Rebecca Port, PhD

Chief People Officer, 10x Genomics

Rebecca Port has served as Chief People Officer of 10x Genomics since 2021 and brings over 20 years of experience in building and scaling global teams across a range of industries.  Rebecca was the Vice President of Human Resources at Netflix where she supported the company’s rapidly growing finance and operations groups, and was Managing Director of Human Resources at Standard Chartered Bank where she held a number of leadership roles across various groups in Europe and Asia. She worked with Allergan pharmaceuticals in Singapore, and has been a lecturer at City University in the United Kingdom. Rebecca holds a Ph.D in Psychology from the University of Sheffield, United Kingdom.

How to Foster Connection in a Distributed World

Reema Batnagar, VP of People at Pixar, Rebecca Port, PhD, CHRO at 10x Genomics, and Samara Jaffe, Co-founder and GM at Transform, will have a conversation on the main stage on the topic of how to foster connection in a distributed world.

This session will explore how various organizations are addressing the challenges of building connection in a distributed work environment. Reema will share insights from Pixar, where creative collaboration is key, while Rebecca will discuss creating connections among scientists working together in labs. 

As a group, they will provide strategies for enhancing team cohesion and connection in the modern, distributed workplace.