AMERICAN HEALTH POLICY INSTITUTE - Key Persons
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- Chief People Officer
- Executive Vice President
- Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, Hewlett - Packard Enterprise
Alan May is the Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer for Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
In this role, Alan has worldwide responsibility for Hewlett Packard Enterprise development and organization effectiveness, benefits and compensation, staffing and retention, global inclusion and diversity, and HR processes and information management.
Prior to joining Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Alan worked at The Boeing Company for eight years, where he most recently led HR for the company's Commercial Airplanes division. He was also head of HR for their Defense, Space & Security business and prior to that served as the company's Vice President of Strategy, Compensation and Benefits.
Before joining The Boeing Company, Alan was the Chief Talent and Human Resources Officer for Cerberus Capital Management, a leading private equity firm based in New York. At Cerberus, he established an HR function for the firm and played an integral role in attracting top talent while leading the HR component of all due diligence and business integration efforts. Alan also held a number of senior HR and Business Integration roles over a 15-year career at PepsiCo, culminating with an assignment as Senior Vice President, Human Resources, for the rapidly growing Quaker, Tropicana and Gatorade divisions.
He graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's degree in economics and a master's degree in industrial and labor relations.
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- Senior Advisor, Global Employee Relations, HR Policy Association
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- Strategic Analyst to the CEO, HR Policy Association
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- Director of Marketing, HR Policy Association
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- Controller, HR Policy Association
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- Member of the HR Policy Team
- Vice President, Public Affairs and Development, HR Policy Association
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- President and CEO, Center on Executive Compensation / Senior Vice President, HR Policy Association
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- Chief Human Resources Officer
- Executive Vice President
- Anita Graham Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer, LabCorp
- Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer, LabCorp / Chair, Center on Executive Compensation
Anita Graham has served as LabCorp Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer since April 2023.
Before joining Labcorp, Anita served as Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer and Public Affairs at VF Corporation, one of the world's largest lifestyle-focused footwear and apparel companies. In addition to leading the human resources function through major business transformations, she also oversaw the company's public affairs initiatives, including corporate communications, government relations, community relations and the VF Foundation.
Prior to VF, Anita was Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources and Administration Officer at ADT Corporation, where she led the human resources, environment, health and safety, and corporate communications functions. Previously, she was the Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer at Shire plc, a global biopharmaceutical company that is now part of Takeda Pharmaceuticals.
Anita currently plays a leadership role in several professional organizations, including the Human Resources Policy Association, The Center on Executive Compensation, and the Center on Executive Succession. Anita holds a B.S in industrial and labor relations from Cornell University and a M.B.A. in finance from the Stern School of Business at New York University.
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- Ann Addison Corporate Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer, Northrop Grumman
- Corporate Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for Northrop Grumman
Ann Addison is corporate vice president and chief human resources officer for Northrop Grumman, a leader in global security.
In this role, she is responsible for all aspects of human capital strategy and programs. Her responsibilities include organization effectiveness; change leadership; performance management; talent development and acquisition; succession planning; executive development; training; labor/employee relations; and compensation and benefits.
Addison has more than 30 years of business and human resources experience. She joins Northrop Grumman from Leidos, where she was executive vice president and chief human resources officer.Prior to joining Leidos, she was the vice president of human resources for Lockheed Martin Information Systems & Global Solutions. Addison has also served in other human resources management positions at Lockheed Martin, Global Exchange Services and General Electric Company.
She earned a bachelor's degree in business analytics from Indiana University.
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- Ashley Goldsmith Chief People Officer, Workday, Inc.
- Chief People Officer at Workday
- Chief People Officer, Workday, Inc.
Ashley Goldsmith is chief people officer at Workday, with global responsibility for human resources, global impact, and the Workday Foundation.
Prior to joining Workday, Ashley served as CHRO and executive vice president at Polycom. Preceding Polycom, she was senior vice president of human resources, corporate communications, and environmental health and safety for the Tissue Diagnostics Division at F. Hoffmann-La Roche. Ashley has also previously served as CHRO at Ventana Medical Systems and as divisional vice president of human resources at The Home Depot.
Ashley holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, a master's degree in human resource development from Georgia State University, and a bachelor's degree in psychology from Vanderbilt University. She is a fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources, and a member of its Foundation Board of Trustees. Ashley also serves on the board of directors at the Human Resources Policy Association, as well as Cornell's Center for Advanced Human Resources Studies, and the San Francisco Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
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- Member of the HR Policy Team
- Senior Accountant, HR Policy Association
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- Member of the HR Policy Team
- Vice President, Public Policy and Government Relations, HR Policy Association
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- Chief Human Resources Officer
- Chief Human Resources Officer, Caterpillar Inc.
