Leading HR Influencers

Engagedly's 2023 Top 100 HR Influencers

Human Resources is a growing field that is beginning to expand and inspire change across various companies and job types. Engagedly is excited to announce its seventh annual list of Top 100 HR Influencers.

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Human Resources is a growing field that is beginning to expand and inspire change across various companies and job types. Engagedly is excited to announce its seventh annual list of Top 100 HR Influencers.

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’ recency, 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 2023 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.

 

Al Adamsen


Founder & CEO of People Analytics | Future of Work

 

Becky Carroll


Global AWS Strategic Partnership Leader IBM

 

Dani Johnson


Co-founder and Principal Analyst RedThread Research

 

David Green


Author, Executive Director-Insight222

 

Erica Keswin


Author, Speaker, Workplace Strategist, and Professional Dot-Connector

 

Javier Calzolari


HumanosReales Founder | HR Data Analyst

 

Karin Kimbrough


Chief Economist, LinkedIn

 

Kathryn Minshew


Founder & CEO at The Muse

 

Mel Robbins


Host of The Mel Robbins Podcast + New York Times

 

Riina Hellström


Agile HR: Deliver Value in a Changing World of Work

Diversity & Inclusion

Influencers in this category are recognized for their outstanding contribution towards promoting a culture of diversity and inclusion.

 

Antoinetta


CEO and Founder,I Follow the Leader

 

Ashley T Brundage


President and CEO, Empowering Differences

 

Bärí A. Williams


Diversity in the Workplace: Eye-opening Interviews to Jumpstart Conversations about Identity, Priviledge, and Bias

 

Caroline A. Wanga


Co-Founder, WangaWoman and CEO, ESSENCE

 

DK Bartley


Diversity/Inclusion Cheif Diversity Equity and Inclusion Officer Author Global

 

Geena Davis


Academy Award-winning actor; author; Founder & Chair,

 

Giselle Mota


Cheif Product Inclusion ADP

 

Glennon Doyle


Founder of Together Rising and Host of the We Can Do Hard Things Podcast

 

Kristy Singletary


Gloabl Head of Learning Pfizer

 

Maureen Jules-Perez


Head of Diversity Capital One

 

Maxine Williams


Chief Diversity Officer at Meta

 

Melonie Parker


Chief Diversity Officer at Google

 

Netta jenkins


CEO Aerodei – Telosa

 

Risha Grant


Diversity & Inclusion Expert | Host of KJRH-NBC Risha Talks Series

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.

 

Greg Savage


Founder. The Savage Recruitment Academy

 

Joan Vandermate


VP Product Marketing G-P

 

Johnny Campbell


CEO/Co-Founder @socialtalent.com

 

Jörgen Sundberg


CEO, Link Humans

 

Katrina Collier


Facilitator, Speaker & Author: The Robot-Proof Recruiter

 

Sam Neo


CEO/Co-founder of SOA, StoryBuddy, People Mentality Inc

 

Tim Sackett


Employer Brand/Talent Aq. CEO, HRUTech.com

Talent Acquisition

Influencers in this category are recognized for being outstanding leaders within the recruitment sector who promote innovative and inclusive acquisition methods.

 

Greg Savage


Founder. The Savage Recruitment Academy

 

Johnny Campbell


CEO/Co-Founder @socialtalent.com

 

Jörgen Sundberg


CEO, Link Humans

 

Katrina Collier


Speaker & Author: The Robot-Proof Recruiter

 

Tim Sackett


Employer Brand/Talent Aq. CEO, HRUTech.com

 

Christine Nichlos


Founder & CEO,People Science

 

Grace E. Niwa


VP Global Talent Vertex Pharmaceuticals

 

Joanna Clark


SVP Head of Talent Aquisition Wells Fargo & Company

 

Joel Cheesman


Co-founder &Co-host The Chad and Cheese Podcast

 

Jonathan D. Reynolds


CEO, Titus Talent Strategies

 

Julia Pollak


Chief Economist at ZipRecruiter

 

Kelly Cartwright


VP of Glabl Talent Aquisition Splunk

 

Lynne Oldham


Chief People Officer Stash

 

Tara H


Associate Vice President Marvell Technology Inc.

