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At Best Startup US we track over 1,000,000 US startups and over 3 million people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United States based President operating in the Human Resources space. If you think a President is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.us.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Matt Plank
Vice-President of Sales of Rippling
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About Rippling: Rippling is a human resource management company that offers an all-in-one platform to help manage HR and IT operations.
Dan Hopkins
Vice President, Applied A.I. of Eightfold
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About Eightfold: Eightfold is a developer of a talent intelligence platform used to help companies find, recruit, and retain workers.
Ulf Zetterberg
Co-founder & President of Time is Ltd.
Ulf Zetterberg is the Co-founder & President at Time is Ltd.
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About Time is Ltd.: At Time is Ltd., we provide an advanced analytical SaaS platform that delivers a holistic view of an organization collaboration patterns.
Theodore Jordan
Vice President, Service of Paychex
Ted Jordan assumed his role as vice president of operations at Paychex in June 2016. Boasting more than two decades of experience leading service and back-office transformations in high-transaction business, Jordan joined Paychex after nearly six years at the vice president level for Nationwide Insurance where he led two service model transformations, as well as major back-office transformations, for one of the largest insurance and financial service companies in the world. Prior to his time at Nationwide, Jordan served as an assistant VP of customer service at The Hartford and VP of operations at Prudential. Jordan earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pittsburgh and a Master of Business Administration from Temple University.
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About Paychex: Paychex together with its subsidiaries, provides payroll, human resource, and benefits outsourcing solutions for all businesses.
Martin Mucci
President and CEO of Paychex
Martin Mucci assumed the role of president and chief executive officer on September 30, 2010. He joined Paychex as senior vice president of operations in October 2002. In this position, he was responsible for all operations and customer service for the company’s payroll and human resource services clients, as well as the company’s product management and information technology functions. Prior to joining the company, he served as president of telephone operations for Frontier Communications, and CEO of Frontier Telephone of Rochester, N.Y. – both telecommunications services providers. Mucci holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from St. John Fisher College in Rochester, N.Y. and received a master’s degree in business administration through the Executive Development Program at the William E. Simon Graduate School of Business at the University of Rochester.
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About Paychex: Paychex together with its subsidiaries, provides payroll, human resource, and benefits outsourcing solutions for all businesses.
Andrew Childs
Vice President – Marketing (Chief Marketing Officer) of Paychex
Andy Childs joined Paychex as the vice president of marketing in February 2011. In this role, Childs leads the marketing, corporate development, and strategic planning functions for the company. A senior executive with more than 30 years of marketing and business development experience, Childs previously held marketing leadership positions at Pitney Bowes, Mercer, and ADP. Early in his career, he served as a strategy consultant with McKinsey & Company. Childs holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in chemistry from Harvard University.
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About Paychex, Vitruvia Consulting Corporation: Paychex together with its subsidiaries, provides payroll, human resource, and benefits outsourcing solutions for all businesses.
Mick Whittemore
Vice President, Information Technology of Paychex
Mick Whittemore joined Paychex in March 2016 as the vice president of information technology enterprise operations. Mick came to Paychex from serving as the chief technology officer for GE Power & Water, a $30 billion business with 60,000 employees and over 400 locations. He left GE after more than 18 years of leadership experience with the company. Mick is an accomplished information technology leader whose extensive experience spans all aspects of IT, including data center, network, enterprise cloud, shared Web/business platforms, solution architecture, database management, and ERP technology. Mick holds a Bachelor of Science degree, with a concentration in information systems, from Binghamton University in Binghamton, NY.
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About Paychex: Paychex together with its subsidiaries, provides payroll, human resource, and benefits outsourcing solutions for all businesses.
Terry Sukalski
Vice President, PEO Sales and Service of Paychex
Terry Sukalski joined Paychex in January 2013 as vice president of Core payroll sales for the central U.S. In this role, he is responsible for Core sales in the central U.S., which accounts for one-third of the Core sales organization. Sukalski comes to Paychex with more than 15 years in sales management roles with Ricoh Americas Corporation, most recently as vice president of U.S. field sales. In that position, Sukalski was responsible for the management and results of Ricoh’s direct sales organization in the United States – approximately 3,000 direct sales representatives with a sales plan of more than $2.4 billion. He was accountable for developing and executing a business plan to drive strategies, revenue growth, and profitability in direct channel sales. Sukalski holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration and marketing from Shippensburg University in Shippensburg, Penn.
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About Paychex: Paychex together with its subsidiaries, provides payroll, human resource, and benefits outsourcing solutions for all businesses.
Laurie Maffett
Vice President, Enterprise & Multi-Product Services of Paychex
Laurie Maffett was named vice president of enterprise and multi-product services in October 2014. She joined Paychex eight years ago as director of human resource services product compliance, and most recently served as director of HRS 401k/S125 administration. In her current role, Maffett leads centralized product operations for Electronic Network Services (ENS), 401(k), section 125, HR Online (HRO), and Time and Labor Online (TLO), as well as operations support for Enterprise Shared Services. Maffett is also responsible for facilities and field operations support. Prior to joining Paychex, Maffett was vice president of regulatory and carrier services for Frontier Communications, Inc. Maffett received her Master of Business Administration degree from the William E. Simon Graduate School of Business at the University of Rochester. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the Rochester Institute of Technology.
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About Paychex: Paychex together with its subsidiaries, provides payroll, human resource, and benefits outsourcing solutions for all businesses.
John Gibson
Senior Vice President of Paychex
John Gibson joined Paychex as Senior Vice President of Service in May 2013. He brings over 20 years of experience in HR solutions, technology and business services. Most recently, Gibson was CEO of AlphaStaff, a national HR outsourcing provider for small and mid-sized businesses. As CEO, he was responsible for leading the sales and service organization, developing business strategy, and launching new product offerings. Prior to joining AlphaStaff, Gibson was president of the HR management division of Convergys. In his position, he was responsible for thousands of employees in 20 countries accountable for delivering payroll and HR technology capabilities to millions of clients worldwide. Gibson’s earlier career experience includes 10 years with Ameritech, a Fortune 100 global communications and business services provider. He was vice president of sales and service of Ameritech’s cable division when he left the company. Gibson obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Indiana University. Additionally, he attended the executive development program at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and the international business program of INSEAD, a global graduate business school.
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About Paychex: Paychex together with its subsidiaries, provides payroll, human resource, and benefits outsourcing solutions for all businesses.
Bryan Hodge
Vice President of International Sales & Operations of Paychex
Bryan Hodge was director of Paychex Premier® Human Resources before being promoted to vice president of Eastern operations in July 2009. He assumed the role of vice president of service in May 2015. Hodge oversees the company’s Dedicated Service Center and is responsible for six regions around the country. Hodge came to Paychex when Advantage Payroll Services was acquired in 2002. At that time, Hodge became the manager of the Paychex branch in Providence, R.I., and subsequently Foxboro, Mass. He was promoted to director of Paychex Premier in 2005. Hodge’s early career included sales management positions with G.H. Bass and Company and Limited Brands, Inc. A native of Rockland, Mass., Hodge holds a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing from the University of Massachusetts.
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About Paychex, Paychex: Paychex together with its subsidiaries, provides payroll, human resource, and benefits outsourcing solutions for all businesses.
