The Most Inclusive HR Influencer List features over 180 HR and HR-adjacent leaders, celebrating everyone including Human Resources, Talent Acquisition, Diversity and Inclusion, Technologists, Consultants, HR Tech Marketers, and more.
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.
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The Most Inclusive HR Influencer List
Accounting Headhunter at Karpiak Consulting
New York, USA
LinkedIn | Twitter
Talent Acquisition Manager at W.E. O’Neil Construction
California, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Founder and CEO at Leadatanylevel.com
Indiana, USA
CEO at AF Recruiting
North Carolina, USA
Talent Engagement and Development Consultant at The Human Aspect
California, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
HRBP at Industrial U.I. Services and Founder of AllThingzApp
New Jersey, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
VP of Global Sourcing at Cielo Talent
Budapest, Hungary
Twitter | LinkedIn
Principle Analyst at Lighthouse Research, & Founder at UpstartHR
Alabama, USA
VP of Corporate Relations at Armstrong Relocations & Co.
Texas, USA
Twitter | Facebook
Sourcer at Deloitte
California, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Global Recruitment Communications and Marketing Lead
Birmingham, England
Director of HCM Innovation at Ultimate Software
Massachusetts, USA
@Twitter | LinkedIn
VP of Sales at Recruitics
New York, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Sr. Talent Acquisition Manager at Capital One
Pennsylvania, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Founder of Pay Compliment
Sydney, Australia
@Twitter | LinkedIn
Principle Recruiter at DNP Talent
New York, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
CEO of Harmony Insights
Founder of HRHotSeat
Illinois, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Technical Recruiter at Woodard and Curran
Portland, Maine
Senior Director of Talent Acquisition, Diversity & Inclusion at Honeywell
Ohio, USA
Consultant at HITU HR Solutions
Toronto, Canada
Group Head of Human Resources
Nigeria
Twitter | LinkedIn
Chief Innovations Officer at Talent Think Innovations
New York, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
VP of Business Development at IRI Consultants
Florida, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Founder and CEO of The Devon Group
New Jersey, USA
@MindHR | LinkedIn
CEO at MindHR Recruiting Agency
Quebec, Canada
Twitter | LinkedIn
Executive Advisor, Consultant, & LinkedIn Learning Expert at JCS Business Advisors
Georgia, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn | Instagram
Founder and CEO of Jumpstart:HR
Washington D.C., USA
VP of Global Talent Acquisition at Zendesk
California, USA
Senior Recruiter at Ingram Micro
Ontario, Canada
Twitter | LinkedIn
Diversity and Inclusion Leader at Amazon Lab126
California, USA
Unconscious Bias Expert at HR Legally Speaking
Florida, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
CEO of Kelton Legend
California, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Senior HR Business Partner at Exact Sciences
Wisconsin, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Principal of Research and Customer Value at Visier
California, USA
Co-Founder at Virtual Women’s Network and Chief People Officer in HR Tech
Minnesota, USA
President and CEO of C. Douglas and Associates
Florida, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Experienced HR Manager and HRBP
Illinois, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Associate Professor at St. Norbert College
Wisconsin, USA
Founder of TalentCulture
Oregon, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Founder and CEO at Career.Place
Texas, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Director of DataCloud Customer Success at ADP
Massachusetts, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Marketing Manager at Talview, Founder of SocialMicole.com
Florida, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
VP of Strategic Alliances at M Squared and Advisor at Synctrics
California, USA
President at Performance ReNEW
New York, USA
People Manager & HRBP Technology Functions at Terragon Group
Nigeria
Head of People at FundApps
New York, USA
Business Development at Adrenalin eSystems
Tamil Nadu, India
Twitter | LinkedIn
Manager of Employee and Labor Relations
Calgary, Canada
Twitter | LinkedIn
Founder and CEO of Acacia HR Solutions
California, USA
HR, Compensation, and Benefits Consultant at The Bardot Group
Dubia, United Arab Emirates
Twitter | LinkedIn
CEO and Principle Analyst at Accelir Insights
Wisconsin, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Talent Acquisition Partner at IBM
Chennai, India
Twitter | LinkedIn
Senior HR Professional at New Development Bank
Shanghai City, China
Twitter | LinkedIn
VP of HR at LaRosa’s Inc and Board Member at SHRM
Ohio, USA
@sgoldbergVR | LinkedIn
VP and HCM Research Director at Ventana Research
Florida, USA
Head of Talent Acquisition at Olam
Chennai, India
Twitter | LinkedIn
President and CEO of UYD Management
New York, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Director of Talent Acquisition
Minnesota, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Principal at Torin Ellis
Maryland, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Consultant and Owner at Parsons Strategic Consulting
Ohio, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Senior HR Generalist at JustUs Health and West St. Paul City Councilor
Minnesota, USA
Head of HR at Globacom
Nigeria
Twitter | LinkedIn
Inclusion and Diversity Leader at Living Corporate
Texas, USA
@adam_rab | LinkedIn
EMEA Senior Technical Recruiter at Databricks
England
Twitter | LinkedIn
HR Generalist at Radixx
Florida, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Founder and CEO of Onboard Health
North Carolina, USA
CHRO and HR Executive
British Columbia, Canada
LinkedIn | Twitter
CEO of Fuel50
California, USA
Director of Global Talent Management at Epicor Software
Texas, USA
Founder and Principal Analyst at Hila Solutions
California, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Founder of @BillBoorman Ltd
Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
@Twitter | LinkedIn
Partner, Joint Global Leader, People and Organization at PwC
New York, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
VP of HCM Innovation at Ultimate Software
Florida, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
HR Manager at Robins Kaplan LLP
Minnesota, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Talent Acquisition Leader at Unifrax
New York, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Founder and President of Reality-Based Leadership
Nebraska, USA
HR Director at BrightView
Ohio, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Senior Consultant at Recruiting Toolbox, Inc.
