by more than 250,000 participating lawyers or search more than 7.5 million previously asked questions and attorney provided answers. Avvo's lawyer directory provides Avvo-rated profiles, client reviews, and peer endorsements for 97% of all lawyers in the U.S., so consumers can find the lawyer who's right for them. Avvo also helps lawyers grow their businesses with marketing tools and services including the Avvo JD App and Avvo Ignite, a cloud-based marketing platform designed specifically for attorneys. Avvo, Avvo Advisor, Avvo JD App, and Avvo Ignite are trademarks or registered trademarks of Avvo, Inc. Avvo was founded in 2007 and is based in Seattle, WA.
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