Robert J. Manne
Senior Vice President & General Counsel of Ultimate Software
Bob Manne has served as senior vice president, general counsel at Ultimate Software since 2004. Before joining Ultimate, Mr. Manne was a partner at the international law firm of Becker & Poliakoff, P.A. In addition to administering the litigation department of the law firm, Bob was a permanent member of the firm’s executive committee which was responsible for law firm operations, and he has performed legal services for Ultimate since its inception. He graduated from Brooklyn Law School.
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About Becker & Poliakoff, Brooklyn Law School, Ultimate Software: Ultimate Software is a provider of cloud-based people management solutions.
Allison Temple Tiscornia
Vice President, Services of Zenefits
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About Zenefits: Zenefits delivers a complete, all-mobile HR experience for small and medium businesses.
Colin Rogers
Vice President, Carrier Relations of Zenefits
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About Zenefits: Zenefits delivers a complete, all-mobile HR experience for small and medium businesses.
Didi D’Erico
Vice President of Communications of Zenefits
Didi leads communications at Zenefits. She joins Zenefits with deep contextual insight about products, customers and influencers in Human Capital Management, Talent Management and Employee Assessment from her marketing leadership roles at companies including Taleo (acquired by Oracle), Saba and SuccessFinder. She’s also built brand messaging and visibility for companies ranging from emerging start ups to enterprise leaders such as Oracle, HP and Sony.
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About Zenefits: Zenefits delivers a complete, all-mobile HR experience for small and medium businesses.
Didi D’Erico
Vice President of Communications of Zenefits
Didi leads communications at Zenefits. She joins Zenefits with deep contextual insight about products, customers and influencers in Human Capital Management, Talent Management and Employee Assessment from her marketing leadership roles at companies including Taleo (acquired by Oracle), Saba and SuccessFinder. She’s also built brand messaging and visibility for companies ranging from emerging start ups to enterprise leaders such as Oracle, HP and Sony.
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About Zenefits: Zenefits delivers a complete, all-mobile HR experience for small and medium businesses.
Narayana Surabhi
Co-Founder & President of VNDLY
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About VNDLY: VNDLY offers a vendor management SaaS platform that helps manage contingent workforce needs.
Pembe Candaner
Co-Founder & President of JobzMall
Pembe Candaner is the Founder & President of JobzMall Inc. Previously she served as the CEO of Adecco SA Turkey, General Manager of Lee Hecht Harrison, and CEO of Kariyer.net, the largest employment portal of Turkey. She is a member of TUSIAD (Turkish Industry and Business Association), the top business association of Turkey and Society for Human Resource Management. As a vocal activist of Women Rights, Candaner hosted her TV show at national ‘Artı Bir TV’ channel about Woman Leaders and Entrepreneurs. She has also lectured in Bogazici University (Bosphorus University) and UCI (University of California in Irvine) on Development of Woman Leaders, Talent Management, Protocol and Etiquette and Intercultural Relations. Additionally to her career in private sector, she authored 4 books. Candaner has been awarded as the Business Woman of the Year 2003.
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About JobzMall: JobzMall is a next-generation, cloud-based job finding platform empowering both the job seeker and employer with unprecedented innovations.
Richard Buchband
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of ManpowerGroup
A seasoned corporate lawyer and executive with deep in-house experience with public company issues, Richard has valuable strategic and leadership experience and is recognized for his work on corporate governance and disclosure. He previously served as Partner and Associate General Counsel for Accenture plc, a $28 billion consulting, technology services and outsourcing company. Earlier in his career, Richard worked for investment firm D. E. Shaw & Company in New York, and as general counsel of its portfolio company, Juno Online Services. He also served as senior corporate counsel for global travel company Orbitz and as an independent legal consultant. Richard was invited to the Listed Company Advisory Board of the New York Stock Exchange in April 2015, and joined the Board of Trustees of the Milwaukee Art Museum in December 2014. He earned an AB degree from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University and a JD from Columbia Law School. Married with two daughters, Richard lives in the Milwaukee area.
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About ManpowerGroup: ManpowerGroup is a multinational human resource consulting firm, providing recruitment and assessment, training and development, and more.
Jennifer Hwang
Vice President of ManpowerGroup
Jennifer Hwang is Vice President at ManpowerGroup.
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About ManpowerGroup: ManpowerGroup is a multinational human resource consulting firm, providing recruitment and assessment, training and development, and more.
Jack McGinnis
Executive Vice President & CFO of ManpowerGroup
Jack McGinnis was named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in February 2016. As CFO, he is responsible for ManpowerGroup’s worldwide finance, accounting and internal audit functions. As a member of ManpowerGroup’s Executive Leadership Team, Jack is engaged in supporting and developing the company’s business and finance strategies and driving operational performance across all geographies and business lines. Jack joined ManpowerGroup from Morgan Stanley, where he served as Global Controller responsible for financial accounting and controls, SEC and regulatory reporting, financial planning and analysis, and the finance function for their large U.S. bank. Previously, he served as CFO, HSBC North America Holdings Inc., and before that was Partner at Ernst & Young. Jack is a graduate of Loyola University Chicago and holds a bachelor of business administration in public accounting. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
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About ManpowerGroup: ManpowerGroup is a multinational human resource consulting firm, providing recruitment and assessment, training and development, and more.
Michael Johnson
Regional Vice President, Large Enterprise Sales of SmartRecruiters
Michael Johnson is responsible for Avature’s business development strategy and execution for the West, managing our Portland, OR and Chicago offices. Prior to joining Avature, from 1997 to 2003, Mike held multiple senior sales management positions with HotJobs.com and Yahoo! and was most recently Western Manager, Strategic Account Sales leading sales teams in Austin, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Chicago. He is an active member of the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM), the Employment Management Association (EMA), and the International Association for Corporate & Professional Recruitment (IACPR). He has been quoted in Crain’s Chicago Business and the Chicago Tribune and he has served as a panel member of the First Annual Illinois Technology Conference. Michael holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Textual Studies from Syracuse University.
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About SmartRecruiters: SmartRecruiters is an end-to-end recruiting platform that helps companies with talent acquisition.
Nidhi Gupta
Senior Vice President of Engineering of Hired
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About Hired: Hired is a career marketplace that matches tech talent with innovative companies.
Rob Crabtree
Vice President of Operations of Velocity Global
Rob leads Velocity Global’s client service organization. After receiving his bachelor’s degree in International Relations from Texas Christian University, Rob earned his Juris Doctor from the Charleston School of Law in Charleston, South Carolina. Rob’s legal background includes Admiralty law, international business transactions, immigration law, and employment law. Rob is currently in his final year of earning an International MBA from the University of Denver. He has experience working in countries throughout the world and has particular expertise working with the Gulf Cooperation Council countries in the Middle East. Beyond his professional pursuits, Rob enjoys traveling, hunting, fishing, and playing golf.
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About Velocity Global: Velocity Global is a global employment solutions provider that has reinvented the way companies expand overseas.
Greg Thiessen
Vice President of Finance of Velocity Global
Greg Thiessen is the Chief Financial Officer at Velocity Global, LLC.
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About Velocity Global, Velocity Global, Velocity Global: Velocity Global is a global employment solutions provider that has reinvented the way companies expand overseas.
Ali Safadi
Vice President, Product Management of Workday
Ali Safadi is the Vice President at Workday.
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About Workday: Workday provides SaaS-based enterprise solutions for a company’s human resources and financial management activities.
