HR Transformation Experts 2025

Global Talent strategist reimagining how companies hire, develop & lead in the AI/digital era. Almost 20 years driving transformation at Fortune 500s, including 14 award-winning years at Cummins. Frequent speaker and podcast host helping leaders navigate change strategically and adapt to the future of work with confidence.

Passionate about transforming complex HR and payroll systems into strategic business drivers. With a background spanning global consulting, public speaking, and project leadership, I bring an analytical mind, creative energy, and relentless drive to every initiative. Whether leading HRIS implementations, launching AI-powered solutions, or planning purpose-driven events, I thrive in fast-paced, high-impact environments. Lifelong do-gooder, committed to using tech and teamwork to build better businesses—and better lives.

Organizations in both the public and private sectors don't partner with me for easy answers. They come to me because they're ready for an honest conversation about what's holding them back—and a real plan to fix it.I've seen firsthand that most organizational problems aren't about vision; they're about friction. You can feel it in the frustrating policies, the misaligned people strategies, and the inefficient processes that keep good people from doing their best work.My role is to find those points of friction and resolve them. I’m not here to talk theory; I’m here to build practical, measurable solutions for your sharpest pains. My focus is always on delivering results, whether we're tackling high turnover or developing leaders who can truly lead.Having worked in the trenches with a diverse range of organizations—from city governments and NGOs to healthcare systems and oil & gas corporations—I know what it takes to make change stick. It starts with seeing the problem clearly, speaking with candor, and building solutions that last.

As a forward-thinking HR leader, I specialize in transforming cultures, scaling HR functions, and driving organizational growth in both startups and large enterprises. I leverage AI, automation, and HR technology to optimize talent strategies, workforce planning, and HR operations while strengthening employer brand and business impact. With deep expertise in HR operations, compliance, global talent programs, and compensation structures, I design data-driven, agile solutions that enhance organizational effectiveness, skills alignment, and workforce agility. My hands-on, technical approach enables streamlined processes, improved decision-making, and scalable HR frameworks. A specialist in change management, executive partnerships, and business-aligned HR strategy, I work closely with leaders to implement high-impact HR initiatives that drive performance, engagement, and innovation in fast-paced, evolving environments.

Jennifer Doherty, MIRHR, is CEO of ProvenHR, where she helps organizations align people strategy with business goals. With over two decades of HR leadership across legal, media, IT, and regulatory sectors, Jennifer brings a pragmatic, business-focused approach to complex workplace challenges. She developed the HR Excellence Matrix, a framework that helps founders and executives manage people-related risk and results with the same rigour as financial metrics.

As a Senior Consultant - Client Success Manager at NamanHR, I excel in Organizational Development, Human Resources, Learning and Development, and Talent Assessments. My extensive experience spans multiple industries, including Engineering, Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals, NGOs, Public Sector, and Publishing, allowing me to bring a comprehensive, adaptable approach to Client Success and Organizational Transformation.I specialize in designing and implementing Performance Management Systems (PMS), developing impactful Leadership Development Programs, and conducting insightful Organizational Climate Surveys. My skill set includes end-to-end HR interventions, such as Compensation Structure Design, Policy Development, and Benchmarking. I also facilitate Executive Coaching and Multi-Rater Feedback systems to drive Leadership Effectiveness and Organizational Growth.Key achievements include leading an Organizational Climate Survey for over 15,000 employees, Goal Setting facilitation for around 750 employees, and co-facilitating successful PMS appreciation and behavioral training programs. My career goal is to leverage my diverse expertise to become a thought leader in HR and a trusted consultant, advancing innovative HR practices and fostering meaningful organizational change.

Strategic HR Leader | Driving Culture Transformation | Data-Driven Talent Strategies for Future-Ready Organizations | HR Podcast Host & Conference Speaker 🚀

Giorgia Prestento is a strategic change advisor and behavioural scientist, with a mission to help leaders identify and address potential issues, blind spots, and resistance to change before they occur. She is the author of Amazon best seller Master the Change Maze: A Leader’s Guide to Transformation Without Chaos, a book for senior leaders who demand clarity, control, and tangible results in complex transformations. With more than 20 years of experience leading international change programmes for high-profile FTSE100 organisations, Giorgia has helped executives cut through organisational complexity, align priorities, and accelerate adoption. Holding Master’s degrees in both Business Administration and Behavioural Science, she brings analytical depth to uncovering the root causes that typically stall change. As a trusted advisor, writer, and speaker, Giorgia delivers insights that sharpen strategic thinking and strengthen leadership across the organisation.