Alabama, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
CEO and Cofounder of Skill Scout
Illinois, USA
Technical Sourcer at Maxar Technologies
Illinois, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Executive Recruiting Coach at Hype Group
Munich, Germany
Twitter | LinkedIn
VP of HR at Jio
Maharashtra, India
@Twitter|LinkedIn
President at Pink Fortitude
Virginia, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Director of Employer Brand at Universum
Illinois, USA
Sr. Global HRBP of UST Global
California, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
HR Generalist at SEA Wire and Cable
Alabama, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn | YouTube
HR Director and Partner at HR Shield
South Carolina, USA
Chief Innovation Officer at Workology
Austin, Texas, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Inclusion Strategist at JoeGerstandt.com
Nebraska, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Cofounder of HR Sverige
Stockholm, Sweden
@jonhyman | LinkedIn
Employment Attorney Partner at Meyers, Roman, Friedberg & Lewis
Ohio, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Employment Law at tHRive HR Law
Minnesota, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Founder and CEO of Three Ears Media
Colorado, USA
HR Manager at Ascent Geomatics Solutions, Founder of BuildHR
Colorado, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
CHRO at Kinetix
Georgia, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Strategy and Insights Leader at The Starr Conspiracy
Oregon, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
HR Recruitment Specialist at East Side Staffing
New York, USA
HRBP at Groupe PSA
Tamil Nadu, India
Twitter | LinkedIn
Host of The Lorne Epstein Show
Virginia, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Senior Advisor at IA, Independent Transformation Consultant
Colorado, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Founder and CIO at BentoHR
British Columbia, Canada
Twitter | LinkedIn
Phone Sourcing Trainer at PhoneSourcerYou and Cohost of The Recruiting Animal Show
Ohio, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Founder of Pep Talk Her
New York, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
CEO at Great Place to Work
California, USA
Executive Director at Cure Inc.
Georgia, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
President at Centennial, Founder of Talent Magnet Institute, Cofounder of IMPACT Cowork
Ohio, USA
@Mofota | LinkedIn
Workday Lead & HR Priority Projects at Corteva Agriscience
Johannesburg, South Africa
Twitter | LinkedIn
VP of HR at BrightView
Ohio, USA
Associate Professor at University of Montreal
Quebec, Canada
VP of HR at Schulte Building Systems
Texas, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
HR4HR Enablement Partner at PeopleDoc
Paris, France
Twitter | LinkedIn
HR and People Strategy Practice Lead at Strio Consulting
Louisiana, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Talent Acquisition and Employer Branding at Sterling Bank Plc
Nigeria
Business Coach at Let’s Talk Careers with Sara, Host at iHeartRadio
New York, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Corporate Director of HR at ProVantage Corporate Solutions
North Carolina, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
CEO of SDS Global Enterprises Inc.
