300+ Women Leaders in HR! These Women in HR Bring a Unique Blend of People & Strategic Skills.

Meet some of the women leaders in HR who are influencing positive changes to the future HR function

As you are probably aware from some of our other articles, we love to showcase lists of HR influencers for our readers to follow, such as our quarterly HR Gurus feature and 89+ HR Analytics Influencers post.  This is largely because we believe it’s a great resource for business owners (and others working within the HR function) to gather ideas from the insights and articles they share, enabling followers to improve their own business practices.

However, on this occasion we decided to focus on the women leaders in HR as part of our mission to #PressforProgress, to forge positive visibility of the women in HR and celebrate their achievements of breaking barriers and influencing others in the HR sector.

“Companies that have women in leadership roles have traditionally fared better than their counterparts,”The Benefit of More Women in Leadership Roles, www.womenofhr.com

Even though HR is known to be a female dominated profession, there’s still much room for improvement in the top C-suite positions, especially when it comes to closing the gender pay gap (something we will know in more detail following data received from the Equal Pay Day 2018 deadline).

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With some huge HR challenges ahead, 2018 is said to be the break-through year for some of these issues to finally be tackled and it’s thanks to the strong female leaders that are empowering others to challenge these types of issues with their employers.

International Women’s Day 2018 campaign theme: #PressforProgress

The HR women in this list include numerous leaders across a number of different industries and organization sizes, who have a great wealth of experience in developing and executing strategies, managing talent and improving how HR is operating alongside regularly sharing articles, insights and open discussions into best practices.

So here we have our current list of women leaders in HR.  Have a browse and be sure to follow them for updates via the links we have included to their LinkedIn pages!

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circle, color, linkedin icon Alexandra Cavoulacos, Founder & President at The Muse; Author of “The New Rules of Work
circle, color, linkedin icon Aisling Teillard, CEO at Tandem HR Solutions
circle, color, linkedin icon  Anuranjita Kumar, Managing Director Human Resources, International hubs at RBS
circle, color, linkedin icon Aimee Stone Munsell, Chief Marketing Officer at PeopleDoc Inc.
circle, color, linkedin icon Aimee (Heilbrunn) Schuster, Chief Marketing Officer at Miller Heiman Group
circle, color, linkedin icon Aline Lerner, Co-founder/CEO of interviewing.io
circle, color, linkedin icon Antra Asare, Co-Founder at ENME
circle, color, linkedin icon Anta Praņēviča, Member of the board/Survey team leader, Fontes Vadības Konsultācijas
circle, color, linkedin icon Amber L. Lloyd, Global HCM Strategy and Customer Engagement
circle, color, linkedin icon Alina Roscina (Vingre), VP Human Resources at airBaltic
circle, color, linkedin icon Amanda Lannert, CEO at The Jellyvision Lab
circle, color, linkedin icon Allison O’Kelly, Executive Search and Staffing Executive • CEO/Founder Corps Team / Mom Corps
circle, color, linkedin icon Allison Kruse, Director of Social Media | Employer Branding | Content Strategy | Talent Acquisition | Digital Strategy
circle, color, linkedin icon Allie Kelly, Vice President of Marketing at JazzHR
circle, color, linkedin icon Alli Baker, Co-Founder & CEO of JobGetter (formerly Workible)
circle, color, linkedin icon Agate Pitkeviča,  Specialist at SmartLynx Airlines Ltd.
circle, color, linkedin icon Ane Ohm, Co-Founder and CEO at LeaseCrunch
circle, color, linkedin icon Anada Lakra, Entrepreneur & Product Person
circle, color, linkedin icon Amy Wilson, SVP Products at SAP SuccessFactors
circle, color, linkedin icon Agita Kalviņa, Director at Latvian School of Public Adminsitration
circle, color, linkedin icon Amy Richman, SPHR, CIR, Head of Global Talent Acquisition at Pitney Bowes | We’re hiring!
circle, color, linkedin icon Amy Noah, President at JobsInLogistics.com, Inc. Recruitment Advertising Network – Search Engines for Jobs
circle, color, linkedin icon Amy Miller, Recruiter at Microsoft – hiring ML engineering and science talent for AI+R
circle, color, linkedin icon Amy Cropper, Global Talent Acquisition Leader at Amazon
circle, color, linkedin icon Ambrosia (Humphrey) Vertesi, VP People Duo Security / Co-Founder HR Open Source (#HROS) / Former VP Talent Hootsuite / @Hambrody
circle, color, linkedin icon Ann Bares, Compensation Consultant
circle, color, linkedin icon Ann Schulte, Global Leader, Learning & Leadership Development, Procter & Gamble
circle, color, linkedin icon Angie Kramer, Entrepreneur | CEO of JobBliss.com
circle, color, linkedin icon Angela Trombatore, global content, social & marketing innovation manager
circle, color, linkedin icon Angela Lockman, Innovative thinker, motivational communicator, execution leader a.k.a Paints the Picture – Tells the Story- Gets it Done!
circle, color, linkedin icon Angela (Skalicky) Lamsback, Senior Team Lead, Staffing at ZipRecruiter
circle, color, linkedin icon Autumn Manning, Co-founder, CEO
circle, color, linkedin icon Anna Marija Ķiesnere, People&Communication @TWINO | FinTech
circle, color, linkedin icon Athena Karp, CEO & Founder at HiredScore
circle, color, linkedin icon Ashley (Hoffman) O’Connor, Vice President of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships
circle, color, linkedin icon Arianna Huffington, Founder and CEO at Thrive Global
circle, color, linkedin icon Amelia Generalis, SVP HR and Workplace at 8×8 – Mother & Professional
circle, color, linkedin icon Anjani Bhargava, Drive Growth. Lead Culture. Build Talent.
circle, color, linkedin icon Anne-Marie Slaughter, President and CEO, New America
circle, color, linkedin icon Anne Nimke, CEO, Founder, The Good Jobs…and… RPO Senior Executive, EG Workforce Solutions
circle, color, linkedin icon Anne Fulton, We are hiring!! Inside Sales, Regional Sales and a Career Program Evangelist. Join Fuel50 to create a great careers.
circle, color, linkedin icon Andzelika Berga, Group People and Culture Luminor (Banking, Finance&Tech, Employer Branding, Talent Acquisition, Change Management, HR)
circle, color, linkedin icon Arta Biruma, HR Director at Domenikss
circle, color, linkedin icon Aija Bite-Ozere, HR Director at Tele2 Latvija