Mandy Jeffery
Vice President, People of Workday
Mandy Jeffery is the vice-president of people, international and operations at Workday, a leading provider of enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources. With more than 20 years of experience, she has global responsibility for Workday’s HR operations and international business partnering and employee engagement. Previously, she served as the senior director of HR Operations at Verifone and was part of a team that successfully implemented Workday across 44 countries. Preceding Verifone, she was a HR consultant for Thames Water, and has also previously served as the HR director for EMEA at Allegis Group. She has also served on multiple boards across EMEA.
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About Workday, Workday: Workday provides SaaS-based enterprise solutions for a company’s human resources and financial management activities.
Tony Rizzo
Vice President Product Adoption of Workday
Tony Rizzo is a co-founder and the Chief Product Officer at Tidemark, an enterprise performance management company that offers a unified application platform built for the cloud. He is a senior executive with 20+ years of experience in performance management consulting and services delivery. With a relentless focus on customer success and value, Rizzo has enabled some of the world’s leading companies to take advantage of software and technology to improve business performance. Prior to Tidemark, Rizzo was senior vice president at HCL Axon, where he established a new business unit focused on business analytics, which added the missing component to HCL Axon’s execution services portfolio. Prior to this, Rizzo was co-founder and vice president of services at OutlookSoft and was personally involved in successful implementations for hundreds of customers worldwide before leading its field services team through its acquisition by SAP. Rizzo began his career at IMRS, which later became Hyperion Solutions, and held a number of key roles in QA, product development, consulting, and consulting management.
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About Workday: Workday provides SaaS-based enterprise solutions for a company’s human resources and financial management activities.
Christine Cefalo
Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer of Workday
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About Workday: Workday provides SaaS-based enterprise solutions for a company’s human resources and financial management activities.
James Cramer
Vice President, Product Management of Workday
James Cramer is the Vice President at Workday.
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About Workday: Workday provides SaaS-based enterprise solutions for a company’s human resources and financial management activities.
Jacqueline Loeb
Senior Vice President of Recruiter.com
Jacqueline Loeb is the Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator of Venture Scout.
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About Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator, Recruiter.com, Scouted: Recruiter.com is a leading on-demand recruiting platform that provides flexible talent acquisition solutions for startups to the Fortune 100
Miles Jennings
Founder, COO, President of Recruiter.com
Founder and COO at Recruiter.com.
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About Recruiter.com: Recruiter.com is a leading on-demand recruiting platform that provides flexible talent acquisition solutions for startups to the Fortune 100
Nancy Harris
Executive Vice President of Sage Group
Nancy Harris is the vice president and general manager of [Sage Software](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/sage-software), a software company that provides businesses with on-premises and cloud-based business management software and services. Previously, she worked at [ESO Solutions](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/eso-solutions) and [Asure Software](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/asure-software#/entity) as the chief operating officer. Prior to that, Harris held various positions in marketing at [ClearCommerce](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/clearcommerce) and [BMC Software](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/bmc-software#/entity). She currently resides in Canada.
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About Sage Group: Sage Group provides small and medium sized company business management software and services.
Blair Crump
President of Sage Group
Blair Crump joined Sage in August 2016 in the newly-created position of President, leading on sales and customer service across the Group. Blair has significant leadership experience in the technology sector, joining Sage from Texas-based profit realization company PROS Holdings, where he was Chief Operating Officer. Previously, Blair led Salesforce.com’s Global Enterprise business, reporting into CEO Marc Benioff, and prior to this spent five years at Verizon Business, where he was appointed Group President. Blair was also at MCI Communications for 23 years, before its acquisition by Verizon in 2006. Blair has a strong background in sales, customer service and driving growth. Blair holds a BSc in Economics from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.
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About Sage Group: Sage Group provides small and medium sized company business management software and services.
Ed Chuang
Vice President, Marketing and Business Development of ClearCare
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About ClearCare: ClearCare is a web-based software solution that helps home care agencies efficiently focus on what’s important: providing better care.
Patrick Eichen
Vice President, Client Success of Cornerstone OnDemand
Patrick leads the Client Success organization at Cornerstone OnDemand. As a member of the Client Success team since its early inception, he has helped shape many of the programs that enable our clients to get maximum return on investment out of their use of Cornerstone products. Patrick’s team of Client Success Managers work closely with our customers to ensure they have the resources and tools to meet their overall objectives and stay connected to others within our client community. Prior to joining Cornerstone, Patrick held a leadership role for The University of Arizona’s nationally recognized Eller College of Management. One of his key responsibilities was helping to drive the implementation and adoption of new learning management and applicant tracking technologies. Patrick also was a Vice President for Bank of America, one of the world’s largest financial institutions. Over a lengthy career, Patrick was responsible for managing key business partnerships for the Global Wealth Investment Management and Consumer Real Estate divisions. Patrick earned a Bachelor of Science in Global Business from Arizona State University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Arizona. He also holds a Senior Professional in Human Resources credential from the Human Resource Certification Institute as well as a Senior Certified Professional designation from the Society for Human Resource Management.
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About Cornerstone OnDemand: Cornerstone OnDemand offers talent management software that helps organizations in recruiting, training, and managing their people.
Michael Bollinger
Global Vice President – Thought Leadership & Advisory Sales of Cornerstone OnDemand
Mike Bollinger is VP of Thought Leadership at Cornerstone OnDemand and is an accomplished executive with 25 years of experience in positions of increasing responsibility. Mike has the privilege of leading a transformation team of practitioners and domain experts in the Talent, Analytics and Risk & Compliance fields. Mike speaks regularly at HCM thought leadership events such as Evanta, Argyle, HCI, ICMI, and others on HR trends, transformation and culture, generations in the workplace and how to measure the impact of HR transitions. Prior to Cornerstone, Mike worked at Oracle for 5 years including the development of the HCM Value Consulting content, value analysis tools and management of a National Value Consulting practice before joining the Oracle HR transformation thought leadership team. Mike also worked at SAP for 7 years in their HCM Centre of Excellence. Mike has been formally trained and certified in a number of disciplines including Human Capital Strategy, Strategic Workforce Planning, Value Engineering, and Business Process Transformation. Mike’s areas of expertise include HCM Strategy, Analytics, Talent Development & Education, Shared Services, Recruiting, HRMS/Payroll, Finance, Procurement, Planning, and Budgeting. Mike is active in local hometown service as a former School Board Commissioner and City Administrative Review Board Member. He resides in Eau Claire, WI with his wife Robin. They have two children.
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About Cornerstone OnDemand: Cornerstone OnDemand offers talent management software that helps organizations in recruiting, training, and managing their people.
Charissa Raynor
Co-Founder and Executive Vice President of NextStep
Charissa is nationally recognized as a thought leader on creating a qualified and sustainable long-term care workforce and addressing the coming care crisis. She has more than 20 years of experience in healthcare policy, research, and practice. Prior to co-founding NextStep, Charissa was the founding Executive Director of an organization that delivered training and healthcare benefits to more than 50,000 long-term care workers annually. She holds a Master’s degree in Health Service Administration and a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
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About NextStep: NextStep is an information technology company that provides training and job placement for workers via mobile application platform.
Evelyn Kim
Vice President of Product Design of BetterUp
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About BetterUp: BetterUp develops an AI-driven platform that helps people and businesses grow personally and professionally through coaching.
Keith Waddell
President and CEO of Robert Half International
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About Robert Half International: Robert Half is a professional services company and is the world’s first and largest accounting and finance staffing firm.