Cheryl H. Johnson serves as Chief Human Resources Officer of Caterpillar Inc. She manages all aspects of Human Resources including Talent Acquisition and Management, Learning and Development, Diversity and Inclusion, Compensation and Benefits, Shared Services, Employee and Labor Relations and Corporate Environmental, Health and Safety.
She joined Caterpillar in 2017 and has worked to transform the function to align more closely with the company's business strategy, shift the center of focus to talent development and cultivate a spirit of continuous improvement.
Prior to joining Caterpillar, Johnson had a successful 20-year career with Textron, ultimately serving as a member of its executive leadership team. Johnson was responsible for leading Textron's worldwide Human Resources function as well as corporate communications, corporate real estate, community affairs and the company's aviation department.
Johnson's early career encompassed multi-functional experience in human resources, marketing and sales, and finance disciplines within several industries and diverse business models including public education, technology and aerospace/defense. Johnson is a board member of the HR Policy Association and the Caterpillar Foundation. She completed the Senior Executive Leadership Program in Corporate Education at Duke University and holds a Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Science in Operations Management from Northern Illinois University.
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- Director of Membership Engagement, HR Policy Association
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- Vice Chair of the Board of Directors
- Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer ( CPO ) at Intel Corporation
- Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, Intel Corporation
- Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, Intel Corporation / Vice Chair, Board of Directors
Pambianchi was previously at Verizon, where she served as executive vice president and chief human resources officer (CHRO). During her time there, she reimagined Verizon's HR mission and practices, delivering an enterprise strategic transformation workforce plan to stay at the forefront of the digital transformation. In addition, she ran Verizon's internal COVID-19 response. In April 2020, Pambianchi joined as founding CHRO with cross-industry HR leaders from Accenture, Lincoln Financial Group and ProCore to launch the People+Work Connect platform, creating the first business-to-business platform for HR leaders to work together to accelerate talent movement and reduce negative impacts on mass unemployment.
Prior to Verizon, Pambianchi was most recently an executive vice president of People & Digital at Corning Inc., forming a dual role leading human resources and information technology to create a digital transformation roadmap. Earlier, Pambianchi served in other senior leadership roles at Corning, including as CHRO for 12 years.
Before joining Corning, Pambianchi spent 10 years at PepsiCo Inc., starting in labor and employee relations field roles in multiple regions before moving into corporate organization capability and, finally, providing HR support for a companywide IT transformation.
Pambianchi holds a bachelor's degree from Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations. She serves on the boards of the National Academy of Human Resources Foundation, the Center for Advanced Human Resource Studies at Cornell University for the School of Industrial and Labor Relations, the HR Policy Association, the Health Transformation Alliance, and the Center for Executive Succession at the University of South Carolina, Darla School of Management. She also serves as a board member of the Lumina Foundation, an organization committed to increasing the percentage of citizens in the U.S. with post-secondary education and credentials. Pambianchi has also been active in the FIRST robotics program, serving five years as head coach at the high-school level for FTC Team 5484 and as a tournament director. In 2017, she was installed as a fellow to the National Academy of Human Resources.
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- Director of Events and Networking, HR Policy Association
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- Member of the Executive Team
- Senior Advisor, Workplace Policy, HR Policy Association / CEO Emeritus, HR Policy Association
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- Chief Human Resources Officer
- Executive Vice President
- Vice Chair of the Board of Directors
- EVP, Chief Human Resources Officer and Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, United Parcel Service, Inc.
- EVP, Chief Human Resources Officer and Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, United Parcel Service, Inc. Vice Chair, Board of Directors
Darrell Ford serves as Executive Vice President (EVP), Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer (CDEIO) for UPS. Prior to joining UPS, Darrell was the CHRO at DuPont. In addition to leading DuPont's H.R. functions and activities, Darrell was integral in helping shape the company's culture, with a focus on talent to increase customer and shareholder value. He achieved similar results in previous roles with Xerox, Advanced Micro Devices, Shell and Honeywell in his 30-year career.
Darrell has numerous board roles, including independent director for Illinois Tool Works, advisor for the HR Policy Association and member of the Executive Advisory Board at SemperVirens Venture Capital. He is a long-time partner and a member of the Advisory Board for the Center for Executive Succession at the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina.
Elected to the Executive Leadership Council (ELC) and recognized by several professional organizations and magazines as one of the Most Influential Executives globally, Darrell earned his bachelor's, MBA and Juris Doctor degrees from Rutgers University.
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- Executive Vice President of Human Resources and Corporate Services for NextEra Energy, Inc
- Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Corporate Services, NextEra Energy, Inc.
