Ally Westover
About Ally Westover
Ally Westover is a Senior Manager and HR Business Partner currently working at Riot Games in Los Angeles. With extensive experience in human resources across various sectors, including Disney and Target, she specializes in talent development and organizational change management.
Current Role at Riot Games
Ally Westover serves as the Sr. Manager, HR Business Partner at Riot Games, a position held since 2022. In this role, she focuses on enabling business objectives through the development of effective people practices. Her responsibilities include influencing talent and development strategies, organizational design, and cultural change management. She operates from Los Angeles, California, and emphasizes building relationships within diverse teams.
Previous Experience at Disney
Ally Westover has extensive experience at The Walt Disney Company, where she worked in various HR roles. From 2017 to 2020, she served as Manager HR Business Partner at Disney Parks, Experiences and Products in the Greater Los Angeles Area. Prior to that, she was a Sr. HR Talent Sourcer from 2015 to 2017 in Burbank, California. Following her time as Manager HR Business Partner, she returned to Disney as Sr. Manager, HR Business Partner from 2020 to 2022.
Education and Expertise
Ally Westover holds a Master of Arts in Education from Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology, completed in 2010. She also earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from UC Santa Barbara, graduating in 2009. Her educational background supports her expertise in human resources, focusing on talent development and organizational change.
Career Background in Human Resources
Before her tenure at Disney, Ally Westover worked as a Human Resources Manager at Target from 2012 to 2015 in North Hollywood, California. She also gained experience as a Student Teacher in Secondary English at Granada Hills Charter High School from 2009 to 2010. Her diverse background includes supporting various populations within retail, licensing, operations, and corporate shared services.