10 Gap Inc. HR leaders
Tanya D. Hurwitz, Senior Vice President, Human Resources - Growth & Gap Inc. Functions at Gap Inc., heads this list of ten Gap Inc. HR leaders, who also hold employee experience, supply chain, stores and ecommerce, and country HR roles there today. A reader can learn how HR leaders work at Gap Inc. from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Akira Nakajima
LinkedInExperience: Director, Head of Human Resources - Japan & Taiwan · Gap Inc.
Akira Nakajima has been Director, Head of Human Resources - Japan & Taiwan at Gap Inc. since November 2025 and was Director, Head of Human Resources - Japan there from 2023 to 2025. Akira Nakajima was Human Resources Director at SAS from 2019 to 2023 and Director of Human Resources and General Affairs at CSL from 2016 to 2019.
Amanee Hearns
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director Human Resources · Gap Inc.
Amanee Hearns has been Senior Director Human Resources at Gap Inc. since August 2024. Amanee Hearns was Human Resources Business Partner at Meta from 2020 to 2024, HR Business Partner, Vice President at BlackRock from 2017 to 2019 and HR Business Partner, Vice President at Barclays from 2015 to 2017.
Amy Kirby
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, Human Resources - Gap Inc. Global Supply Chain · Gap Inc.
Amy Kirby has been Sr. Director, Human Resources - Gap Inc. Global Supply Chain at Gap Inc. since February 2025, and the listing also shows a Director, Human Resources role there since June 2021. Amy Kirby is based in the Columbus, Ohio Metropolitan Area and was Sr. Field Management Recruiter at Big Lots from 2000 to 2006.
Gaurav Sangwan
LinkedInExperience: Sr Director HR · Gap Inc.
Gaurav Sangwan has been Sr Director HR at Gap Inc. since May 2020 and was Director HR (HRBP) there from 2016 to 2020. At Gap Inc., Gaurav Sangwan was also Sr Manager HR (HRBP) from 2014 to 2016, and was GM - Human Resource at NourishCo Beverages Limited (A Tata PepsiCo JV) from 2011 to 2014.
Jeremy Jost
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director Human Resources - Tech, Digital, and People & Culture · Gap Inc.
Jeremy Jost has been Sr. Director Human Resources - Tech, Digital, and People & Culture at Gap Inc. since October 2020 and was Director Human Resources there from 2018 to 2020. At Gap Inc., Jeremy Jost was also Senior Manager Human Resources from 2017 to 2018 and Human Resources Manager from 2016 to 2017.
Juliet Maharaj
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, Human Resources E-Commerce & Experience · Gap Inc.
Juliet Maharaj has been Sr. Director, Human Resources E-Commerce & Experience at Gap Inc. since May 2023 and was Human Resources Director there from 2022 to 2023. Juliet Maharaj was Senior Director, Talent, Culture & Organizational Effectiveness at Beyond Meat from 2020 to 2022 and Human Resources Director at The Coca-Cola Company from 2019 to 2020.
Leigh Nikolaieff
LinkedInExperience: Director of Human Resources - Design, Product Development, Marketing & Creative · Gap
Leigh Nikolaieff has been Director of Human Resources - Design, Product Development, Marketing & Creative at Gap since May 2023. Leigh Nikolaieff was Director, Human Resources-HQ Design, Marketing, Visual Merchanding & Photo Studio at Old Navy from 2018 to 2023 and Director & Head of Human Resources at Plum Organics from 2016 to 2018.
Lindsay Ferber
LinkedInExperience: Head of HR for Gap Stores and eCommerce (Sr Director, Commerce & Experience) · Gap
Lindsay Ferber has been Head of HR for Gap Stores and eCommerce (Sr Director, Commerce & Experience) at Gap since December 2025. Lindsay Ferber was Human Resources Director, Old Navy HQ at Old Navy from 2020 to 2025 and Human Resources Director, HQ at Levi Strauss & Co. from 2019 to 2020.
Stacy Smet
LinkedInExperience: Sr Vice President HR, Head of Employee Experience · Gap Inc.
Stacy Smet has been Sr Vice President HR, Head of Employee Experience at Gap Inc. since August 2024. Stacy Smet was Vice President Human Resources at Mattel, Inc. from 2023 to 2024, Human Resources Sr. Director at Mattel, Inc. from 2020 to 2023 and Human Resources Director at Mattel, Inc. from 2019 to 2020.
Tanya D. Hurwitz
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President, Human Resources - Growth & Gap Inc. Functions · Gap Inc.
Tanya D. Hurwitz has been Senior Vice President, Human Resources - Growth & Gap Inc. Functions at Gap Inc. since January 2020 and was Vice President, Human Resources - Digital & Customer there from 2018 to 2020. At Gap Inc., Tanya D. Hurwitz was also Vice President, Human Resources - Corporate Functions from 2013 to 2018.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01What did you focus on first when you took on your current HR role?
- 02How do you support managers who lead teams spread across stores and offices?
- 03What has your own work taught you about building an employee experience that works for both headquarters and field teams?
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