Stephen Hilton
Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller and Treasurer of Robert Half International
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About Robert Half International: Robert Half is a professional services company and is the world’s first and largest accounting and finance staffing firm.
Robert Glass
Executive Vice President, Corporate Development of Robert Half International
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About Robert Half International: Robert Half is a professional services company and is the world’s first and largest accounting and finance staffing firm.
Paula Streit
Senior Vice President, Corporate Services – Protiviti of Robert Half International
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About Robert Half International: Robert Half is a professional services company and is the world’s first and largest accounting and finance staffing firm.
Evelyn Crane-Oliver
Senior Vice President – Secretary and General Counsel of Robert Half International
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About Robert Half International: Robert Half is a professional services company and is the world’s first and largest accounting and finance staffing firm.
Christopher Hoffmann
Senior Vice President & Global Privacy Officer of Robert Half International
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About Robert Half International: Robert Half is a professional services company and is the world’s first and largest accounting and finance staffing firm.
Elizabeth Ledbetter
Vice President/Metro Market Manager of TCG and Robert Half Technology of Robert Half International
Elizabeth Ledbetter is the St. Louis-based metro market manager for The Creative Group, a division of Robert Half specializing in the placement of highly skilled interactive, design, marketing and public relations professionals on a project and full-time basis. Elizabeth joined The Creative Group in 2008 and was previously the agency director for an entertainment agency in St. Louis. She is an active member of many local associations, including the American Marketing Association (St. Louis chapter). Elizabeth is a graduate of Purdue University.
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About Robert Half International: Robert Half is a professional services company and is the world’s first and largest accounting and finance staffing firm.
Lynne Smith
Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Compensation of Robert Half International
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About Robert Half International: Robert Half is a professional services company and is the world’s first and largest accounting and finance staffing firm.
Eric Ho
Founder, CTO & President of RippleMatch
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About RippleMatch: RippleMatch is a platform for early career hiring that helps build diverse teams and hire the right talent virtually.
Dave Garcia
Vice President of Worldwide Sales and Field Operations of Simpplr
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About Simpplr: Simpplr is a provider intranet software platform for companies to engage with and manage employees.
Lindsay Taliento-McCutchen
President of Career Start of New York
Lindsay Taliento-McCutchen founded Career Start of New York in 2007, since which she has been serving as its president.
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About Career Start of New York: Career Start of New York provides human resource employment services.
Paul Mifsud
Founder , President & CEO of Melita Group
Paul is Founder & CEO of Melita. He started Melita in 1992 to provide comprehensive HR and benefits consulting and outsourcing services to businesses of all sizes. Under Paul’s leadership, Melita has evolved over the years to become a leader in helping businesses of all sizes achieve great HR and build an engaged workplace. Prior to Melita, Paul was the founder and CEO of ClearBenefits, one of the pioneers in the cloud-based benefits software industry.
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About Melita Group: Discover what you can achieve when HR & Benefits become a strategic force driving your business.
Joe Essenfeld
Vice President Strategy of iCIMS
Joe Essenfeld is the Founder and CEO of Jibe. Prior to starting Jibe, Joe was COO of Insomnia Cookies, where he was responsible for hiring hundreds of employees. It was his experiences with those hires that led him to start Jibe. Beyond Joe’s hands-on hiring experience, his relationships with senior recruitment executives at the Fortune 1000 have shaped the recruiting solutions Jibe has built. Joe received his Bachelor of Science from Cornell University and currently resides in New York City with his wife and daughter.
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About iCIMS: iCIMS is a talent cloud company that helps organizations to attract, engage, hire, and advance the right talent.
Michael Wilczak
Senior Vice President of iCIMS
Mike is a global business executive who has spent 20 years building great companies in the SaaS, Cloud and IT infrastructure segments of the technology sector. As head of Strategy and Corporate Development at iCIMS, he is responsible for growing the business through mergers and acquisitions, partnerships and strategic alliances, and preparation for future financial events.
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About iCIMS: iCIMS is a talent cloud company that helps organizations to attract, engage, hire, and advance the right talent.
Andrea J. Ayers
President & CEO of Convergys
Andrea Ayers is President and Chief Executive Officer of Convergys Corporation (NYSE: CVG), a global leader in customer management. Convergys has annual revenues approximating $3 billion and more than 130,000 employees who serve clients from locations in North America, Latin America, EMEA, India and the Philippines. With a 30-year legacy of helping global brands serve their customers with quality and consistency, Convergys is a recognized leader in the customer management industry. Andrea became a member of the Convergys Board of Directors and was appointed Chief Executive Officer in October 2012. Prior to that, she forged a 20-plus-year track record of success and business growth in a variety of executive positions, including President and Chief Operating Officer; President of the company’s Relationship Technology Management line of business; President of Convergys’s Government, Retail, Healthcare, Automotive, and Financial Services vertical service sectors; Vice President of Marketing, and General Manager of the Direct Broadcast Services (DBS) business unit. Andrea is committed to job creation, improving educational opportunities to develop the workforce of tomorrow, and enhancing the quality of life in the communities in which Convergys employees live and work. She is an active member of The Business Roundtable, Cincinnati Arts and Technology Center, and G100. In addition, Andrea is the Chair of the Greater Cincinnati American Heart Association’s 2016 Go Red for Women campaign. In addition, Andrea was named to the Board of Directors for Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., in December 2014. She has also been involved with the Greater Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce, the Cincinnati Business Committee, and the Ohio Business Roundtable. Andrea earned a bachelor’s degree in management and administration from Louisiana State University, Shreveport.
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About Convergys: Convergys provides relationship management solutions that operates in customer, information, and human resources management sectors.
Myra Norton
President & CEO of Arena Analytics
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About Arena Analytics: Arena Analytics applies predictive analytics and machine learning to talent acquisition challenges.
Romy Newman
President and Co-Founder of Fairygodboss
Romy Newman is the Co-Founder at Fairygodboss since June 2015. Previously, Romy was the Head of Strategic Partner Development at Chartbeat until April 2015. Until October 2014, Romy was Head of Digital Advertising for The Wall Street Journal, overseeing sales, marketing and operations for The Wall Street Journal Digital Network. Previously, Romy held several management roles at The Wall Street Journal including General Manager of Print, Conferences and Radio, Vice President of Multi-Media Sales and Vice President of Sales Strategy and Operations. During her tenure at The Journal, Romy was proud to be involved in several extremely successful new product development efforts, including WSJ. Magazine, WSJ Weekend, Greater New York and the original groundbreaking WSJ iPad app. Before joining The Journal, Romy held marketing positions at Google and Estee Lauder and was also a strategy consultant for a boutique media firm called Kannon Consulting, where she advised top management for Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times and The Washington Post. Romy graduated with a B.A. in American Studies from Yale University and an MBA in Strategy, Finance & Marketing from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
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About Fairygodboss: Fairygodboss is the largest career community for women. Free for women, we help employers recruit and hire women.
Sarah Sheehan
Co-Founder & President of Bravely
Sarah Sheehan is the founder and chief customer officer of Bravely. She began her career in HR at companies like SiriusXM, Coach, and the Gilt Groupe. At Gilt, she pivoted into a sales role at Gilt City, the company’s luxury experiences platform, where she led a 65-person team and saw firsthand how relationships impacted not just company culture, but the bottom line. She is passionate about providing women and underrepresented employees with the access they need to succeed.