Kimberly Lee is the CEO of MyTalentAdvantage and a seasoned SPHR-certified Human Resources executive with extensive experience in leadership development and organizational strategy. As an AI Strategist, Kimberly bridges the gap between emerging technology and human-centric leadership, focusing on what she calls "The Ripple Effect"—the profound impact of positive leadership on an entire organization. She is the author of the upcoming book Building a Coaching Culture (launching March 2026) and is a frequent speaker on the intersection of AI, HR compliance, and talent engagement. Her work empowers mid-market leaders to navigate digital transformation while maintaining a culture of trust and high performance.

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After two decades of building HR, recruiting, and people operations from the ground up, I started Startup Talent & HR to give founders, CEOs, and growing companies access to executive-level People expertise at a fraction of the cost. I’ve built HR and recruiting from the ground up (more than once) across industries, so I know what works (and what doesn’t). I’m just as comfortable setting the strategy as I am rolling up my sleeves to get things done with an operator mindset: move fast, keep it simple, and build for scale. 👉 Learn more: www.StartupTalentHR.com

Passionate People Leader, Speaker, HR Disruptor & Impact Architect. I build people, processes & sustainable systems for Company Culture , Fair Chance Hiring Programs, L& D, DEI +B, from hire to retire strategy. Some of the work I have done has been featured in/on Forbes, Good Morning America, Dr. Oz and a handful of HR publications. Published author and speaker .

An experienced change maker, I prioritize the disruption of harmful systems, creating and facilitating brave spaces and opportunities for individuals to explore their intersectional identities, and empowering every individual to bring their whole self to work. Utilizing a holistic approach, I excel at collaborating with key players to craft strategic vision and operationalizing strong action steps to elevate workplace culture to a healthy culture of belonging. With an extensive background in Human Resources, operations, and programming within the non-profit, education, and tech sectors, I keep a focused eye on the long-term mission and ensure I infuse humor in everything I do along the way. I'm also not afraid to openly share my love for Brooklyn and donuts! Experienced in DEI, relationship management, conflict mediation and management, coaching, Human Resources, compliance, financial and budget management, administration, and auditing.

Rob Hadley is a founder, principal consultant, and podcast host who leverages his 20 years of experience in strategy, operational excellence, and analytics to help organizations create engaging and inclusive employee experiences to enhance organizational performance. He is the founder and principal of Tekano Strategy & Analytics, a consulting firm that provides data-driven solutions for people and culture, employee experience, and DEI&B challenges. Rob is also the co-host of the award-winning Leadership and Innovation Unlocked podcast, which explores how real leaders leverage the principles of inclusion to drive organizational performance. Rob is a frequent speaker at conferences and for companies on organizational culture and innovation. Rob holds an MBA in Finance and Management from the Wharton School and lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.

I'm an 🏆award-winning HR and People Executive with 13+ years of experience building HR functions, elevating culture, and guiding organizations through complex people challenges. Currently, I'm the Head of HR at Utah's largest and prestigious private school (k-12), Rowland Hall-St. Mark's School, where I lead people strategy and development. I also consult with organizations on HR design and workplace culture. My expertise has been featured in SHRM, U.S. News & World Report, Indeed, HR.com, Workable, Best of HR, HR Spotlight, HR for Humans at Work, People Managing People, DiversityEmployment.com, TechnologyAdvice, Deseret News, BestLife, Dice, Utah Business, HR Vendor News, SweetProcess, and Pumble.

As a transformation leader, management consultant, and organizational psychologist, I work at the nexus of business strategy, technology, and human behavior. I help Fortune 500s, global enterprises, and high-growth start-ups move through complex change without losing their humanity or momentum. My focus is simple: turn vision into something you can actually feel in the business. The kind of alignment where people, culture, systems, and strategy lock into place and start compounding instead of competing with each other. I specialize in architecting AI strategy and implementation, leading end-to-end change, optimizing talent and organizational structures, and building high-performance cultures that don’t burn people out but elevate them. My work lives at the intersection of what organizations must become to stay relevant and what humans need to thrive inside them. I bridge those two worlds so companies don’t just adapt to disruption, they use it as a launchpad for performance. My most recent book, The Flourishing Effect: Unlocking Employee Thriving and High Performance as Your Competitive Edge, provides a playbook for leaders and change-makers to create the conditions for engagement and high performance. I've been featured in media outlets such as The Huffington Post, Nasdaq, TechFunnel, Entrepreneur Magazine, Thrive Global, Employee Experience Magazine, Flex Index, Executive Magazine, and the American Journal of Health Promotion.

