About Stacey Porter

Stacey Porter joined Outset Medical as vice president, people operations in November 2018, and was promoted to chief people officer in October 2021. Stacey has deep expertise in organizational design, innovative talent practices and employee engagement, and is often defined as a talent executive who is “of the people.” Prior to Outset, she was the head of global talent development for Intuitive Surgical Inc., responsible for designing performance and succession practices while developing leaders and high-performing teams. Stacey has also held leadership roles at VMware and Roche, and has built a career on creating nimble, progressive organizations. She has a master’s in clinical social work and doctoral studies in industrial/organizational psychology. She is a sought-after speaker on building high-performance cultures and developing skills for the future workplace.