Deborah Caplan is executive vice president of human resources and corporate services for NextEra Energy, Inc., a leading clean energy company. Ms. Caplan is responsible for NextEra Energy's workforce initiatives including recruiting, learning and development, health and well-being, diversity and inclusion, and recognition, as well as shared services including corporate real estate, corporate security and aviation.
Prior to this position, Ms. Caplan served as vice president & chief operating officer for Florida Power & Light Company, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, Inc., and one of the largest investor-owned electric utilities in the nation. She was responsible for the transmission & substation, distribution and customer service business units. She also served as NextEra Energy's vice president of integrated supply chain where she was responsible for sourcing and logistics for more than $5 billion in goods and services annually.
Prior to joining NextEra Energy, Ms. Caplan worked at General Electric Company as the senior vice president of global operations for Vendor Financial Services, a leasing and inventory finance company with $20 billion in assets and more than 500,000 accounts worldwide. During her tenure with GE, she held leadership positions in customer service, operations, manufacturing, Six Sigma and project management with GE Capital and Aircraft Engines.
Ms. Caplan holds a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Michigan and a master's degree in manufacturing engineering from Boston University. She is a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt. She is a member of the National Petroleum Council, an oil and natural gas advisory committee to the U.S. Secretary of Energy. She serves on the boards for the HR Policy Association, Urban League-Palm Beach County, the American Heart Association-Palm Beach County, the Miami Dolphins Cancer Challenge and the Health Transformation Alliance.
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- Chief Administration Officer
- Senior Vice President
- Denise Merle Senior Vice President, Chief Administration Officer, Weyerhaeuser Company
- Senior Vice President, Chief Administration Officer, Weyerhaeuser Company
Denise M. Merle has been Senior Vice President and Chief Administration Officer, since February 2018. She oversees Human Resources, Information Technology, Communications, Government Affairs, Environmental Affairs and Safety.
Prior to her current role, she was Senior Vice President of HR and IT from 2016 to 2018 and Senior Vice President, HR and Investor Relations from 2014 to 2016. She was Director, Finance and Human Resources for the Lumber business from 2013 to 2014, Director, Compliance & Enterprise Planning from 2009 to 2013, and Director of Internal Audit from 2004 to 2009. She also held various roles in the company's former paper and packaging businesses, including finance, capital planning and analysis, and business development. She joined the company in 1981.
She is a licensed CPA in the state of Washington. She holds a Bachelor of Accounting degree from Pacific Lutheran University and an MBA from Seattle University. She serves on the Board of Advisors of the Seattle University business school.
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- Director of Public Affairs and Internal Communications, HR Policy Global
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- Chief Human Resources Officer
- Senior Vice President
- Dionne Wallace Oakley Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Freddie Mac
- Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Freddie Mac
Dionne Wallace Oakley is Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Freddie Mac. She is a member of the company's senior operating committee and reports directly to CEO Michael DeVito.
As head of Human Resources (HR), Wallace Oakley is responsible for the company's human capital strategy and employee engagement, leading a team of experts who deliver best-in-class talent management, compensation and total well-being programs along with HR solutions such as workforce technology, analytics and insights. Wallace Oakley also leads Freddie Mac's diversity, equity and inclusion strategy to attract, engage and develop employees, Minority- Women- and Disabled- Owned Businesses and other diverse suppliers while overseeing our community engagement program. Wallace Oakley ensures compliance of diversity requirements mandated by law and directed by Freddie Mac's regulator and conservator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
Prior to Freddie Mac, Wallace Oakley served as executive vice president, Human Resources and Strategy at Erie Insurance. Prior to Erie, she spent more than two decades at State Farm Insurance where she progressed through multiple geographies, positions and disciplines ranging from underwriting, public affairs, auto claims and human resources.
Wallace Oakley earned a bachelor's degree in marketing and business from Delaware State University and a master's in human resource development from Towson University in Baltimore. She is active in the community and is a member of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and the HR Policy Association.
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- Member of the Executive Team
- Senior Advisor, Research and Practice, Center on Executive Compensation / Executive VP, HR Policy Association
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- Accenture 's Chief Leadership & Human Resources Officer
- Chief Leadership and Human Resources Officer, Accenture
- Member of Accenture 's Global Management Committee
- Member of the World Economic Forum 's Global Shaper Community Foundation Board
Ellyn Shook is Accenture's chief leadership & human resources officer, responsible for helping the 537,000 people of Accenture succeed both professionally and personally. Her global team of HR experts is re-imagining leadership and talent practices to create the most truly human work environment, fueling Accenture's differentiation in the market and ability to improve the way the world works and lives.
