Oakland, CA, February 28, 2022 – FlemingMartin is pleased to announce that Mynd, the leading platform for people to buy and manage single-family rental properties has hired Lauren Pierce to be their new Chief People Officer. Ms. Pierce will report directly to Ali Nazar, Mynd’s President.

Lauren will serve on the leadership team as Mynd continues to enter new phases of growth. She will be responsible for effectively inspiring, coaching, and developing a growth-focused and culture-driven team as well as influencing strategy and shaping people operations.

Lauren Pierce is an extremely bright People leader who excels at scaling organizations and retaining top talent. She offers more than 20 years of experience and has spent a significant portion of her career in operational roles. Her past roles include VP Human Resources at Kinetica and Director of HR & Workforce at the Special Olympics in Abu Dhabi. At the outset of her career, Lauren worked as a senior associate for LECG and for nearly ten years in operational roles at Morningstar. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance and Economics from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University.

Mynd Founded in 2016, Mynd is a tech-enabled real estate company serving an $85B+ property management and real estate investment market. In September 2021, the company raised an additional $57.3 million at a valuation of $807 million, bringing the company’s total raised to $174.9 million. Mynd manages more than 10,000 rental units in 25 markets across the United States and plans to expand to an additional 15 markets over the next three years. Mynd is committed to creating happy homes and healthy investments.

FlemingMartin is a leading retained executive search firm with offices in Northern and Southern California. FlemingMartin partners with Boards, Private Equity Firms and CEOs of companies to build successful execution-focused management teams. FlemingMartin focuses on the Technology, Life Sciences, and Financial Services industries. The Firm’s principals are trusted advisors and business partners who enable companies to gain powerful, far-reaching, and lasting contributions from their executive-level human capital.