As Magnite’s Chief People Officer, Shawna Hughes oversees human resources functions across the company’s global offices, including recruitment, professional development and the company’s diversity and inclusion initiatives. Previously, Shawna served as Chief Accounting Officer and Head of Global HR at Rubicon Project before the company merged with Telaria in 2020 to form Magnite.

Having held leadership roles in Accounting, Finance, and Human Resources, Shawna brings a unique perspective to her position. Her career is rooted in a strong financial background, including a role as Senior Director of International Accounting at Concur Technologies, Inc. In that role, she consolidated European and APAC accounting operations, and previously held the position of Director of Revenue Accounting. While with Concur Technologies, Inc., she led the global Diversity & Inclusion efforts, spending time in Prague as the Country Director leading the growth of the shared service center. 

In addition to being a certified public accountant, Shawna has a Masters in Accounting from Notre Dame and a BS in International Business from George Fox University.