Ellyn is a member of Accenture's Global Management Committee. She is a strong advocate for diversity and equality, and Accenture has been widely recognized externally as an employer of choice and for its equality efforts.
Before being named chief human resources officer in 2014, Ellyn was senior managing director-Human Resources, and led Accenture's Human Resources Centers of Expertise and the Human Resources Business Partner Organization. In this position, she was responsible for the design of Accenture's talent architecture, as well as the company's total rewards, talent supply chain and talent development programs.
Between 2004 and 2011, Ellyn was the global human resources lead for career and performance management, total rewards, employee engagement, and mergers and acquisitions. Earlier in her career, she was head of global compensation, responsible for designing and implementing new executive compensation and equity programs-including equity grants at the time of the company's IPO in 2001. She also led human resources for the company's New York office for five years.
Ellyn is a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Shaper Community Foundation Board, the Women's Leadership Board of the Women and Public Policy program at Harvard's Kennedy School, and the steering committee of Paradigm for Parity. She also serves on the HR Policy Association's Board of Directors and is an active member of the HR50 division of World50.
Ellyn joined Accenture in 1988 and became a partner in 2003. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Purdue University.
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- Assistant Director of Digital Marketing and Social Media, HR Policy Association
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- Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for Eaton
- Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Eaton Corporation
Ernest W. Marshall is executive vice president and chief human resources officer for Eaton, a global power management company.
Ernest leads Eaton's effort to create a culture that attracts and inspires great talent and provides an exceptional place for employees to work and grow. In his role, he is responsible for the company's global Human Resources function, which includes leadership and organizational development, compensation and benefits, inclusion and diversity, and talent acquisition.
Ernest has more than 22 years of global HR experience, previously holding executive HR leadership roles with General Electric.
Prior to joining Eaton in July of 2018, he served as vice president, Human Resources Leader for GE Aviation, with global HR responsibility for more than 45,000 employees.
Ernest holds a law degree from Indiana University - Bloomington School of Law, an MBA from Indiana University, and a Bachelor of Arts in accounting and business administration from Bellarmine University.
He currently serves on the boards of trustees for Republic Bank and Trust, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Bellarmine University, and the Kindway Organization.
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- Director of Information Systems
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- Member of the Executive Team
- Senior Labor and Employment Counsel, HR Policy Association
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- Member of the HR Policy Team
- Associate Counsel, Director of Labor and Employment Law and Policy, HR Policy Association
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- Executive Vice President and Global Chief People Officer, McDonald 's Corporation
- Member of the Board of Directors of the Chicago Botanic Garden
As McDonald's as Executive Vice President and Global Chief People Officer, Heidi Capozzi oversees the company's human resources operations around the world. In this role she will lead Corporate Employee Relations, Diversity and Inclusion, Total Rewards and Talent Management among other areas.
Heidi began her career at McDonald's in April 2020. She joined McDonald's from The Boeing Company, where she'd served as Senior Vice President of Human Resources since 2016. At Boeing, Heidi led initiatives for 160,000 employees across a $76 billion global enterprise and oversaw the company's leadership and learning, talent planning, employee and labor relations, total rewards, and diversity and inclusion initiatives. Under her guidance, Boeing reimagined their HR model and transformed talent development and mobility system wide.
Heidi also previously served as Boeing's Vice President of Talent & Leadership, director of Human Resources for the Airplane Programs division of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, and director of Human Resources for the Surveillance and Engagement division of Boeing Military Aircraft.
Prior to her time at Boeing, Heidi led human resources, internal services and quality for Insitu-a start-up pioneer in the design, development, production and operation of unmanned aircraft systems. In addition to Insitu, which is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Boeing, Heidi held leadership roles in human resources and communications at Northrop Grumman and TRW's automotive and defense business.
Heidi is a member of the board of directors of the Chicago Botanic Garden, the Midtown Educational Foundation and the Human Resources Policy Association. She also is a member of the Rework America Task Force-a coalition of business, academic and policy leaders working to foster a 21st Century, skills-based labor market.
Heidi holds a bachelor's degree from Oberlin College in political science and East Asian studies and earned a master's degree in human resources and industrial relations from the University of Minnesota.
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- Chief Operating Officer, HR Policy Association
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- Chief Human Resources Officer
- Executive Vice President
- Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, the New York Times
Jacqueline M. Welch became executive vice president and chief human resources officer in January, 2021. In this role she leads The Times's human resources department and oversees all aspects of talent acquisition, career development, organizational development, equitable compensation practices, performance enablement and diversity, equity and inclusion. She sits on the company's executive committee and reports to the chief executive officer.