Ganesh Ariyur is a global enterprise technology executive and a Top 100 Digital Adoption Leader for 2025. He is known for delivering more than $500M in measurable enterprise value through large-scale digital transformation, enterprise systems modernization, cloud strategy, artificial intelligence adoption, data governance, & enterprise architecture leadership. His work spans more than 90 countries across Fortune 500 organizations, private-equity owned companies, and highly regulated industries. Ganesh serves as the Global Head of Enterprise Technology Strategy and Transformation at Gainwell Technologies, a $3B healthcare technology organization. He directs modernization programs across SAP S/4HANA, Oracle Cloud ERP, PeopleSoft, cloud platforms on AWS and Azure, enterprise applications, reporting and analytics, generative AI, intelligent automation, enterprise architecture, IT governance, and cybersecurity, aligned with operating models. His programs have delivered multi-million-dollar cost savings. He has directed enterprise portfolios valued at more than $1B. He has unified 450-plus legacy systems, led technology programs supporting more than $30B in M&A value, and guided organizations through complex TSA exits and carve-outs. Ganesh brings deep expertise in artificial intelligence-enabled operating models, multi-ERP modernization including SAP S/4 HANA, Oracle Cloud, & Workday, cloud strategy and FinOps, enterprise architecture, data, infrastructure, cybersecurity improvement, data quality & analytics modernization, robotic process automation & intelligent automation, shared services/global business services, organizational design, and long-term value creation. His people-process-technology approach led to his being named a Global Top 100 Digital Adoption Leader. He is a Certified AI Business Transformation Practitioner & a Certified Technology Innovation Practitioner. He is also a member of the Forbes Technology Council. He was publicly recognized for global transformation leadership when he was featured on billboards across Germany during a major enterprise program at Bayer. Ganesh is known for partnering with boards, CEOs, CFOs, & private equity operating teams. He aligns technology strategy with growth objectives, cost discipline, compliance needs, & long-term enterprise value. Based in Atlanta, he is regarded as a CIO leader who turns complexity into clarity and who consistently converts technology investment into measurable business outcomes.

Anisa Aven is a serial entrepreneur, AI strategist, and leadership transformation expert known for turning complexity into clarity and execution into impact. As the Co-Founder & CSO of Weeve AI and PeopleTransformation.ai, Anisa empowers organizations to drive measurable growth through scalable leadership and AI-enabled execution. With over 20 years leading enterprise coaching and development initiatives, her firm has supported Fortune 500s and global innovators including Microsoft, SpaceX, Costco, Universal Music, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. She’s built a network of 1,000+ consultants delivering programs in leadership acceleration, cultural transformation, and AI-powered performance enablement. At PeopleTransformation.ai, Anisa co-leads the creation of empathetic, conversational AI tools that integrate into the rhythm of work—boosting learning retention by 4x and accelerating issue resolution by 18x. Her work blends behavioral psychology with predictive analytics to help teams align faster, perform better, and lead smarter. Known for her dynamic, no-fluff approach, Anisa speaks globally on leadership, AI, and the future of work. Her keynotes—praised as “relevant,” “funny,” and “packed with usable strategies”—cover topics like AI-powered change, strategic thinking, and unlocking high-performance cultures. And because no transformation story is complete without a few plot twists—Anisa launched her first business before she could drive, voiced a femme-fatale in a post-apocalyptic video game, biked from Houston to Austin for charity, bombed once (gloriously) at LA’s Comedy Store, and still makes time to water ski with her kids and grandkids. Fearless, effective, and just the right amount of weird—she’s business transformation, with personality.

I am a multidisciplinary business owner and consultant with expertise spanning recruitment, HR strategy, technology, and creative design. As the founder of Talent Shark (https://www.talentshark.ae), a recruitment and HR consulting firm in Dubai, I help organizations across industries — from healthcare and IT to corporate and creative sectors — build high-performing teams and implement solutions that drive business growth. What sets me apart is the ability to bridge people, business, and technology. With a background in talent acquisition, data science, IT solutions, and graphic design, I bring a unique perspective to problem-solving, blending strategic HR insights with technical and creative innovation. This allows me to not only connect companies with the right talent but also support them in areas like digital transformation, workforce automation, and brand development. I am passionate about building scalable systems, improving processes, and helping businesses unlock new opportunities through a mix of human expertise, technology, and creativity. Expertise & Skills Recruitment & Talent Acquisition (Healthcare, IT & Multi-industry) HR Consulting, Payroll, PRO & Compliance Data Science & Business Analytics IT Solutions & Digital Transformation Graphic Design & Creative Strategy Employer Branding & Marketing Support Training & Development Programs Process Improvement & HR Automation