Dervilla Lannon, Verkada’s vice president of people, is known for implementing benefits at a rapid-fire speed.
In 2021, within minutes of recommending a new fertility benefit, Lannon got approval to roll it out company-wide. Only a few days later, all Verkada employees had access to a $10,000 benefit for all types of family-building needs, such as egg-freezing and IVF, as well as adoption and surrogacy. For Lannon, the process is rather simple: listening to employees’ needs, thinking of a game plan, and then simply walking down to the CEO’s office and asking for approval.