Florida, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
VP of Research and Analytics at Sierra-Cedar and IHRIM Board Member
North Carolina, USA
@SusanHanold | LinkedIn
VP of HR Strategic Advisory Services at ADP
Texas, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
HR Manager at National Community Reinvestment Coalition
Washington D.C., USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Marketing Leader in HRTech
Texas, USA
@LadderHR | LinkedIn
Chief People Leader at Ladder HR Solutions
Ontario, Canada
Twitter | LinkedIn
President at HRU Technical Resources
Michigan, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Senior HR Consultant at Humareso
New York, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Talent Strategist at Sanford Health
South Dakota, USA
Founder of CareerLife Nigeria
Nigeria
Partner at Exitum Consulting Limited
Nigeria
@HRforLife | LinkedIn
Global HR VP at Unisys
Pennsylvania, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
HR Transformation Director at Glass Bead Consulting
Brighton, England
Twitter | LinkedIn
SVP of Strategy & Alliances at NGA Human Resources
Utrecht, Netherlands
Twitter | LinkedIn
Senior Manager of HR and Operations at DC Public Charter School Board
Washington D.C., USA
Twitter | Facebook
Senior Consultant at TheStaffingCircle
Hyderabad, India
Twitter | LinkedIn
Head of Marketing at HR Tech
California, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Founder and Director or MBA Caribbean Organisation
Trinidad and Tobago
Twitter | LinkedIn
CEO of Hire Authority
Florida, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Founder of RecTec Media
Connecticut, USA
Founder of A Slice of HR
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Work Culture Evangelist at CultureAmp
California, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Cofounder of Cloverleaf
Ohio, USA
@Twitter | LinkedIn
Supervising Recruiter Associate at EY
Georgia, USA
Head of Human Capital at Letshego MFB
Nigeria
HRBP at PZ Cussons
Nigeria
Twitter | LinkedIn
HR Manager at Epsen Hillmer Graphics Co.
Nebraska, USA
Employment Attorney at Bussing Law, Analyst at HRExaminer
California, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
SVP of People at Ellucian
Virginia, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Founder at The Aperta Project and Senior People Partner at Klick
Toronto, Canada
Twitter | LinkedIn
Chief People Officer at Unstoppable Workplaces
Texas, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
VP of People at Insureon
Illinois, USA
LinkedIn | Facebook
Founder of Professional Search Group and Logikos Staffing Solutions
Fort Wayne, Indiana
@felska | LinkedIn
Director of People and Culture at Limelight Health, Founder of Want to Work There
California, USA
Director of Marketing at Brazen
Washington D.C., USA
@jbalive | LinkedIn
CEO at Humareso
Pennsylvania, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Host of the #HRSocialHour podcast
Virginia, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
CEO of VH Included Consulting
Arizona, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
CEO at TrapRecruiter
Washington D.C., USA
Director of Talent at alliantgroup
Houston, TX, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
HR and Talent Acquisition Manager at Arcarithm
Alabama, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Founder and CEO at Amplify Talent
Washington D.C., USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Instructor at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Illinois, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Cofounder and Advisory Board Member at Red Rocks Impact GmbH & Co KG
Munich, Germany
Twitter | LinkedIn
VP of HR and Talent Research at IDC
Massachusetts, USA
Founder and Chief Engagement Officer at Raye Martin Group LLC
Pennsylvania, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Serial CEO, Board Member, and Consultant at Cilantro Productions
California, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Head of Recruiting Solutions at QuantumWork, Founder of Recruiting Daily
Texas, USA
Recruitment Specialist at SFG Engineering Services Pty
South Africa, USA
@Twitter | LinkedIn
Double M Training & Consulting and Associate Professor at Mount Royal University
Alberta, Canada
Twitter | LinkedIn
Head of Talent Acquisition at Xerox Business Solutions
Texas, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Founder and CEO of The Memo, Adjunct Professor at NYU
New York, USA
CEO at PeopleSide Consulting
Pune, India
Twitter | LinkedIn
CEO of HBCU 20×20
Georgia, USA
HR Business Leader at Acurus Solutions
Tamil Nadu, India
Twitter | LinkedIn
CHRO at Pac-J Investment Services
New York, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Director of Partnership Enablement at Fuel50
Ontario, Canada
Twitter | LinkedIn
CEO of XPG Recruit & CEO of Xtra Point Group Florida, USA
Managing Partner at Protege Search, Harvard Law Black Alumni Association
Maryland, USA
CEO and Consultant at HR Girlfriends LLC
Washington D.C., USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Adjunct Professor at Drake University, Chief Edge Officer at Sarah Noll Wilson
Iowa, USA
Head of People at Waste Management
Arizona, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Consultant at Cultivated Sense LLC
Georgia, USA
Swaminathan Chandrasekaran
LinkedIn
Talent Acquisition Manager at L&T Technology Services
Chennai, India
Twitter | LinkedIn
Senior HCM Consultant at FDA, Founder at Go Be Great, LLC
Washington D.C., USA
President at Reimagine Organizational Development, Inc.
Illinois, USA
Twitter | LinkedIn
Digital Marketing Manager at HRCI
Washington D.C., USA
@ThiruHR | LinkedIn
Talent Brand Ambassador at Ericsson
Chennai, India
Twitter | LinkedIn
Director at HR Trend Institute
Amsterdam, Netherlands
@VinayCoaches | LinkedIn
CEO at Workforce Prosperity Initiative
New Jersey, USA
HR & Recruiting Consultant at The HR Lady
Florida, USA
Executive Advisor of Future of Work at Deloitte
Toronto, Canada
Congratulations to all the award winning HR Influencers who made the list! We appreciate all you do for the HR community!
Thank you to our #HRforAll community 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.