Official Profile - Todd Horton
Basic Information
Name: Todd Horton
Title / Role: Founder & CEO, KangoHR
Education: MBA, Yale School of Management
BA, Boston CollegeCompany Website: kangohr.com
Public / Social Profiles
Professional Background & Leadership Summary
Todd Horton has more than 25 years of experience in HR-tech, global workforce engagement, and employee recognition/engagement.
He founded KangoHR (previously known as KangoGift) to help organizations worldwide, from small teams to large enterprises, build cultures where recognition, appreciation, and human-centred engagement are core.
Todd has worked across multiple markets and helped shape HR & engagement solutions designed for global companies. His international exposure includes working with distributed, cross-cultural teams.
Philosophy & Vision
Todd believes that workplace culture and employee experience are built on human-to-human recognition, respect, and empathy, not impersonal processes. Under his leadership, KangoHR focuses on meaningful recognition, global compliance, personalized employee engagement, and human-led training and development.
A guiding motto attributed to him:
“Recognition is the most scalable act of leadership. We built KangoHR to make it simple and powerful for every company.”
His vision emphasizes that companies, regardless of size or geography, can foster connection, motivation, and loyalty through carefully designed recognition and engagement programs.
Public Engagement & Thought Leadership
Todd Horton is often featured by KangoHR as their public-facing leader and advocate for human-first HR practice.
Through KangoHR, he’s been involved in launching training and development programs focused on empathy, soft skills, global workforce engagement and communication, especially relevant in hybrid or distributed team contexts.
He frequently shares insights about employee experience, engagement, and modern workplace culture on public forums and media outlets.
What Todd Represents for KangoHR
Under Todd’s guidance, KangoHR stands as more than a SaaS tool or rewards platform; it positions itself as a global HR-tech partner tailored for companies wanting to integrate values, culture, empathy, and human connection into their employee experience, regardless of geography.
Todd brings a mix of:
Deep HR-tech and organizational expertise
Global perspective on workforce and engagement
Commitment to human-first values, empathy, and real recognition
Ability to scale solutions for enterprise-level complexity while preserving personalization and culture
Last Verified
December 2025