Human Resources is a growing field that is beginning to expand and inspire change across a facet of companies and job-types. Engagedly is excited to announce its fifth annual list of Top 100 HR Influencers.
Human Resources is a growing field that is beginning to expand and inspire change across a facet of companies and job-types. Engagedly is excited to announce its fifth annual list of Top 100 HR Influencers.
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In order to generate this list, we considered around 400+ different professionals within the various sectors of HR. Individuals were selected through a data-driven process that analyzed and scored success in five defining categories. Scores were based on an individuals’ regency, frequency, and relevance in relation to their social media presences, speaking and writing engagements, and innovative contributions to the field. Diversity of the individual was also taken into account so as to ensure that people of all backgrounds were included in the list.
We want to emphasize that this list is not in ranking form. Individuals have been grouped based on the type of work that they have most notably been involved with. These categories are in no way intended to minimize the entirety of these influencers’ careers. HR is an industry that is growing in all directions, and it is difficult to perfectly formulate a process that will recognize all HR professionals that are doing credible work. If you know someone who you think should be featured for next year, please nominate them through our website, as we do consider the names that are received there.
Learn more about the Top 100 HR Influencers of 2022 by hovering over their pictures and exploring their LinkedIn, Twitter, and personal and/or company websites.
Founder/Board Director ABBYY. Keynote Speaker
Instructor with Linkedin Learning. Podcaster at Punk Rock HR
Head of Strategy at Oracle
Head of People Analytics at Udemy. Adjunct Associate Professor at USC
Best Selling Author, Top Podcast Host
Founder and CEO of Talent Strategy Institute
VP, Digital Work Experience at Google Workspace
Founder and CEO of Zandel.
Executive Fellow at Future Workplace
Global Head of People Analytics at Syngenta
Group Vice President and Chief of HR Research at Gartner
Adjunct Professor at University of Victoria. Author. Keynote Speaker
Equity, Inclusion and Workplace Culture Strategist
Senior Director of Diversity and Inclusion at Oracle
Building Inclusive Cultures and Advancing People of Colour into Leadership
Head of Inclusion, Diversity & Equity, Sales & Marketing at Amazon Web Services
Chief Diversity Officer at Moody’s Corporation
Global Head of Inclusion at United Talent Agency
Head of People, Wellbeing & Equity at MHFA England. Founder of The Inclusion Ageilist Consultancy
Founder and CEO of Lead at Any Level, LLC. Accredited Supplier at Microsoft
Chief Bridge Architect at ExecuPrep, DEI Strategist, Keynote Speaker
International Keynote Speaker. Author
Adjunct Professor at UNSW Business School. Author. Keynote Speaker
Founder and CEO of Jennifer Brown Consulting, Diversity & Inclusion Consultant, Speaker, Author
Founder and CEO of Blendoor. Keynote Speaker. DEI Expert
Board Advisor at Get-Optimal. Author. Keynote Speaker
Founder and CEO of Talent Reimagined.
Vice President of Marketing at Proactive Talent
Co-Founder of Talent Brand Alliance. All-Around Super Dad.
Head of Talent Acquisition and University Relations at BASF
Chief People Officer at LoadSmart. People Strategist. Keynote Speaker
Founder of HR Capitalist and Fistful of Talent. Contributing Editor at Workforce
Founder of the Circle Back Initiative, Talent Acquisition Consultant
Head of Global Talent Solutions at Preacta, Speaker, Talent Strategist
VP of Talent Acquisition & Retention at Bureau Veritas Group
Founder and CEO of Human Workplace
Curator of Recruiting Brainfood. Co-Founder and CEO of Workshape.io
Founder and President of The Sourcing Institute. Author. Keynote Speaker.
President and Chief Googlization Officer at Success Performance Solutions. Author. Keynote Speaker. Podcaster
Founder, CEO, and Principle Analyst of Constellation Research. Co-Host of DisruptTV
Speaker. Author. Globally Recognized HR Tech Strategist
Founder & CEO of KnowledgeFlo.
Director, People Partner at Momentive-AI
CEO & Editor-In-Chief at People Matters. Writer. Keynote Speaker
Managing Director at RecTech Media, Founder and Chief Lancer of HR Lancers
Principal and Founder of Bersin, Deloitte Consulting LLC
Strategist, Future of Work at Institute for Human Resources Professionals. Writer. Keynote Speaker
Lecturer at Kaplan Business School. Speaker. Advisor.
HR Tech Strategist, Advisor, and Consultant. Keynote Speaker
Chief Research Officer and Managing Partner at Sapient Insights Group. Writer. Speaker. Podcast Host
Founder and CEO of The Starr Conspiracy
Author. Keynote Speaker. Podcast Host
MANAGING DIRECTOR AT HR REWIRED.
Best-Selling Author on Leadership
Senior Program Manager at Fujitsu. Columnist. Keynote Speaker
Bestselling Author. Founder and CEO of Lead From Within. Keynote Speaker. Podcaster
Global Keynote Speaker and Facilitator
Senior Lecturer at IESE Business School
Best Selling Author
Keynote Speaker. Podcast Host.
Bestselling Author. Podcast Host.
Speaker. Leadership Coach.
Author. Keynote Speaker
Strategic Advisor. Author. Speaker
Co-founder and Principal of 3COze Inc. Author and Speaker.
HR Coach, Trainer, and Speaker
CEO of DisruptHR LLC. Author. Keynote Speaker
Best-Selling Author. Speaker
Author. International Engagement Expert
Author and Ghostwriter. Keynote Speaker.
EVP/Chief People Capital Officer at Atlanta Braves
Global Director of People and Responsibility at Gerdau
CEO of Jumpstart HR. Podcast Host and Executive Producer
Director at KBM Hogue
Founder and CEO of LaSalle Network
Head of People at Turn/River Capital
Director- HR Business Partner at Nasdaq Financial Services
VP, Head of Transformational Change & Future of Work at SAP. Keynote Speaker
Vice President, Human Insights and HCM Advisory at Ultimate Kronos Group. Executive Director at The Equity at Work Council
Executive Director of Talent, Culture, and Diversity at Bridgestone Americas
Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Church+State, Author, Keynote Speaker, Podcast Host and Producer
Founder of the Weber Consulting Group, International Consultant and Keynote Speaker
Founder of Breakthrough Play, Speaker, and Profesional Coach.
Board Director of Girl Effect. Author. Keynote Speaker
Managing Partner at First Exclesia Professional Services Limited
Founder and CEO of Macorva Inc. Keynote Speaker
Chief People Officer at Electronic Arts.
Managing Vice President and Senior Director at Gartner. Author.
President and Founder of E. L. Goldberg & Associates. Author. Keynote Speaker.
Vice Chancellor of Strategy and Innovation at National Univesity System. Author. Speaker
Global Head of Talent & Learning at Seagate Technology.
Director of Learning and Development at Brooks Enterprise and Consultants. Keynote Speaker.
Vice President of Partner Growth at The Predictive Index
Lead Research Psychologist and Technical Monitor at NASA Behavioral Health & Peformance Laboratory. Professor of Psychology at Depaul University. Consultant
Keynote Speaker. Author. Advisor. Host and Chief Content Officer of achieve Engagement.
Co-Founder and Chief of Product Officer at Talentsoft, Author.
EVP & Chief People Officer at Palo Alto Networks. Keynote Speaker.
Keynote Speaker
CEO of Union Square Hospitality Group. Chairman of USHG Acquisition Group.
President and CEO of Maiers Educational Services.
Co-Founder of Gretel Inc. Author. Speaker
HR Generalist and Social Media for SEA and blogger.
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