 

Yvette Stortz


VP Global Talent Aquisition CVS Health

HR Tech

Influencers in this category are recognized for their outstanding achievements in this rapidly growing sector of the HR industry.

 

Chad Sowash


Co-Founder & Co-host, The Chad and Cheese Podcast

 

Corina Lam


General Manager, Mercer

 

Ellyn Shook


CHRO, Accenture

 

Emily He


Corporate VP, Microsoft

 

Frida Polli


Founder, Alethia

 

Hung Lee


Curator, Recruiting Brainfood

 

Jocelyn King


CEO and CO-founder VirgilHR

 

Josh Bersin


Founder of Bersin & Associates

 

Kieran Snyder


CEO, Textio

 

Marc Coleman


Founder & CEO of UNLEASH.ai

 

Trish McFarlane Steed


HR Tech Founder & Principal Analyst H3HR

 

William Tincup


President, RecruitingDaily

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.

 

Amy Edmondson


Prof @ Harvard Business School & Author of Right Kind of Wrong

 

Amy Gallo


Bestselling Author, Media Personality & Keynote Speaker on Workplace Dynamics,

 

Angela Duckworth


Professor, University of Pennsylvania

 

Bonnie Low-Kramen


TEDx Speaker, Author of Staff Matters

 

Dan Pontefract


Founder of Pontefract Group, Award-winning author.

 

Demetrius Norman


Senior Specialist of Academic Initiatives, SHRM

 

Doris Kearns Goodwin


Presidential Historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning Author

 

Gordon Tredgold


CEO & Managing Consultant for Leadership Principles LLC

 

Jake Wood


CEO and Founder,Groundswell

 

Janelle Duray


Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Jobs for America’s Graduates

 

Jennifer Currence


CEO, WithIN Leadership

 

Jim Link


CHRO at SHRM

 

Kim Ades


Founder, Frame of Mind Coaching

 

Kim Scott


Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity

 

Laszlo Bock


HR Tech Author Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead

 

Simon Sinek


Leaders Eat Last & Start with Why

 

Steve Lowisz


CEO, Qualigence International

 

Tina Schust Robinson


Founder, WorkJoy LLC

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.

 

Adam Grant


Organizational psychologist at Wharton

 

Caroline Carpenedo


Executive Director of People, Management, Safety, Communication & Brand at Suzano

 

Catherine Mattice


Founder & CEO, Civility Partners, Inc

 

Davis M. Robinson


Owner, Horizon Consulting Services

 

Marcus Buckingham


Researcher, NYT Best-Selling Author, and Founder of the Strengths Revolution

 

Melissa Daimler


Chief Learning Officer at Udemy

 

Tamla Oates-Forney


Chief Human Resource Officer and Executive Vice President, Human Resources, USAA

 

Tamra Chandler


Partner/Principal at EY, Author, Speaker

Talent Management

Influencers in this category are recognized for their new ideas that have improved the employee experience and created positive company cultures.

 

Dr. Shirley Davis


President and CEO, SDS Global Enterprises, Inc.

 

Edie Goldberg


Founder and President of E. L. Goldberg & Associates. Author

 

Jacob Morgan


Advisory Board Member at Nasch. Author, Futurist, & Keynote Speaker On Leadership

Andrea Agnew


Vice President People, Inclusion and Culture, Hilton Grand Vacations

 

Jennifer Dulski


CEO & Founder Rising Team, Faculty, Stanford Graduate School of Business

 

Julie Develin


Senior Partner HCM Advisory Board UKG

 

Andrew Lee


HR Strategy,Raytheon Missiles and Defense

 

Anna Tolmachova


Speaker from Ukrain – elivered free on-line course about HR career for switchers (people, who lost their jobs and look for new profession)

 

Anna-Tavis


Department Chair, NYU

 

Caitlin Motley


Global Director of Talent & Coca-cola

 

Gena Restivo


Vice President AstraZeneca Canada INC.

 

Yuri Kruman


CEO of HR, Talent & Systems Consulting

Total Rewards

Influencers in this category are recognized for their outstanding advocacy for employee rights and ensuring fair treatment, compensation, and benefits.

 

Danny Meyer


Founder, Hospitality Quotient.

 

Katelin Holloway


Founding Partner at SEVEN SEVEN SIX

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