David Wohlreich

Chief People Officer & Human Capital Strategist
Madison, CT • LinkedIn • wohlreich.com

Executive Focus

People and organizational executive with a foundation in corporate finance, total rewards architecture, and operational systems design. Experienced in high-complexity environments across tech, interactive entertainment, and scaled global enterprises.

Specializing in aligning organizational structure, executive governance, equity strategy, and manager capability with fundamental business economics.

Professional Experience

Twitch (Amazon) 2022 – Present
Chief People Officer (2026 – Present)
VP, People Experience & Total Rewards (2023 – 2026)
VP, Total Rewards (2022 – 2023)
  • Directs Twitch’s global People and Places organization, maintaining enterprise responsibility for talent acquisition, HR business partnering, total rewards, organizational design, real estate & facilities, and employee experience.
  • Serves on the Twitch Executive Team as primary counsel to the CEO and executive staff on organizational health and structural strategy, in active partnership with Amazon HR leadership.
  • Unified the internal People Experience function—integrating compensation, benefits, talent development, and manager enablement into a cohesive, cost-disciplined internal suite.
  • Steered program continuity and operational stability through significant industry and organizational transformations, sustaining high manager clarity across structural change.
  • Overhauled global total rewards frameworks, reducing administrative complexity and measurably improving workforce literacy around compensation mechanics.
Front 2021 – 2022
Head of People Experience & Operations
  • Architected the global people operations and reward infrastructure supporting hypergrowth as the business scaled from 250 to 500 distributed employees.
  • Maintained oversight of compensation design, global benefits, HRIS architecture, equity administration, workplace experience, and cross-border mobility.
  • Advised executive leadership (CEO, CFO) and the Board of Directors on organizational leveling, governance, and compensation committee charters.
Niantic 2018 – 2021
Director, Total Rewards & HR Operations (2020 – 2021)
Senior Manager, Compensation & Benefits (2018 – 2019)
  • Originated Niantic’s standalone Total Rewards and HR Operations practice following its spin-out from Google, migrating from legacy parent structures to independent market-informed practices.
  • Designed and led the corporate equity transition from stock options to Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), partnering with Corporate Counsel, the CFO, and the Compensation Committee.
  • Constructed market-competitive compensation architectures to attract and retain specialized engineering talent, including augmented reality, computer vision, and machine learning researchers.
  • Established formal Board Compensation Committee governance and managed executive compensation reviews.
Riot Games 2016 – 2018
Manager, Global Compensation (2017 – 2018)
Senior Compensation Analyst (2016 – 2017)
  • Led the global compensation function, directing market benchmarking, annual compensation cycles, and strategic advisory across worldwide studios.
  • Led the company-wide Job Architecture initiative with external consultants, architecting Riot’s first enterprise discipline and leveling framework.
  • Managed international mobility, multi-disciplinary role classifications, and specialized incentive structures across game development and esports verticals.
Earlier Roles 2012 – 2016
Senior Compensation Analyst • Chubb Limited (ACE Group)
Financial & Compensation Analyst • Robert Bosch LLC
  • Delivered total rewards integration analysis for multi-billion dollar enterprise acquisitions.
  • Completed rotational financial analysis, controlling, and operational compensation modeling across industrial and regional units.

Selected Writing & Research

Education & Credentials

Indiana University, Kelley School of Business
Bachelor of Science in Finance, Accounting, and International Studies, with Honors

The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Executive Compensation: Strategies and Frameworks • Aresty Institute of Executive Education

Foundational Credentials:
Certified Compensation Professional (CCP) • Global Remuneration Professional (GRP) • SHRM-CP (all credentials inactive)