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About Bravely, Forbes Magazine, Junior Explorers: Bravely connects people to on-demand professional coaching through the moments that matter in their lives at work.
Kevin Grossman
President of Talent Board (The Candidate Experience Awards)
Kevin W. Grossman is the Talent Board president and board member responsible for the Candidate Experience Awards worldwide, the first nonprofit research organization focused on the elevation and promotion of a quality candidate experience. He also hosts the popular #TheCandEs podcast that covered recruiting and candidate experience. Kevin has 20 years of domain expertise in the human resource and talent acquisition industry and related technology marketplace.
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About Talent Board (The Candidate Experience Awards): The first non-profit organization in the industry to give large numbers of companies access to aggregated candidate experience datasets.
Greg Moran
Founder / President & CEO of Chequed.com, Inc.
Utilizing more than a decade of human capital management, sales and leadership experience, Greg Moran is President and CEO of Chequed.com. Greg is also author of Building the Talent Edge: A Field Managers Guide to Recruiting the Best (Spring 2005) and Hire, Fire and The Walking Dead (June 2006, W Business Books). Previously, Greg served as Founder and VP of Sales for PeopleAnswers America, a leading provider of behavioral assessment software to mid market and large companies in North America. Before PeopleAnswers America, Greg founded and served as President of Pinnacle Technology Solutions, an executive search, staffing, and human capital management services firm. Also, Moran served as Vice President of Best Resume/Career Management Services in Latham, NY. During his tenure, he co-authored Job Hunting: The Ten Best Steps to Success, a job search workshop and audio/video tape series. He is a rising thinker in the field of human capital management, having been quoted in numerous national publications including Business Week, The Wall Street Journal, and Inc. Magazine.
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About Chequed.com, Inc., Chequed.com, Inc., Chequed.com, Inc., Evergreen Mountain Equity Partners, OutMatch, Scholastic, YPO: Chequed.com is a provider of cloud-based Predictive Talent Selection™ technology.
Ryan Healy
Founder & President of Brazen
Ryan Healy is the COO and Co-Founder of Brazen Careerist, a professional networking site that helps members create new relationships to advance their careers. He Co-founded Brazen Careerist in late 2007 after gaining national notoriety in the HR & Recruiting sectors through Employee Evolution, his community based blog about Young Professionals in the workplace. Ryan has been named one of the country’s top Human Resource thought leaders by World at Work and Accenture, and is a recognized workplace expert for the young workforce, appearing in print publications including The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Business Week and as a spokesperson for the new generation of young professionals on 60 Minutes and PBS Nightly News. Prior to founding Brazen Careerist, Ryan worked as a Financial Consultant for IBM Global Business Services in Washington D.C. He holds a B.S. in Business from Pennsylvania State University.
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About Brazen: Brazen is a virtual event platform that helps organizations create better engagement through chat-based online events.
Mary Delaney
President Software, Services and International of CareerBuilder
As President of Recruiting Software Solutions, Mary Delaney oversees the development and operations of CareerBuilder’s global software platform business. A leader with a rich history of building high-growth and profitable organizations, Delaney plays a critical role in CareerBuilder’s transformation from top job board to HR SaaS leader. Delaney joined CareerBuilder back in 1999 and most recently served as CEO of CareerBuilder’s recruitment software companies Luceo Solutions and Profilsoft. Within three years, she launched offerings to 11 additional countries and integrated solutions into CareerBuilder’s product line, setting the stage for accelerated expansion. Before this, she served as President of CareerBuilder’s business intelligence consulting, a division specializing in branding, sourcing and human capital management that she conceptualized and built from the ground up. Her tenure with CareerBuilder also included a term as Chief Sales Officer, where she tripled revenue for the company’s enterprise and staffing and recruiting units. She also oversaw two acquisitions and orchestrated launches in new vertical markets. Earlier in her career, Delaney was Senior Vice President for InterCall Inc., a conference services provider, where she developed the long-term company vision and national sales strategy, and grew revenue from zero to $200 million. Delaney is an employment expert who has appeared on CNN, Headline News, FOX and CBS National Radio and in the Harvard Business Review. She is a fellow at Leadership Greater Chicago and board member of Broadbean, Indiana University SOIC Dean Advisory Board, Horizons for Youth and BEST (Building Entrepreneurship in Science and Technology). She has an MBA from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and a B.S. in marketing from Indiana University.
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About CareerBuilder: CareerBuilder is an online platform specialized in HR Software-as-a-Service to help companies with the recruitment process.
Sasha Yablonovsky
President of CareerBuilder
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About CareerBuilder, Loanspark: CareerBuilder is an online platform specialized in HR Software-as-a-Service to help companies with the recruitment process.
Jerrold R. Krystoff
President of GigWrks
Cofounder of Hospitality and Colonial Development Group and a seasoned real estate developer specializing in Hotel and High-Rise condominium development.
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Patrick Cooney
Co-Founder, President of Simpeo
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About Simpeo: Simpeo is a professional employer organization.
Ken Donenfeld
President and CEO of DGI
Prior to starting his successful Wall Street-based investor relations firm 18 years ago, Ken was a top executive at three of the largest IR and PR firms in the U.S. and a prominent advisor in major corporate crisis and control matters, His career is marked, in particular, by his pioneering efforts in introducing U.S. investors to leading non-U.S. companies from Western and Eastern Europe and Asia, as well as European investors to U.S. companies. Ken earned a B.A. in Economics from Brooklyn College, and an M.A. from the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University. He also completed advanced coursework at the NY Institute of Finance, is a Certified Investment Professional (New York Society of Security Analysts), and was first elected to Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in Finance in 1976. He is the author of numerous articles, has been a speaker at a number of leading forums throughout the world as well as a guest lecturer at several universities in the U.S. and Europe. His memberships have included the National Investor Relations Institute, the New York Society of Security Analysts (NYSSA), the New York Association For International Investment, The Financial Communications Society, the Swedish Chamber of Commerce, and he also served on the editorial board of IR Magazine. Among the many high profile executives and industry leading clients he has assisted have been Carl Icahn, Harold Simmons, Fred Carr, Bill Norris, Percy Barnevik, Sir Michael Ashcroft, and Anheuser Busch, Asea Brown Boveri (ABB), Gambro, Pharmacia, Wang, ADT, Randstad and Pentair. Over the past three years he has focused on assisting more than a dozen exciting young growth companies in China whose shares are listed in the U.S. These include China’s largest importer of luxury vehicles and leading developer of Internet-based auto sales and related services, the country’s largest imported recyclable plastics manufacturer, its top exporter of recreational vehicles and a leading pioneer in electric cars, the manufacturer of one of China’s most well-known footwear brands, a leader in alternative fuels, a top technical education pioneer, and other leaders in such industries as lighting, telecommunications, batteries for electric bicycles and infrastructure development.
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About DGI: DGI is an independent “full service” investor relations and corporate communications firm started in 1991.
James Franzone
Vice President of Corporate Development of TriNet
Jimmy Franzone joined TriNet in 2010 as Vice President of Corporate Development and now also working as SVP, Strategy here. He aligns TriNet’s internal development resources or spearheads strategic acquisitions and partnerships with leading external product and technology companies. Prior to TriNet, Jimmy was focused on investing in attractive business services companies as a Vice President at General Atlantic LLC, a leading global growth equity firm. As a private equity investor, he invested in growing and profitable businesses with strong recurring revenue characteristics. Jimmy was familiar with TriNet before joining the company, as he led its efforts in 2009 to acquire Gevity, taking Gevity private before merging it with TriNet. Jimmy also previously served as senior associate for Technology Crossover Ventures, a VC firm where he sourced, exercised due diligence, and monitored growth equity and PIPE investments for consumer Internet companies such as Netflix and Expedia. He began his career as a business analyst at McKinsey & Company, a management consulting firm. Jimmy earned a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
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About TriNet, TriNet: TriNet provides HR solutions to small to mid-sized businesses including payroll, health benefits, and human capital management.
