February 24, 2026
Episode 261: What HR Can Learn from Private Equity About Creating Business Value (with Angela Geffre)
What can HR learn from private equity, where talent, culture, and leadership are part of the deal thesis from day one? In many organisations, the connection between people strategy and business outcomes is still taking shape. In private equity, however, that connection is immediate and unmistakable, with leadership quality, organisational design, workforce capability, and culture being central to the value-creation plan, with clear timelines, defined expectations, and measurable results. David Green speaks with Angela Geffre, Head of Human Capital at GrowthCurve Capital, together, they explore what it really means to run HR in a private equity environment, and what the broader HR profession can learn from it.