Stanford Report, October 19, 2010

Diane Peck to leave Stanford, led university Human Resources for more than seven years

Among Peck's most significant accomplishments was the creation of leadership development programs. The office also developed a new on-boarding process for new employees.  Human Resources redesigned the Stanford Contributory Retirement Program in an effort to simplify investment options for employees.  It negotiated two 5-year labor agreements and introduced "interest-based" bargaining and problem solving.

L.A. Cicero Diane Peck

Diane Peck

Diane Peck, vice president of Human Resources, announced Tuesday that she will leave Stanford. Peck, who has led Human Resources since 2003, has agreed to stay in her post until a successor has been named. President John Hennessy and Randy Livingston, vice president for business affairs and chief financial officer, will lead a search for her replacement.

"Diane has been a wonderful leader for Human Resources at Stanford over the past 7 1/2 years, with her persistent focus on creating an environment that attracts, retains and develops world class staff," Livingston wrote in an email to the university's Cabinet.

In an email to her Human Resources staff, Peck noted that her husband had moved to Scottsdale, Ariz. two years ago "to deal with family responsibilities," and that the commute was taking its toll. "Southwest Airlines is probably even sadder than I at this news!" she wrote.

Peck came to Stanford in May 2003 as executive director of human resources. Her role was re-designated to vice president in December 2008.

Among Peck's most significant accomplishments was the creation of leadership development programs. The office also developed a new on-boarding process for new employees.  Human Resources redesigned the Stanford Contributory Retirement Program in an effort to simplify investment options for employees and negotiated two 5-year labor agreements and introduced "interest-based" bargaining and problem solving.

"I am very proud of the HR team.  Each area of HR has contributed to our collective success and to the achievement of many important objectives," Peck wrote. "I am confident that this HR team has what it takes to continue our support, in all we do, of Stanford's mission of excellence in teaching, research and patient care."