Chief Human Resources Officer

Katie Parenti

23 years in investment industry

Biography

Katie Parenti is the chief human resources officer at Allspring Global Investments. In this role, she leads a team across all disciplines of human resources (HR), including talent acquisition, HR operations, data and analytics, and compensation and benefits. Katie and her team of HR business partners serve as trusted advisors for all employees and executive leaders.

Katie joined Allspring from BlackRock, where she specialized as an HR business partner. During her tenure at BlackRock, Katie supported the client, investment, and exchange-traded fund businesses. She also acted as the interim head of employee relations for the Americas. Katie has extensive experience working for leading financial institutions in the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Before BlackRock, Katie held several positions at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, including as a senior vice president and chief operating officer (COO) for corporate banking, as a senior vice president and HR executive for the global markets group, and as a director and business support manager representing the office of the COO in the EMEA region. She began her investment industry career in 2001.

Katie earned a bachelor’s degree in communications and human resources from California State University, Sacramento.