Ms. Welch joined The Times from Freddie Mac, where she was senior vice president, chief human resources officer and chief diversity officer since 2016. In this role, she led the Freddie Mac H.R. team and served as a trusted adviser to its board of directors and the executive team. She also had oversight responsibility for Freddie Mac's corporate community engagement program and their 10 employee resource groups.
A seasoned corporate executive, Ms. Welch joined Freddie Mac with 20 years of experience in H.R. strategy and execution. She served as senior vice president for international human resources for Turner Broadcasting System from 2010 to2013 and was senior vice president, talent management and diversity, from 2008 to 2010.
Prior to Turner, she worked for organizations such as WestRock, Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting) and Willis Towers Watson (formerly Towers Perrin). She began her career in New York at Lord & Taylor as a merchant.
Ms. Welch earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Syracuse University and a Master of Science in Human Resources Management from The New School's Milano School of Policy, Management and Environment. She serves on the Boards of Habitat for Humanity of Northern Virginia, the Human Resources Policy Association and Buckman.
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- Chief Human Resources Officer, General Mills, Inc
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- Member of the HR Policy Team
- Senior Advisor, HR Policy Global, HR Policy Association
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- Johnni Beckel Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, OhioHealth
- Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, OhioHealth
Johnni Beckel was named senior vice president and chief administrative officer for OhioHealth in September 2020. In this role, she provides executive leadership in the areas of Human Resources, Sustainability, Information Systems, Marketing and Communications, Mission and Ministry, Security and Protective Services.
She is accountable for all core people processes including the evolution of our "world class" culture that has become a key differentiator for OhioHealth with over 35,000 associates, physicians and volunteers. Her role ultimately strengthens OhioHealth's ability to deliver the best quality of care to our patients and the community through the strong engagement of our physicians and associates.
Prior to joining OhioHealth, she held key positions leading global human resource, talent management, and organizational development efforts in the hospitality, retail, entertainment, restaurant, financial services, and health care industries. Ms. Beckel completed her undergraduate degree at Pennsylvania State University and her graduate degree at the University of Central Florida. She is Six Sigma Black Belt certified, and serves on the Boards of Directors for the Health Transformation Alliance (HTA) and the board of White Castle, and is Board Chair of Goodwill Columbus.
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- Member of the HR Policy Team
- Assistant Director of Information Systems, HR Policy Association
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- Chief Human Resources Officer
- Chief Human Resources Officer, General Electric Company
- Kevin Cox Chief Human Resources Officer, General Electric Company
Kevin Cox is the Chief Human Resources Officer for GE as of February 2019. In this role, he is responsible for leading GE's global HR organization, including Talent Management, Leadership Development and Learning, Compensation and Benefits, Employee Relations and Security.
Kevin has been a leader in Human Resources for nearly three decades, focused on driving business results through the unique intersection of strategy, talent and culture. With a distinct focus on leadership, his areas of expertise include developing top talent, succession planning for critical roles, helping organizations thrive in dynamic conditions and leading large-scale complex change.
Prior to joining GE, Kevin served as the Chief Human Resources Officer at American Express for 14 years. Previously, he spent 16 years at Pepsi-Cola and the Pepsi Bottling Group (PBG), where he held positions leading strategy, business development, technology, and Human Resources. He played a significant role in the successful initial public offering of PBG in 1999.
In addition, Kevin has extensive corporate board experience, having served on the boards of the Kraft Heinz Company, Corporate Executive Board (CEB), Virgin Mobile USA, and Chefs' Warehouse.
Active in a number of professional organizations, Kevin serves as Chairman of the Health Transformation Alliance, as a board member of the Human Resources Policy Association and as a member of Gartner's CHRO Leadership Board.
He is a recipient of the 2015 Distinguished Human Resource Executive Award from the Academy of Management (AOM). This annual award honors executives who have made significant contributions in the field of HR practice, research and education. In 2009, he was named a Fellow of the National Association of Human Resources.
Kevin holds a Master's of Labor and Industrial Relations from Michigan State University and a Bachelor of Arts from Marshall University. He is based in Boston and Connecticut, where he and his family enjoy their involvement with a wide range of charitable organizations in the community. He is currently learning to play the guitar.
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- Chief Human Resources Officer
- Chief Human Resources Officer, PPG Industries, Inc.
Kevin Walling is Chief Human Resources Officer at PPG Industries.
Walling is responsible for leading the company's global human resources organization.
Walling has over three decades of experience working in human resources, having most recently served as the chief human resources officer for the Hershey Company, a position he held for almost a decade. During his time with the confectioner, Walling led Hershey's global HR organization, talent management, leadership development, learning, recruitment and total rewards strategies.