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circle, color, linkedin icon Barbara Marder, Global Innovation Leader at Mercer
circle, color, linkedin icon Beth Carvin, Co-Founder, Chairman, Interim CEO and Investor at JamBios
circle, color, linkedin icon Bianca E. McCann, MHRIR, CHRO | Speaker | Mentor | HR Tech Evangelist | Women in Tech Advocate
circle, color, linkedin icon Brianna Foulds, Looking for smart, cool, dependable and visionary individuals to join our team and realize their purpose and potential!
circle, color, linkedin icon Brynne Kennedy, CEO & Founder, Topia

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circle, color, linkedin icon Carrie Corbin, Global Head of Employer Brand for American Airlines | Culture |Diversity | Recruitment Marketing | HR Tech
circle, color, linkedin icon Carol Leaman, CEO at Axonify Inc.
circle, color, linkedin icon Caitlin MacGregor, CEO at Plum | We’re Hiring!
circle, color, linkedin icon Claire Schooley, Independent Consultant on Learning, Recruiting, and Employee Engagement
circle, color, linkedin icon Cindy Songne, Vice President, Talent Attraction Solutions : TAtech Board Advisor
circle, color, linkedin icon Christine Nichlos, Founder & CEO, People Science- Student and Teacher of all things Talent Acquisition
circle, color, linkedin icon Christine Dover, Lead Analyst, Competitive Market Insights and Corporate Strategy at SAP
circle, color, linkedin icon Christine Bird, Co-Founder and Chief Sales Officer
circle, color, linkedin icon Christa Degnan Manning, Vice President, Technology and Solution Provider Research, Bersin, Deloitte Consulting LLP
circle, color, linkedin icon Chris Havrilla, Global Human Capital Management, Technology & Analytics Strategist and Consultant
circle, color, linkedin icon China Gorman, Board Member, Consultant, Speaker, Writer
circle, color, linkedin icon HR Heroes: Ceree Eberly
circle, color, linkedin icon Crystal Miller Lay, CEO, Branded Strategies ♦ Employer Branding, Recruitment Marketing, Speaker, Advisor, Forbes Agency Council | #TheCandEs
circle, color, linkedin icon Coretha Rushing, Senior Vice President, Chief People Officer, Equifax – SHRM, SCP Board Member, – 2U, Inc. Board Chair, SHRM
circle, color, linkedin icon Carmen Hudson, CSM, Leader in the Recruiting Community
circle, color, linkedin icon Celinda Appleby, Global Employer Brand + Talent Attraction Marketing @ Nike, Inc. #swooshlife #WeAreNike
circle, color, linkedin icon Cecile Alper-Leroux, Vice President, Human Capital Management Innovation at Ultimate Software

