Jennifer Williams

Managing Director, Human Resources, Human Capital Group

Joined Gryphon: 2020

Industry Group: Human Capital

Jennifer focuses on human resources (HR) activities within Gryphon’s Human Capital Group. In her role, she works with senior executives and working teams within all industry groups across the portfolio to oversee human resources and organizational development initiatives, including team effectiveness initiatives.

• GenMark Diagnostics, Senior Vice President – Led all HR activities from the company’s initial start-up phase, through IPO, and subsequent growth phases.
• Cerberus Capital Management, SVP of Global Human Resources – Led all HR activities for  Cerberus portfolio company Radia Holdings, a leading global professional staffing provider, specializing in technical, engineering, and IT services talent, in addition to leading the HR assessment activities of potential acquisition targets and HR oversight efforts for global companies in the Cerberus portfolio.
• The Home Depot, VP of Human Resources at HD Supply – Led the HR function for the wholesale distribution division of Home Depot through an aggressive growth phase from $2B to $12B revenue in less than two years. 
• Honeywell, Director of Organization Development & Acting Global Human Resources Leader – Progressive roles in Friction Materials and Bendix Commercial Vehicles Systems divisions over eight-year tenure, mainly focused on HR, organization, and leadership strategies and implementation.

M.B.A., Case Western Reserve University’s Weatherhead School of Management

B.S. Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan