Team

Dee DiPietro
Founder and CEO

In founding Advanced-HR, Inc. in April 1997, Dee DiPietro became a recognized pioneer in survey data and produced the first systematic survey of compensation and equity for privately held, venture backed companies. In January 2000, she led the company to launch Option Impact, a world first in the delivery of online compensation benchmarking that is still the only single-source solution for all compensation and equity data needed in privately held venture backed companies.

With more than 20 years experience in business management, Ms. DiPietro’s accomplishments are extensive. She has: Developed and managed a highly successful human resources consulting practice for a small, fast-paced firm (subsequently acquired by a public personnel services company); served in senior human resources management positions in Life Sciences and Information Sciences industries; and held senior staff management positions in the managed health care industry.

Prior to entering the business management field, Ms. DiPietro conducted medical research in immunology at the University of California, San Diego. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Microbiology and Biochemistry.

Debra Engel
Advisor

As a tenured expert in managing human capital, Debra Engel provides Advanced-HR with advisory assistance. Ms. Engel served 3Com as Senior Vice President for Corporate Services until 1998. Prior to joining 3Com in 1983 as Vice President of Human Resources, she held positions as Corporate Staffing Manager and as HR Manager for Hewlett Packard.

Ms. Engel is an advisor to a number of companies in Silicon Valley, serving on: The Board of Directors for Aspect Communications, Beyondwork, Memestreams, the Concours Group, and ON-SITE Dental Care; and the Advisory Boards for Icarian Corporation, Brassring, and Kadiri. She also serves the nonprofit community as: A board member for the Community Foundation of SiliconValley, the Career Action Center, and the Center for Innovation at Foothill College; Vice Chair for the Center for Excellence in Nonprofits; Executive Fellow for the Center of Technology and Innovation at Santa Clara University; Senior Fellow and executive committee member of the Board for the American Leadership Forum; and advisory board member for the Women of Silicon Valley project.

Judy Heyboer
Advisor

Judy Heyboer provides Advanced-HR with advisory assistance based on her 25 years of experience in both information technology and biotechnology companies. Most recently, Ms. Heyboer served as Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Genentech and, while there, managed the introduction of the entire span of new program following the company’s 1999 initial public offering. She was a key figure in Genentech’s recognition as one of America’s “100 Best Places to Work” by Fortune Magazine.

Prior to joining Genentech, Ms. Heyboer spent almost two decades with Acuson Corporation, which she joined in start-up phase to create the Human Resources function, and Spectra Physics where she spent in-depth time in each HR function.