Prior to working with Hershey, Walling held leadership positions at Kennametal Inc., Marconi Corporation plc. and Acclaim Entertainment. He also served in management roles with PepsiCo and the Manville Corporation.
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- Executive Vice President and Chief HR Officer at SC Johnson
- Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
Kim Hauer is Executive Vice President and Chief HR Officer at SC Johnson, a 130-year-old company that generates $10 billion in sales annually, employs 13,000 people globally and sells products in virtually every country around the world.
Prior to joining SC Johnson, Ms. Hauer was Vice President of Caterpillar Inc. with responsibility for the Human Services Division and Chief Human Resources Officer. She led a team of HR professionals with facilities and organizations spread throughout Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia and the Americas. Her career with Caterpillar started as an internship in assembly planning during her third year at Purdue University. She joined the company full time in 1997 as part of the its HR Professional Development Program. She advanced through numerous positions with increasing responsibilities in the areas of human resources, labor relations and succession planning, including a role as a compensation and benefits manager for Caterpillar's Logistics Division based in Belgium.
Ms. Hauer has a bachelor's degree in management, with emphasis in human resources, from Purdue and has been certified as a human resources professional. She has been a member of the Creve Coeur Club Board of Governors and Executive Committee, a trustee to the Great Rivers Partnership and a member of the Board of Trustees to the Children's Home Association of Illinois. In both 2014 and 2015, Ms. Hauer served as co-chair for the American Red Cross Heartland Heroes Program.
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- Executive Coordinator, HR Policy Association
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- Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of Prudential Financial, Inc
- Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Prudential Financial
- Lucien Alziari Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Prudential Financial
Lucien is executive vice president and chief human resources officer of Prudential Financial, Inc., a Fortune 50 financial services company located in Newark, New Jersey.
A U.K. citizen, Lucien has over 30 years of experience in major international companies. From 2012 to the beginning of 2017, he was executive vice-president and chief human resources officer of A.P. Moller-Maersk, a global shipping and energy conglomerate located in Copenhagen, Denmark, with operations in over 130 countries and around 90,000 employees worldwide. From 2004 to 2012, he was the chief human resources officer and head of corporate responsibility for Avon Products Inc., based in New York. Prior to this, he held increasingly responsible roles with Mars Confectionery in the U.K. and PepsiCo Inc. in New York, Vienna and Dubai. From 2016 to 2021, Lucien was a non-executive director of C&J Clark International, a U.K.-based global footwear company with around $2 billion in revenues. He is also a fellow and director of the National Academy of Human Resources, a founding member of HR50 and recently concluded a three-year term as chair of the board of advisors of the Center for Executive Succession at the University of South Carolina.
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- Chief Human Resources Officer
- Chief Human Resources Officer, Hyatt Hotels Corporation
- Malaika Myers Chief Human Resources Officer, Hyatt Hotels Corporation
Malaika Myers was selected as Chief Human Resources Officer in September, 2017. In this role, Malaika is responsible for setting and implementing Hyatt's global HR enterprise strategy worldwide. Malaika previously served as SVP, Human Resources for Jarden Corporation, a global consumer products company. Prior to Jarden, Malaika served as CHRO for Arysta LifeScience, a global agricultural chemical company, and in various senior management roles at Diageo PLC, an international beverage and spirits business. Prior to joining Diageo, Malaika spent 10 years with PepsiCo, which she joined after serving in various HR roles with FMC Corporation.
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- Executive Director
- Member of the HR Policy Team
- Senior Director, Public Policy, HR Policy Association
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- Creative Director, HR Policy Association
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- Director, Practice, HR Policy Association and Center on Executive Compensation
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- Chief Human Resources Officer, Albemarle Corporation
- Melissa Anderson Chief Human Resources Officer, Albemarle Corporation
Seasoned Human Resources leader and excellent communicator with a proven ability to execute successful human capital strategies to enable engaging company culture and optimize business performance.
With nearly 30 years of experience in the Human Resources sector across a wide range of industries, I am practiced in leading cultural transformations to support evolving business strategies, managing rebranding efforts, supervising restructures, advising through acquisitions and divestitures, and executing global offshoring initiatives. In addition, I have experience in organizational design, leadership development, labor relations, executive compensation, board relationship management, talent management, succession planning, and diversity and inclusion.
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- Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for Target
- Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Target Corporation
- Melissa Kremer Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Target Corporation
Melissa Kremer is executive vice president and chief human resources officer for Target and a member of its executive leadership team. In her role, she leads all aspects of HR for Target's global team of 350,000 team members, from recruitment, development, and diversity and inclusion to engagement and total rewards.
