Az Business and AZRE magazines announced the publications’ lists of the Most Influential Women in Arizona of 2023, including Elizabeth Hart, EVP of People Operations at Axon. In celebration of the 12th anniversary of the Most Influential Women program, azbigmedia.com is profiling one of the Most Influential Women of 2023 each day leading up to the Most Influential Women of 2023 dinner and reception.
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Elizabeth Hart, EVP, People Operations, Axon
BACKGROUND: Elizabeth Hart joined Axon in 2019 and is responsible for leading the company’s global people organization. Prior to joining Axon, Hart was the CAO for Trax Group, a Saas based start up, and spent five years at Bloomberg LP. While at Bloomberg she held a variety of global roles including interim recruiting lead for Asia, HR leader for the industry verticals and chief of staff for Bloomberg Government. She currently sits on the board of Girls In Tech Phx. Hart holds a BS in Business Administration from the University of Mary Washington.
CAREER PATH INSPIRATION: “I fell into human resources. I was a business major and pre-law in college. After completing a number of internships at law firms during my college years, I realized law was not my passion. I love math, business strategy and building teams. I thought I would head back to school to get an MBA, but a staffing firm scooped me up and asked me to join their organization and the rest is history.”
SOURCE OF PRIDE: “Running HR at Axon. Our mission is to make the bullet obsolete and our vision is to protect life, protect truth and accelerate justice. We recently announced a moonshot goal to reduce fatal officer shootings by 50% in the next decade. Everyone at Axon has a part to play in achieving this goal and to do this we need to attract, retain and develop the best talent from a variety of diverse backgrounds. I firmly believe everyone deserves to get home safe and I think when we achieve this moonshot goal not only will we have saved lives we will have changed the fabric of America.”
SOURCE OF INSPIRATION: “Two people really had an impact on my career. I rode horses competitively growing up. I had a fantastic coach who taught me some great lessons such as the importance of having a great work ethic, taking every opportunity to learn from those around you, never settling, rising to a challenge and being appreciative of the opportunities that come across your path.
“Later in my career the co-founder of Bloomberg Government, Don Baptiste, became a mentor of mine. He constantly challenged me to think creatively outside the box to solve business challenges and pushed me to try things outside of my comfort zone. Example: Right after I had gotten engaged, Bloomberg asked me to take an international assignment. I was a single point of failure in my current position, and I was worried about leaving the business high and dry. Don encouraged me to take the assignment and explained it wasn’t just a growth opportunity for me, but it was an investment that would make me even more valuable in my role when I returned stateside. I would not be where I am today without his guidance.”
SURPRISING FACT: “I started riding horses at the age of 3 and by the age of 5 I was competing on a national level. Horses have been a huge part of my life and have brought me a lot of joy over the years.”