Ed Griese
Senior Vice President of Insurance Services of TriNet
Ed Griese joined TriNet in 2016 as Senior Vice President of Insurance Services. He joined TriNet from Health First, Inc., where he was President and CEO of Health First Health Plans, a subsidiary providing multiple commercial and Medicare health plans for Health First’s fully integrated health system. For two years prior, Ed was Managing Director and Partner of Alvarez & Marsal, a leading global professional services firm focused on performance improvement and business advisory services. He also worked for Munich Re Group, one of the world’s largest reinsurers, in various roles, most recently as President of Munich Health North America. Prior to that, he served as Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of Paramount Health, a subsidiary of Munich Re in Mumbai. Ed held executive positions for Cigna International, a global health insurance services company and UnitedHealthcare International, a provider of health solutions for globally mobile employees, based in Munich. Edward earned a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Gustavus Adolphus College. Ed Griese-TriNet SVP of Insurance Services
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About TriNet: TriNet provides HR solutions to small to mid-sized businesses including payroll, health benefits, and human capital management.
Burton M. Goldfield
President & CEO of TriNet
Since 2008, Burton M. Goldfield has served as president and CEO of TriNet, a strategic partner to small businesses for payroll, HR, benefits, employment law compliance and risk reduction. Burton has more than 25 years of experience in sales, operational, and technology leadership positions and is known for driving product innovation and business growth. Since joining TriNet, Burton has transformed the company into the largest independent cloud-based HR provider and Professional Employer Organization (PEO). With offices throughout America, TriNet serves more than 8,000 customers and over 210,000 employees. Its services allow small businesses to regain focus on executing their visions and growing their businesses while TriNet manages their payroll taxes, day-to-day HR, employment law compliance, and conformity with the Affordable Care Act. TriNet’s revenue exceeded $250M in 2012 and has more than tripled during Burton’s tenure. To expand TriNet’s market reach and strengthen the company’s ability to serve more clients than ever before, he led the company to acquire LMC, Gevity, AccordHR, SOI and ExpenseCloud. In addition, Burton invested heavily in the company’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) technology platform, leveraging his background from Hyperion, IBM, and Rational Software.
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About TriNet: TriNet provides HR solutions to small to mid-sized businesses including payroll, health benefits, and human capital management.
Catherine Wragg
Senior Vice President of Human Resources of TriNet
Catherine Wragg joined TriNet in 2017 and serves as Senior Vice President of Human Resources, overseeing learning and development, HR operations and compliance, talent acquisition, compensation and analytics, and internal HR support to the business. Previously, Catherine served as the Senior Vice President of Business Development at Giorgio Armani Corporation, where she collaborated with the CEO on various business strategies, including the management of the e-commerce channel for North America. Earlier at Giorgio Armani, she was the Senior Vice President of Human Resources at A|X Armani Exchange. Catherine led the integration of A|X into Giorgio Armani following its acquisition by Giorgio Armani Group. Catherine studied English at Northern Arizona University. She is a former Board member of the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation.
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About TriNet: TriNet provides HR solutions to small to mid-sized businesses including payroll, health benefits, and human capital management.
Ray Bixler
President & CEO of SkillSurvey
Ray brings over 20 years of leadership and management experience to his role as CEO of SkillSurvey. A seasoned executive, he sets the strategic direction of the company and manages relationships with clients. Previously, Ray served as Vice President of Caliper where he consulted with hundreds of small, mid size and Fortune 500 businesses to develop better hiring, development, performance management and succession planning strategies.
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About SkillSurvey: Cloud-based, patented HR technology harnessing the power of data to help source, recruit and hire the best people for every role.
Brenda Dandrea
Vice President of Client Relations of SkillSurvey
Brenda oversees SkillSurvey’s customer relationships and the team of relationship managers who ensure our client’s success. Since joining SkillSurvey in 2008, she has nurtured a strong level of partnership with a focus on helping our customers hire, retain and source top talent through our solution. Brenda brings over 16 years of leadership and management experience, with a strong background in recruitment and technology prior to SkillSurvey.
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About SkillSurvey: Cloud-based, patented HR technology harnessing the power of data to help source, recruit and hire the best people for every role.
Prakash Nallagatla
Co-Founder/Vice-President of mroads
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About mroads: mroads is a niche tech start-up powering Pañña – an intuitive video interview platform built to find the right talent in the shortest time.
Mahim Mishra
President of TalentQuest
Mahim Mishra has over 20 years of senior-level management and consulting experience with high-growth technology organizations and eLearning corporations. He has worked with IBM, GE, MasterCard, Sify Technologies & Origin Learning in various capacities. He is result-oriented with a strong technical background and highly effective strategic management and operations expertise. In his last couple of roles, Mahim prepared and executed long-range business plans to grow business development revenues for the eLearning division of Sify Technologies and subsequently for Origin Learning. Mahim has done his graduation from St. Stephen’s College in Delhi and followed it up with a LLB from the Delhi Law Faculty. He has also done a 4-year diploma from NIIT in India. He is a PMP, Green Belt Certified and also a MCSE. Mahim is an avid bridge player and won the American National Bridge Championship in 1999.
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About TalentQuest: TalentQuest is a provider of comprehensive talent management software.
Kevin Sessions
President of TalentQuest
Kevin Sessions is President of TalentQuest, a leading provider of talent management software and services. As President, Kevin is focused on building a culture that fosters innovation and exceptional levels of service and is responsible for overall business management, growth strategies and the delivery of TalentQuest’s integrated talent management solutions. His oversight includes sales, marketing, client success, public relations, and the direction and development of the company’s talent management software suite. In addition, Kevin manages all external partnerships and is committed to continually fostering TalentQuest’s competitive positioning as a unique solutions provider in the talent management marketplace. Kevin earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in speech communications from the University of Georgia. In his spare time, he enjoys golf, tennis, running, and spending time with his family. He and his wife Meg live in Atlanta and have three children, Weslyn, Charlie, and Rosemary.
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About TalentQuest: TalentQuest is a provider of comprehensive talent management software.
Timothy Diassi
EVP & GM, Senior Vice President of Acquisitions and Partnerships of Unicorn HRO
Timothy Diassi is the senior vice president of acquisitions and partnerships. He is responsible for initiating and maintaining the most strategic company marketing alliances to create interest, demand, and recognition for Unicorn HRO and its products through the use of strategic relationships, channels and online marketing. . He joined Unicorn HRO in 1995 as a financial and human resources consultant and has since served as the company’s director of product management. Throughout the past, he has been directly responsible for reshaping Software Plus from a software vendor to an outsourcing firm supporting the human resources industry with a suite of hosted payroll and employee tracking solutions.
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About Unicorn HRO: Unicorn HRO specializes in fully integrated benefits, payroll and human resource solutions.
