Founded in 2019, The Most Inclusive HR Influencer List™ was designed to highlight leading global HR Influencers who are making a difference in HR and HR technology. Over the past year, we have grown our list and #HRforAll Community from 150 to almost 250 HR influencers. With each iteration, we find new voices across all subsections of HR including core HR, technology, compensation, learning, diversity & inclusion, and more.
Learn about how we put our HR Influencer list together and the demography of our upcoming list.
Inclusive HR Influencer List Methodologies and Criteria for Inclusion
The Winners were each nominated by one or more of their peers as someone who influences the HR community both off and online. As an influencer, each person on the list has at least 1,500 followers on a single platform, talks about HR topics, is current, and makes an effort to improve the HR profession. To submit a nomination for future lists, complete the nomination form here.
About the Upcoming The Most Inclusive HR Influencer List
Prior to launching each list, we publish previews in which we break down the demography of our winners. See May 2020’s Preview and September 2019’s Preview. This one is no exception. That said, check out the diversity of The List broken out by geography, gender and racial diversity, as well as job function and area of expertise.
Geography
Our upcoming list includes HR leaders from 17 countries, up from the prior list which includes representation from 14 countries. New countries include Greece, Spain, and Ukraine.
- United States – 72%
- Nigeria – 7%
- India – 7%
- Canada – 6%
- UK – 2%
- Germany – 1%
- Netherlands – 1%
- South Africa – 1%
- Hungary – 0.5%
- Ukraine – 0.5%
- Greece – 0.5%
- Spain – 0.5%
- United Arab Emirates – 0.5%
- Saudi Arabia – 0.5%
- Australia – 0.5%
- China – 0.5%
- Trinidad & Tobago – 0.5%
Continentally, we still have representation from all 6 habitable continents. Here’s the breakdown of representation.
- North America – 78%
- Asia – 7%
- Europe – 6%
- Middle East – 1%
- South America – 0.5%
- Australia – 0.5%
Gender Diversity
The upcoming list is proud to be comprised on 57% women and 43% men.
Racial Diversity
With each new list, we strive to increase racial diversity and inclusion. Sixty percent of our upcoming list is white and 40% is non-white. More specifically, 26% of The List is Black, 11% is Asian, and 1% is Latin. Comparatively, our last list was 65% white and 35% non-white. We’re thrilled to continue to increase racial diversity over time.
- White – 60%
- Black – 26%
- Latin – 1%
- Asian – 11%
- Unreported – 1%
Job Function
Alright, now let’s talk about job function. With job functions ranging from HR professors to analysts to consultants and practitioners, we represent a wide variety of HR and HR adjacent functions. Area of expertise aside, it’s clear The List is comprised of leaders and decision-makers, with 73% being Director-level or above. In addition 9% are manager-level, 3% are college professors or instructors, and 2% are industry analysts. More than 1 in 4 HR Influencers on the list are c-level executives with an additional 12% being founders or co-founders, 4% being principles, and 4% being HR Business Partners. Outside of the c-suite but still high level, 9% of The List is a VP.
- C-level – 28%
- Director / Head of Department – 13%
- Founder/Co-founder – 12%
- Consultant – 12%
- Vice President – 9%
- Manager – 9%
- HRBP – 4%
- Principal – 4%
- President – 3%
- Professor/Instructor – 3%
- Analyst – 2%
- Generalist – 1%
Areas of HCM Expertise
In terms of area of HCM expertise, 32% of The List works in HR, 17% works in Talent Acquisition and recruiting, 10% are HR technologist – including both HR Tech admins and analysts, 4% are in HR law, 2% are in the D&I space, and 1% is an expert in learning and talent development. In addition 4% is comprised of HR technology marketers, who help HR technology vendors position, market, and sell technology.
- HR – 32%
- Recruiter – 17%
- Technology – 10%
- Law – 4%
- Marketing – 4%
- D&I – 2%
- Talent Management / Learning – 1%
Please stay tuned for the launch of the upcoming The Most Inclusive HR Influencer List, which will take place in the next couple of weeks. Winners will be notified via email with instructions to help share their award.
As always, please know that we will continue to update The List over time. We will continue to add new influencers and support efforts to diversify voices of influence in HR and technology.
Thank you to everyone who nominated someone, shared the list, and joined our #HRforAll Twitter chat. You also help make the industry better and we hope you’ll continue to nominate new Influencers and connect over time!
Speaking of the #HRforAll Twitter chat, please join Cory Kapner and me the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 1pm EST for a new monthly chat at #HRforAll. Learn more here. Our next chat will be December 10th and will be a crossover chat with #HRSocialHour.
Finally, we’re thrilled to welcome several new sponsors to the #HRforAll family. We will feature our new sponsors on the list. If you’re interested in sponsoring The Most Inclusive HR Influencer List or the #HRforAll Twitter chat, let’s talk!