Melissa joined Target in 2004 as a recruiter. During her tenure, she has held HR leadership positions supporting Target's largest commercial businesses and has also led the key talent functions of recruiting, learning, leadership development, talent management and strategic workforce planning. Earlier at Target, she was responsible for enabling organizational performance for business units such as merchandising, marketing, digital, and strategy and innovation. She has been instrumental in driving the HR strategies behind Target's organizational transformation, delivering large-scale structural and operational changes and building global HR teams.
With two decades of retail and business-services experience, Melissa also held human resources positions at Cargill. She is a member of HR50x, part of World 50, Inc., and Fortune MPW Next Gen.
Melissa received her bachelor's degree in communications and public relations from the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, North Dakota.
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- Chief People Officer of Mastercard
- Michael Fraccaro Chief People Officer, Mastercard
Michael Fraccaro is the chief people officer of Mastercard. In this role, he is responsible for all human resources (HR) functions globally, including driving cultural transformation, building leadership capability and creating a company that is "most valued to work for". He is a member of the company's management committee.
From 2012 until assuming his current role, Michael served as executive vice president of human resources for the company's Global Products and Solutions business. In this role, he supported the company's growth in key businesses and markets and optimized talent programs in a competitive environment. He also was responsible for leading the global HR integration of new acquisitions and joint ventures.
Prior to joining Mastercard, Michael was a core member of the HR leadership team at HSBC Group for nearly 12 years, based in Hong Kong. Earlier, he held senior HR positions in banking and financial services in Australia and the Middle East, working extensively across different cultures.
Michael holds a Masters of Applied Science, Communication Management from the University of Technology, Sydney, and a Bachelor of Education from the Australian Catholic University. He also has accreditation in change management from the Australian Graduate School of Management and attended leadership programs at Duke Fuqua and INSEAD.
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- Member of the Executive Team
- Executive Vice President, HR Policy Association and Center on Executive Compensation
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- Chief Human Resources Officer
- Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at SAIC
- SAIC in 2009 As Vice President of Talent Acquisition
Michelle O'Hara is executive vice president and chief human resources officer at SAIC.
As chief human resources officer, O'Hara leads the design and implementation of strategic people-related initiatives, including organizational development, cultural transformation, talent acquisition, retention, and employee experience. She is responsible for fostering top talent to enable SAIC's growth and market leadership.
Prior to assuming this role in 2019, she served as senior vice president for human resources. During her time at SAIC, O'Hara has led all major functions within the HR organization, including talent strategy, total rewards, talent acquisition, learning and development, diversity, and executive compensation.
O'Hara joined SAIC in 2009 as vice president of talent acquisition, after serving as head of global talent acquisition at Bearingpoint. Spanning more than two decades of HR leadership experience, she also previously held leadership roles at Perot Systems Corporation and Booz Allen Hamilton.
O'Hara earned her bachelor's degree in chemistry from the College of William and Mary.
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- Executive Director, Asia - Pacific, HR Policy Global
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- Member of the HR Policy Team
- Director, International Events, HR Policy Association
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- Vice Chair of the Board of Directors
- Chief Colleague Experience Officer, American Express Company
- Chief Colleague Experience Officer, American Express Company / Vice Chair, Board of Directors
- Experience Officer at American Express
Monique Herena is the Chief Colleague Experience Officer at American Express, a role she assumed in early 2019. As Chief Colleague Experience Officer, Monique is responsible for all aspects of the colleague experience, including talent management, talent acquisition, leadership development, colleague servicing, compensation and total well-being. Monique leads all colleague experience functions globally. As part of the Executive Committee, Monique works closely with the Chief Executive Officer, the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee to build a culture that attracts, retains and develops the best colleagues. She also serves as an officer of the American Express National Bank.
Monique joined American Express from BNY Mellon, where she was Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) and Senior Executive Vice President, Human Resources, Marketing and Communications. She worked closely with the Chief Executive Officer and senior management team to lead the development and execution of a business and culture transformation strategy that has made the bank more competitive in the market for talent.
Prior to BNY Mellon, Monique was at PepsiCo where she served in a number of increasingly senior HR leadership roles, including assignments in Dubai and Chicago, as well as in their Purchase, NY headquarters. Her career also included several years at both Honeywell and The Quaker Oats Company, where she held leadership roles in a wide range of HR disciplines, including talent management, talent acquisiton, mergers & acquisitions and Strategic HR business partner. She began her career as an executive retained search and organization change consultant.
Monique sits on both the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors of the Human Resources Policy Association (HRPA) and is also Chair of the HRPA American Health Policy Institute Advisory Board. Additionally, she is a graduate and faculty member of the Cornell ILR School CHRO Top Seat program. In 2022, The HR Digest named Monique as a Top CHRO of the Year and, for two years in a row (2017 and 2018), she was recognized by American Banker as one of the "Most Powerful Women in Banking" and "Women to Watch."