Cal McGrath
Vice President of Product Management of Unicorn HRO
Cal McGrath joined Unicorn HRO in August 2003 and currently has responsibility for the development and advancement of Unicorn HRO’s software solutions. While working for Unicorn HRO, McGrath has managed several client implementations that have included significant customizations. He is a key player in managing the development and deployment of Web-based open enrollment/benefit enrollment functionality and Unicorn HRO’s new reporting solution, WebreportHR. McGrath has over 10 years of experience in product management services to HR outsourcing companies and their clients with a specific focus on using technology solutions to support complex benefit plan and administration requirements.
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About Unicorn HRO: Unicorn HRO specializes in fully integrated benefits, payroll and human resource solutions.
Edward Gettings
Senior Vice President of Product Development and Operations of Unicorn HRO
Edward Gettings is the senior vice president of product development and operations at Unicorn HRO. He is responsible for the development and advancement of Unicorn HRO’s iCON benefits, payroll processing and human resources services solutions as well as Outsource and iCON support operations. Gettings joined Unicorn HRO in 2002 with nearly 25 years of human resources management and operations experience. During this time, he held several senior management positions that entailed the selection, design, implementation and management of numerous strategic business processes and integrated human resources information system (HRIS) programs. Gettings is a member of WorldatWork, the International Human Resource Information Systems Management (IHRIM) and Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).
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About Unicorn HRO: Unicorn HRO specializes in fully integrated benefits, payroll and human resource solutions.
Colin Kingsbury
Co-Founder, President & Board Member of ClearCompany
Colin is the President and co-founder of ClearCompany. Prior to joining HRMDirect, Colin served as CTO for empolis North America, a division of Bertelsmann AG, where he helped direct the development of the empolis Knowledge Management Suite, one of the world’s first commercially-deployed applications based on Semantic Web technologies. Colin is an expert in knowledge automation, and designed custom knowledge solutions for some of the largest companies in the world including Northrop Grumman, Boeing, General Electric, and the US intelligence community. Colin is a graduate of Tufts University with a B.A. in Economics, and holds a certificate in Mandarin from the College of Foreign Languages, Beijing. He is also an Alaska-trained seaplane pilot, and writes for several Boston-area publications.
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About ClearCompany: ClearCompany is a talent management software provider.
Ken Taunton
President & CEO of The Royster Group
Ken Taunton is the President & CEO at The Royster Group.
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About The Royster Group: The Royster Group offers executive search and contract staffing services in private, public, and healthcare sectors.
Ashish Gambhir
Co-Founder & President of ShiftOne
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About ShiftOne: ShiftOne is a mobile app that reduces turnover, drives incremental revenue, and makes work a better place for hourly employees and managers.
Ian Gover
President & Co-Founder of Everwise
Ian is an innovative human resources leader with 15+ years of experience in industry, consulting services, and solution / product development. Ian is passionate about designing, building, and deploying human capital management solutions that solve real workforce issues and help employees do their jobs better, faster, smarter. He has worked with public sector organizations and Fortune 500 companies around the world to help them improve employee effectiveness, increase organizational efficiency, and drive millions in operational savings. He holds a Master of Science degree in Industrial / Organizational Psychology.
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About Everwise: Everwise’s software and services connect employees to the experts and insights they need to be successful at every stage of their career
Colman Lydon
Vice President of Everwise
An experienced entrepreneur, using technology to design and build solutions to acute problems, with a particular interest in engaging large, dispersed groups.
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About Everwise: Everwise’s software and services connect employees to the experts and insights they need to be successful at every stage of their career
Sarah Dignan Whitman
Vice President & Head of Global E-Commerce of Workhuman
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About Workhuman: Workhuman® is the world’s fastest-growing integrated Social Recognition® and Continuous Performance Management platform.
Jamshed Patel
Vice President of Product Development, National Account Services of ADP
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About ADP: ADP provides business outsourcing solutions that facilitate businesses in HR, payroll, and administration processes.
Kathryn Kravitz
Division Vice President, Inside Sales, Sales Operations of ADP
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About ADP: ADP provides business outsourcing solutions that facilitate businesses in HR, payroll, and administration processes.
Angie Keller
Senior Vice President – Randstad Engineering US of Randstad
Angie Keller is the Senior Vice President at Randstad Engineering, which specializes in the sourcing and placement of temporary and direct hire professionals in engineering, energy, utilities, petrochemical, manufacturing, information technology and other technologies industries. Angie’s role leads sales and tenured recruiting teams within Randstad Engineering. Randstad US secures and manages a workforce of more than 100,000 people for thousands of clients each week.
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About Randstad: Randstad is a global solutions provider in staffing and recruitment consultancy and placing talent in permanent and temporary job positions.
Alfonso Tiscareno
Vice President (San Francisco & Los Angeles) of Robert Walters
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About Robert Walters: Robert Walters is a global, specialist professional recruitment consultancy.
Nathaniel Sizemore
Vice President and General Counsel of Sizemore & Company
Mr. Sizemore is Vice President and General Counsel of Sizemore & Company and has nearly a decade of construction industry experience. Mr. Sizemore leads Sizemore & Company’s Supplemental Resources and Consulting Business Unit. Prior to joining Sizemore & Company, Mr. Sizemore was a construction attorney with a large law firm in the Washington, D.C. metro area. In Washington, D.C., Mr. Sizemore focused his legal practice on construction litigation, contract litigation, government contracts, and suretyship where he represented owners, contractors, subcontractors, and sureties in all aspects of public and private development projects. Mr. Sizemore holds a B.A. from Furman University and earned his law degree from Vanderbilt University Law School where he served as Associate Editor of the Vanderbilt Law Review.
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About Sizemore & Company: Sizemore & Company is a construction and engineering staffing and consulting company.
Diego Abba
President of Opes International & Company, Inc.
Strategic C-Executive with P&L leadership and global expertise on technology, media and mobile, including several successful start-ups
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About italist, Opes International & Company, Inc.: Opes International & Company, Inc. is a consulting firm helping companies to acquire new businesses that are a fit to their structure.
Carter English
Vice President – Employee Benefits of Higginbotham
Carter English has taken an unlikely path to becoming the Chief Marketing Officer at Rise clothing. A native of Dallas, Texas he graduated from Highland Park high school in 2006 and was a member of the state championship team his senior year. He decided to attend Texas Christian University and, after injuries, he devoted himself to developing and leading multiple organizations while also boxing on the USA Amateur tour as a middle weight. Two of the organizations that he co-founded are still in existence today, ignite Student Ministries and TCU Rangers. Following his graduation and a summer internship, he decided to forego an opportunity to remain as the assistant to the CEO of the Miami Dolphins and instead chose to pursue his longtime dream of being a college football coach. English’s determination and sacrifice took him from the University of Southern Mississippi to Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College and finally to Texas State University under hall of fame coach, Dennis Franchione. While at Texas State, he climbed the ranks from quality control to graduate assistant and finally ended his tenure as a tight ends coach and the youngest recruiting coordinator in FBS football. English coached multiple all-conference performers and Texas State experienced the highest ranked recruiting class to date at his departure in 2014. Carter decided at the conclusion of that class, that the same skills and work-ethic he had refined as a coach and recruiter could serve him equally as well and provide a higher quality lifestyle for the future family he desires. So, he decided to walk away from sports and pursue his interests in business. This too, did not come easy, as Carter spent time in financial services and insurance until he met Terrence and Tim Maiden who had recently acquired the Rise brand. With Rise clothing, he has been able to combine his business acumen with his desire to serve the communities he loves. Rise gives 11% of profit to initiatives aimed at empowering young men and has created and sponsored elevate academy in partnership with UNT-Dallas. Carter also is an active member of his local church and regularly mentors young men at Hope Farm. He is passionate about using business to leverage community change and continues to utilize Rise’s clothing to do exactly that.
