Davida Lara
Executive Vice President, Payroll
Entertainment Partners
About Davida Lara
Davida Lara is Executive Vice President of Payroll at Entertainment Partners, and a nationally recognized payroll thought leader with more than 30 years of experience driving innovation at scale.
Davida is a frequent speaker at key global forums including ADP, KPMG, PWC, and Payroll Congress and has appeared at the C3 Convention, Human Resources Association Forum, the Association of Film Commissioners International Conference, the Hollywood IT Society Summit, and TheWrap’s Power Women Summit.
A prominent voice at Payroll Congress, she is a recurring presenter and was honored with the PayrollOrg Citation of Merit in 2025, recognizing her outstanding contributions to the profession. She was also the recipient of the Global Payroll Titan Award in 2021.
Davida combines a high level of proficiency in business applications, processes and organizational management in leading Entertainment Partners’ (EP’s) Payroll Services teams. Prior to joining EP, Lara was the Senior Vice President and Head of Global Payroll for The Blackstone Group, where she oversaw global payroll operations impacting over half a million employees. Prior to that, Lara was the head of Global HRIS and Payroll at Harman International Industries, directing system strategy and implementation for more than 23 countries.
A committed advocate for inclusion and leadership development, Davida servs on the Board of Directors of Women in Film and The Rowan Center: A Sexual Assault Resource Agency. She sits on Chime Workplace Payroll Advisory Council and continues to mentor and empower the next generation of payroll and business leaders.
Davida holds a B.S. cum laude from the School of Business at Albertus Magnus.