Kim Freier is director of HR and talent at oak9, a cloud-native cybersecurity software company. An HR and recruiting professional since 2012, she holds a bachelor of business administration in consulting and change management from the University of Texas at Austin’s McCombs School of Business and a Professional in Human Resources certification from HRCI. She specializes in establishing processes for recruiting and employee engagement and retention for high-growth companies. She previously worked at Centro (now Basis Technologies).