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circle, color, linkedin icon Dale Clareburt, Co Founder and CEO at Weirdly Ltd
circle, color, linkedin icon Dawn Lyon, Communications and Marketing Executive | Advisor | Speaker | Equal Pay Advocate | Angel Investor
circle, color, linkedin icon Debbie McGrath, Founder and Chief Instigator of HR.com
circle, color, linkedin icon Deb Muller, CEO & Founder, HR Acuity – The Employee Relations Case Management Solution
circle, color, linkedin icon Deirdre Pelrin, Director of Marketing – Demand Generation, Content, Marketing Operations
circle, color, linkedin icon Diane Smith, CEO and Co-Founder at gr8 People
circle, color, linkedin icon Dianna Sheppard, CEO at CloudMills. HR Data Integration
circle, color, linkedin icon Dani Johnson, Co-founder & Principal Analyst at RedThread Research
circle, color, linkedin icon Danielle Weinblatt, Founder & Chief Executive Officer at ConveyIQ, Inc.
circle, color, linkedin icon Dara Brenner, Vice President, Product Management
circle, color, linkedin icon Daria Friedman, Principal Analyst at Brandon Hall Group
circle, color, linkedin icon Dawn Hrdlica-Burke, Founder / Advisor at Dawn Burke HR specializing in HR, Leadership, Workplace Culture
circle, color, linkedin icon Dimple Lalwani, CEO at Talking Circles | Lean In Regional Leader
circle, color, linkedin icon Diane Gherson, Senior Vice President, Human Resources at IBM
circle, color, linkedin icon Dorothy Dalton, Global Executive Search | CEO 3Plus International | Coach |Trainer| Diversity & Bias Conscious Recruitment
circle, color, linkedin icon Dianne Mills, Salire Consulting LLC – Executive and Performance Coach, Digital Transformation Leader
circle, color, linkedin icon Deb Maher, J.D., VP Employee Relations | HRTech | Shared Services at Adtalem
circle, color, linkedin icon Doniel Sutton, SVP, Global Head of People, PayPal
circle, color, linkedin icon Donna Wells, Board Director, Tech CEO, F500 Marketing Leader
circle, color, linkedin icon Dominique Rodgers, SPHR, Seeking HR and Operations opportunities in the Portland area
circle, color, linkedin icon Daiga Ergle, Chief People Officer at 4Finance Group
circle, color, linkedin icon Dace Kauliņa, Head of Baltic HR Operations at LuminorGroup

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circle, color, linkedin icon Eileen Carey, Founder & CEO at Glassbreakers
circle, color, linkedin icon Elaine Morgan, Working with organizations to introduce cool and innovative ways to make employees smarter!
circle, color, linkedin icon Elaine (Michaels) Orler, Chairperson, Recruiting Trends and Talent Tech Conference and CEO/Founder of Talent Function
circle, color, linkedin icon Elena Valentine, Helping Recruitment Teams Attract Talent Through Workplace Media
circle, color, linkedin icon Elena Windgate, CMO at MosaicTrack
circle, color, linkedin icon Elizabeth Casey (Nelson), Vice President Product Management at Snag
circle, color, linkedin icon Elizabeth Wurm, Passionate, value-driven business executive
circle, color, linkedin icon Erica Palko Pearce, Enterprise Account Executive at PeopleFluent
circle, color, linkedin icon Ester Martinez, CEO & Editor-in-Chief at People Matters
circle, color, linkedin icon Eynat Guez, Co-founder, CEO at Papaya Global
circle, color, linkedin icon Elina Bokta, HR Manager at Lattelecom
circle, color, linkedin icon Ekaterina (Durkhisanova) Yachmeneva, HR Director at Dynatech Latvia
circle, color, linkedin icon Elita Kazaine, HR Professional | Recruiter | Executive & Team Coach | Business Trainer

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circle, color, linkedin icon Frida Polli, CEO and co-founder of pymetrics
circle, color, linkedin icon Folia Grace, VP, Marketing at Talkdesk – Visionary in 2017 Gartner CCaaS Magic Quadrant!
circle, color, linkedin icon Fiona Anson, JobGetter Co-Founder & Co-CEO | Entrepreneur | Speaker | Author
circle, color, linkedin icon Felicia Shakiba, Director Talent Management at HARMAN International
circle, color, linkedin icon Farah Patel, Sales at CodeFights
circle, color, linkedin icon Faith Rothberg, Founding Member at Women in TAtech, a Lean In Circle
circle, color, linkedin icon Francine Katsoudas, Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer at Cisco

