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Methodology
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.
Points to consider
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.
Analytics and Strategy
Influencers in this category are recognized for their outstanding analytical and strategic methods and ideas that have helped to improve some factor or factors of the operations within HR.
Alain Roumilhac
President
President of ManpowerGroup France
Whitney Johnson
CEO
CEO of Disruption Advisors, Author, Podcast Host
Tyrone Smith Jr.
Global Head
Global Head of People Analytics & Insights at Udemy, Adjunct Associate Professor at USC
Tom Haak
Founder
Founder of HR Trend Institute, Speaker
Sarah White
CEO
CEO of Aspect43, Speaker
Mel Robbins
Founder
Founder of Mel Robbins Media and 143 Studios, Author, Podcast Host, Speaker
Lynne Oldham
Chief People Officer
Chief People Officer of Stash
Keith McNulty
Global Director
Global Director of Talent Science and Analytics at McKinsey & Company, Author
Jen Phillips Kirkwood
Global Data & Digital Head of Strategy
Global Data & Digital Head of Strategy at IBM, Speaker
Javier Calzolari
Founder
Founder of HumanosReales, Speaker
Geetanjali Gamel
Head of HR
Head of HR for Global Commercial Strategy Organization at Johnson & Johnson
Elizebeth Varghese
Talent & HR Strategy Reinvention
Talent & HR Strategy Reinvention Leader at IBM, Author
David Green
Founder
Founder of Zandel, Executive Director of Insight222, Author, Speaker, Podcast Host
Diversity & Inclusion
Influencers in this category are recognized for their outstanding contribution towards promoting a culture of diversity and inclusion.
Vernā Myers
VP
VP of Inclusion Strategy at Netflix, Author, Speaker
Traci Wade
VP
Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion at Oracle
Risha Grant
CEO
CEO of Risha Grant LLC, Author, Speaker, Radio Host
Reginald Miller
Global Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer
Global Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer at McDonald’s
Melonie Parker
Chief Diversity Officer
Chief Diversity Officer of Google
Maxine Williams
Chief Diversity Officer
Chief Diversity Officer of Meta, Member on Board Of Directors for Doma
Lindsay-Rae McIntyre
Chief Diversity Officer
Chief Diversity Officer of Microsoft
Juliet Bourke
Professor
Professor of Practice at UNSW Business School, Author, Speaker
Jennifer Brown
Founder
Founder of Jennifer Brown Consulting, Author, Speaker
Jarvis Sam
VP
VP of Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for Nike
David L. Casey
Chief Inclusion and Social Impact Officer
Chief Inclusion and Social Impact Officer for Tapestry
Dalila Wilson-Scott
Chief Diversity Officer
Chief Diversity Officer of Comcast
Amy C. Waninger
CEO
CEO of Lead at Any Level, Speaker, Author, Podcast Host
Employer Brand/Talent Acquisition
Influencers in this category are recognized for being outstanding leaders within the recruitment sector who promote innovative and inclusive acquisition methods.
Abhishek De
Director
Director & Global Head of Talent Acquisition at BrowserStack
Glen Cathey
VP
Head of Digital Strategy & Innovation at Randstad, Speaker
Greg Savage
Founder
Founder of The Savage Recruitment Academy, Author, Speaker
Hung Lee
Curator
Curator at Recruiting Brainfood
Jan Tegze
Director
Director of Talent Acquisition at Invicti Security, Author
Jessica Miller-Merrell
Founder
Founder of Workology, Co-founder of Duo Works, Speaker, Podcast Host
Katrina Collier
Founder
Founder of Katrina Collier Limited, Author, Speaker, Podcast Host
Liz Ryan
Founder
Founder of Human Workplace, Author, Speaker
Lou Adler
Founder
Founder of The Adler Group, Author, Speaker, Podcast Host
Sam Neo
Founder
Founder of People Mentality Inc., Stories of Asia, & StoryBuddy, VP of Singapore Human Resources Institute
Shally Steckerl
President
President of The Sourcing Institute, Author, Speaker
Shikha Gupta
Senior Director
Senior Director of Talent Acquisition at Birlasoft, Speaker
Susanna Frazier
Technical Sourcing Specialist
Technical Sourcing Specialist at Humana, Author, Speaker, Podcast host
Tim Sackett
President
President of HRU Technical Resources, Author, Speaker
Yuri Kruman
CEO
CEO of HR, Talent & Systems, Author, Speaker
HR Tech
Influencers in this category are recognized for their outstanding achievements in this rapidly growing sector of the HR industry.
Ben Taylor
Chief AI Strategist
Chief AI Strategist for DataRobot
Ellyn Shook
Chief Leadership & Human Resources Officer
Chief Leadership & Human Resources Officer of Accenture
Josh Bersin
Founder
Founder of Bersin by Deloitte, Board Member for UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, Speaker
Juan Luis Betancourt
CEO
CEO of Humantelligence & Gonza Executive Search
Marc Coleman
Founder
Founder of UNLEASH.ai
Meghan M. Biro
Founder
Founder of TalentCulture, Author, Podcast Host
Philippa Penfold
Co-founder
Co-founder of People Collider, Associate Faculty at Singapore University of Social Sciences
Soumyasanto Sen
Co-Founder
Co-Founder of De3Fi, Author, Speaker
Steve Boese
Co-Founder
Co-founder of H3 HR Advisors, Speaker, Podcast Co-host
Steve Goldberg
Founder
Founder of SBG Consulting
Trish McFarlane Steed
Co-Founder
Co-founder of H3 HR Advisors, Author, Speaker, Podcast Co-host
William Tincup
President
President and Editor of RecruitingDaily, Speaker, Podcast Host
Leadership & Development
Influencers in this category are recognized for their outstanding leadership skills that they teach and their achievements in executive advising, coaching, and consulting.