She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies from the University of Wisconsin - Parkside (UWP) and in 2021, she received the UWP Distinguished Alumni Award. She also earned two Masters of Arts degrees, one in Communication Studies from Northern Illinois University and one in Organization Psychology and Change Leadership from Columbia University, where she serves as a guest lecturer and established the Columbia Herena Family Scholarship Fund for future change leaders.
Monique lives in New York, NY with her husband Louis. They are proud parents of Matthew, Michael and Mia and their French Bulldog, Stella.
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- Member of the HR Policy Team
- Vice President, Communications, HR Policy Association
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- Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, IBM Corporation
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- Chairman of the Board of Directors
- Chairman of the HR Policy Association
- Chief Human Resources Officer, Manulife Financial Corporation
- Chief Human Resources Officer, Manulife Financial Corporation / Chair, Board of Directors
In her role as Chief Human Resources Officer, Pam is responsible for overseeing the Company's Human Resources function and providing leadership to the people and culture elements of the Company's transformation. Prior to joining Manulife as CHRO, Pam served as the Chief Human Resources Officer at Cardinal Health, Inc., a global health care services and products company. Pam previously led the HR functions at Coca-Cola Enterprises, The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. and Lucent Technologies. Pam also held a range of strategic HR roles at Citigroup and General Motors. She served as a member of Manulife's Board of Directors from March 2016 to September 4, 2018.
Pam serves as Chair of the HR Policy Association, and she was also the past Chair of the Association's Center for Executive Compensation. Additionally, she serves on the boards for the Center for Advanced Human Resources Studies at Cornell University, and the Center for Executive Succession at the University of South Carolina. In 2009, Pam was named a Fellow in the National Academy of Human Resources. Pam is a member of the Board of Directors of Perspecta, Inc., a leading information systems and mission services provider to the U.S. Government. She holds an MBA from Michigan State University and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University.
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- Chief People Officer, Mondelēz International / Chair, HR Policy Global
- Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer for Mondelēz International
- Leader in Human Resources
- Paulette Alviti Chief People Officer, Mondelēz International
Paulette is Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer for Mondelēz International, a global company leading the future of snacking with 2020 net revenues of approximately $27 billion. She joined the company in June 2018 and is responsible for the company's human resources function worldwide, including talent management, leadership and capability development, compensation and benefits, change management, employee relations as well as diversity and inclusion.
Paulette has been a leader in Human Resources for more than twenty-five years, partnering to drive business results through a focus on culture and talent to achieve long term business goals. Her areas of expertise include talent and organization development, change and transformation leadership that closely aligns an organization's people assets to accelerate its business strategy.
Prior to joining the company, Paulette served as Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Foot Locker, Inc., a global retailer of athletically inspired shoes and apparel. Before Foot Locker, Paulette held various senior leadership positions at PepsiCo and The Pepsi Bottling Group in both developed and emerging markets, including serving as Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at PepsiCo Asia, Middle East and Africa.
Paulette received her bachelor's degree from the University of Connecticut School of Business and holds an MBA with a focus in Business Management from PACE University.
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- Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer, Johnson & Johnson
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- Manager, Member Relationships, HR Policy Association
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- Corporate Vice President, Human Resources, Chevron Corporation
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- Member of the Executive Team
- Senior Strategic Advisor, HR Policy Association and Center on Executive Compensation
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- Manager, Government Relations and Public Policy, HR Policy Association
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- Member of the HR Policy Team
- Vice President, Finance, HR Policy Association
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- Chief Human Resources Officer, Lineage Logistics / Chair, Private Company Network
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- Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer, Merck & Co., Inc.
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- Senior Vice President and CHRO, Applied Materials, Inc.
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- Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Corporate Affairs, International Paper Company
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- Vice Chair of the Board of Directors
- Executive Vice President, Human Resources, the Home Depot / Vice Chair, Board of Directors
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- Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer, the Kroger Company
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- Member of the Leadership Team
- President and CEO, HR Policy Association
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- Vice Chair of the Board of Directors
- Chairman of Board Selection Committee
- Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer, AbbVie / Vice Chair, Board of Directors
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- Member of the HR Policy Team
- Director of European Union and Global Labor Affairs, HR Policy Association
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- Chief People Officer and Growth Partner, Great Hill Partners
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- Member of the HR Policy Team
- Senior Director and Leader, HR Policy Global, HR Policy Association
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- Member of the HR Policy Team
- Senior Advisor, HR Policy Association