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About Higginbotham: Higginbotham is an insurance agency that provides businesses and individuals with insurance, risk management, and employee benefit services.
Chris Rogers
Vice President of Aon Hewitt
Chris is a Vice President in Aon Hewitt’s Health & Welfare Consulting Practice based in Southern California. Chris joined the firm in April of 2011 and has over 13 years of general and client management experience including new business development, innovation and strategic planning. His responsibilities include long-term health care strategy development, financial analysis, and overall health and welfare plan management for large national clients. Prior to joining Aon Hewitt, Chris served in a variety of marketing functions at Nestlé and Taco Bell Corp where he worked to grow market share through new product development. Prior to his corporate experience, Chris spent over six years with Mercer’s Heath & Benefits practice as a consultant working on a variety of mid-sized and large clients. Chris graduated from Claremont McKenna College with a B.A. in Economics and later received an M.B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley with an emphasis in Marketing and Strategy.
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About Aon Hewitt: Aon Hewitt is a global provider of pensions, benefits & talent management services.
Joshua Graves
President of US Got People
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About US Got People: US Got People provides recruiting and staffing services to the United States Federal Government.
Raymond Canole
Vice President of Renaissance Acquisition Holdings
Ray Canole joined Renaissance in January 2012 after spending 10 years in progressive business development roles at the Perrigo Company. During his time at Perrigo, Mr. Canole helped lead over 20 acquisitions representing $3+ billion in aggregate purchase price. In addition, Mr. Canole was responsible for closing dozens of product collaborations for Perrigo’s prescription drug segment. Prior to his tenure at Perrigo, Mr. Canole worked as an investment banker at William Blair and Company. Mr. Canole has an undergraduate degree in Economics from Princeton University and an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
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About Renaissance Acquisition Holdings: specialty and generics business.
Pierre Frechette
President & CEO of Renaissance Acquisition Holdings
Pierre Fréchette has 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry in North America and Europe. He founded Renaissance in 2010 in partnership with RoundTable Healthcare Partners after leaving his role of President & CEO at Sandoz Canada Inc., a position he held since 2004 when Sandoz, a division of Novartis, acquired Sabex Holdings Inc. from RoundTable. Mr. Fréchette was President & CEO of Sabex at the time of the acquisition by Sandoz. Under Mr. Fréchette’s leadership, Renaissance built a strong portfolio of companies including Confab Laboratories and DPT Laboratories in the contract development and manufacturing segments plus Renaissance Pharma and Prestium Pharma for the commercialization of niche generic pharmaceuticals and mature brands. Mr. Fréchette received his Bachelors Degree in Mechanical Engineering and his diploma in Business Administration from the University of Sherbrooke.
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About Renaissance Acquisition Holdings: specialty and generics business.
Srikant Chellappa
Co-founder/President of Engagedly
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About Engagedly, Forbes Human Resources Council: Enterpise HR Tech SaaS platform for Engagement driven Performance Management, Learning and Rewards
Katharine Zaleski
CoFounder and President of PowerToFly
Katharine Zaleski is the Co-Founder and President of PowerToFly.
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About Council on Foreign Relations, PowerToFly: PowerToFly is a global platform dedicated to more diversity, inclusion, and transparency at work via virtual events and remote jobs.
Melinda Holden
Senior Vice President Procurement and Real Estate of The Adecco Group
Mindy Holden recently started as the Senior Vice President of Procurement and Real Estate for The Adecco Group, the world’s leading staffing solutions company. Mindy is based out of the Jacksonville, FL headquarters office. She and her team are responsible for managing the procurement of third party spend as well as the real estate portfolio of 620 offices in North America. Prior to this role, Mindy was the Chief Procurement Officer and VP Real Estate and Accounts Payable for Direct Energy where she was responsible for procurement, a real estate portfolio of ~100 properties across North America, and Accounts Payable where she was focused on integrating leading practices across this team. Prior to joining Direct Energy, Mindy was responsible for category and supplier management for the Tennessee Valley Authority where she led a team to create a leading practice category management model. Mindy and her team were responsible for developing long-term strategies, management of the supply base including risk mitigation, ongoing improvement in cost, demand management, and supplier management. Mindy holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from the University of Maryland where she graduated magna cum laude. She is also Green Belt and DFSS certified. Mindy is on the Board for the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Conference and served on the Boards for the Epilepsy Foundation of Texas and the Greater Houston Women’s Chamber. In her spare time, Mindy and her husband enjoy getting to know Jacksonville and the Ponte Vedra Beach areas, spending time with their three children, and are thoroughly enjoying their newest additions to the family – two golden doodle puppies.
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About The Adecco Group: The Adecco Group is a provider of talent solutions and staffing services to automakers and aerospace companies.
Derek Sidebottom
President & Co-Founder of Squadley by Farside HR
Derek is the President and Co-Founder of FarsideHR Solutions and an HR Executive alumni from Electronic Arts, BioWare, Kabam, Rocket Fuel and Corel. Now advising fast growth companies throughout the US and Canada, FarsideHR is leveraging our deep talent expertise to build a next generation Talent Management platform combining best of breed essentials into one integrated smart suite geared towards achieving our sole mission: #MakeManagersAwesome.
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About Behavox, Squadley by Farside HR: Squadley – Your Modern Workforce Success Platform.
Fred Minturn
President & Chief Executive Officer of MSX International
Fred Minturn has been the president and CEO at MSXI since 2009. In this role, he oversees the company’s two main service groups, Human Capital Solutions and Retail Network Solutions, and manages the company’s bottom line and business model to expand and grow the company globally. Prior to his current position, he served as executive vice president and chief financial officer, where he successfully led the company through the automotive crisis. Minturn graduated in 1978 from Western Michigan University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting. He earned his Certified Public Accountant certificate in 1980.
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About MSX International, MSX International: MSX International, Inc., a global provider a technology-driven engineering, business, and specialized staffing services
Jim Bazner
Vice President of Human Capital Solution of MSX International
Jim Bazner has been the vice president of Human Capital Solutions at MSXI since 2008. He is responsible for successfully and profitably aligning MSXI’s strategic objectives and operational capabilities with those of each customer’s cost, quality, timing and process standardization requirements. He is focused on building strong partnerships with end-user clients by exceeding expectations across value and supply chains. Bazner has spent more than 15 years with the company, holding several key leadership positions in recruitment, account management and operations. Altogether, he has nearly two decades of experience in the human capital management industry, spanning throughout North America and Europe. Bazner earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Davenport University and is a Six-Sigma certified Green Belt. Additionally, he serves on the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation board of directors for the Southeast Michigan and Ohio Chapter.
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Margaret Turner
Vice President of Global Human Resources of MSX International
Margaret Turner has been the vice president of Global Human Resources at MSXI since July 2007. In this role, she is responsible for leading all human resources activities for the company worldwide. Prior to this, she was the director of Human Resources in MSXI’s North American operations where she was responsible for leading the human resources function for the company’s Corporate Administration and Human Capital Solutions business units. Turner earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in business administration from Northwood University and holds an internationally recognized certification as a Senior Professional in Human Resources.
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