Adam Grant
Professor
Professor at Wharton School of Business, Author, Speaker, Podcast Host
Angela Duckworth
Professor
Professor at University of Pennsylvania, Founder of Character Lab, Author, Podcast Host
Brigette Hyacinth
Author
Best-selling author, Speaker
Emily He
VP
Corporate VP of Microsoft
Ian Ziskin
President
President of EXec EXcel Group, Co-founder of inSITE Group & Consortium for Change
Jacob Morgan
Founder
Founder of The Future of Work University, Author, Speaker, Podcast Co-host
Jeanne Meister
Founder
Founder of Future Workplace Academy, Executive VP of Executive Networks on LinkedIn
Jeff Haden
Author
Best-selling author, Speaker
Jennifer McClure
CEO
CEO of Unbridled Talent & DisruptHR, Speaker
JoAnn Corley-Schwarzkopf
Executive Advisor
Executive Advisor at JoAnn Corley Companies
Johnny C. Taylor, Jr.
CEO
President and CEO of SHRM, Author
Lars Schmidt
Founder
Founder of Amplify, Author, Speaker, Podcast Host
Leena Nair
CEO
CEO of Chanel
Lolly Daskal
Founder
Founder of Lead From Within, Author, Speaker, Podcast Host
Ramakrishna Rao
Chief Learning Officer
Chief Learning Officer at Page Industries
Shyam Sharma
President
President of Claris Limited
Stacy Donovan Zapar
Founder
Founder of The Talent Agency, Speaker
Travis Bradberry
Chief People Scientist
Chief People Scientist of LEADx, Author
Dave Ulrich
Professor
Professor at University of Michigan Ross School of Business, Author, Speaker
Organizational Development
Influencers in this category are recognized for their outstanding ideas and methods that have improved the ways in which companies are organized and their efficiency in operation.
Gautam Ghosh
HR Consultant
Digital and Social HR Consultant, Speaker
Jim Knight
Founder
Founder of Knight Speaker, Author, Speaker
Joey V. Price
CEO
CEO of Jumpstart:HR, Advisory Board Member for UKG, Podcast Host
Katarina Berg
Chief Human Resources Officer
CHRO at Spotify & Non-Executive Board Member at Personio, Speaker
Kathleen Hogan
Chief People Officer
Chief People Officer of Microsoft, SHRM Executive Council
Melissa Daimler
Chief Learning Officer
Chief Learning Officer at Udemy, Author, Speaker
Natal Dank
Co-Founder
Head of Learning &Co-founder at PXO Culture, Speaker
Vineet Gambhir
Chief People Officer
Chief People Officer at DataLink Software
Talent Management
Influencers in this category are recognized for their new ideas that have improved the employee experience and created positive company cultures.
Alexis Fink
VP
VP of People Analytics and Workforce Strategy at Meta
Bruce Daisley
Author
Best-selling author, Speaker, Podcast Host
Cary Cooper
Professor
Professor of Organizational Psychology & Health at University of Manchester
Claude Silver
Chief Heart Officer
Chief Heart Officer at VaynerMedia, Speaker
Edie Goldberg
Founder
Founder of E. L. Goldberg & Associates, Author, Speaker
Karen Jaw-Madson
Principal
Principal of Co.-Design of Work Experience, Author, Speaker
Kristen A. Pressner
Head People & Culture
Head People & Culture at Roche Diagnostics, Speaker
Laurie Ruettimann
HR Consultant
Founder and Podcast Host at The Punk Rock HR, Author, Speaker
Michael Arena
Professor
Professor of Organization Dynamics at University of Pennsylvania, Author
Robin Schooling
VP
VP of Technology Consulting for Cielo Talent, Podcast Host, Speaker
Anna Tolmachova
Human Resources Director
Human Resources Director at METRO Cash & Carry Ukraine
Marcus Buckingham
Founder
Founder of The Marcus Buckingham Company, Head of Research at ADP Research Institute, Author, Speaker
Total Rewards
Influencers in this category are recognized for their outstanding advocacy for employee rights and ensuring fair treatment, compensation, and benefits.
Bob Chapman
CEO
CEO of Barry-Wehmiller Companies
Danny Meyer
Founder
Founder of Shake Shack & Union Square Hospitality Group, Author, Speaker
Garry Ridge
CEO
CEO of WD-40 Company, Adjunct Professor at the University of San Diego
Jörgen Sundberg
CEO
CEO of Link Humans
Katelin Holloway
Co-founder
Co-founder of Seven Seven Six, Speaker, Podcast Host
Kathryn Minshew
Founder
Founder of The Muse, Author
Kristen Hadeed
Founder
Founder of Student Maid & kristenhadeed.com, Leadership Consultant, Author, Speaker
Laszlo Bock
Co-founder
Co-founder of Humu & Gretel.ai, Author
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