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circle, color, linkedin icon Gen George, Founder / Managing Director at tamme, Skilld, Like Minded Bitches Drinking Wine
circle, color, linkedin icon Georgene Huang, CEO and Co-Founder of Fairygodboss.com
circle, color, linkedin icon Greta Roberts, Recovering Entrepreneur
circle, color, linkedin icon Gita Meldere, Team Development Expert & Coach | Lumina Learning | ICF Latvia | SmartHR
circle, color, linkedin icon Gretchen Alarcon, Group Vice President, Product Strategy at Oracle

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circle, color, linkedin icon Holly Simmons, Global Product Marketing, Customer Service Management at ServiceNow – The Enterprise Cloud Company
circle, color, linkedin icon Helen Poitevin, Research Director at Gartner
circle, color, linkedin icon Heidi Spirgi, Strategic Advisor, Thought Leader, Keynote Speaker, Consultant
circle, color, linkedin icon Heide Abelli, Senior Vice President, Content Product Management at Skillsoft
circle, color, linkedin icon Heather Kinzie, SHRM-SCP, Improving my community, one business and one leader at a time.
circle, color, linkedin icon Heather Huhman, HR Tech Writer | Workplace Expert | Media Relations & Content Marketing | Infertility Advocate & Podcaster
circle, color, linkedin icon Heidi Capozzi, VP, Leadership Talent Management and Organization Effectiveness at Boeing
circle, color, linkedin icon Hollie Delaney, Head of People Operations at Zappos.com
circle, color, linkedin icon Helma Purvinska, Strategic Consultant, Human Capital IFC World Bank Group

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circle, color, linkedin icon Ilonka Jankovich, Entrepreneur, corporate venture capitalist and Board member
circle, color, linkedin icon Ilze Indrēvica, Your daily source in Leadership, Career development, HR and management
circle, color, linkedin icon Inga Sikle, Director Administration @Miele Baltics
circle, color, linkedin icon Ingrida Rone, HR Director at Lattelecom
circle, color, linkedin icon Iveta Sakne, HR Business Partner at Schneider Electric Lexel fabrika
circle, color, linkedin icon Inara Mukane, Baltic Talent Team Lead at EY
circle, color, linkedin icon Ieva Orinska, HR Services Manager Rimi Baltics

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circle, color, linkedin icon J.T. O’Donnell, CEO – WorkItDaily.com | HR | Recruiting | Professional Development | Speaker | Trainer | Career Coach | Job Search
circle, color, linkedin icon Jacki Bassani, Managing Director, Talent and Rewards, North America
circle, color, linkedin icon Jackye Clayton ♕, Director of Customer Success ~ Named Time’s Person of the Year 2006
circle, color, linkedin icon Jacqueline Kuhn, HRIP, Executive Vice President HCM Consulting Services at HRchitect
circle, color, linkedin icon Jamie Gilpin, Chief Marketing Officer at Sprout Social, Inc.
circle, color, linkedin icon Janet Clarey, Providing research-based information and tools you need to make decisions and transform enterprise learning.
circle, color, linkedin icon Janet Dwyer, CEO/Co-founder at DataScava (Unstructured Data Miner) and TalentBrowser (Skills Analytics and Job Matching).
circle, color, linkedin icon JoAline Olson, Senior VP Chief HR & Innovation Officer
circle, color, linkedin icon Jennifer McClure, CEO of Unbridled Talent & DisruptHR | Keynote Speaker | I help leaders build careers that they love & lives that matter
circle, color, linkedin icon Jolanta Millere-Livmane, HR Manager at All Media Baltics TV, Digital & Radio
circle, color, linkedin icon Jessica Miller-Merrell, Content Creator serving B2B markets | Divergent Thinker | Founder of @Workology
circle, color, linkedin icon Joelle Emerson, CEO at Paradigm
circle, color, linkedin icon Julie Escanilla, Vice President, Global Talent Acquisition Operations
circle, color, linkedin icon Julia Weber, Digital Change Orchestration bei ZF Group
circle, color, linkedin icon Jacqueline Williams-Roll, Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer at General Mills
circle, color, linkedin icon Jennifer Reimert, VP, Solutions Consulting at Globoforce
circle, color, linkedin icon Janine Scott-dos Santos, Chief Kernel at Popcorn People Consulting
circle, color, linkedin icon Jennifer Payne, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Manager, Talent Management & Engagement at Tops Markets
circle, color, linkedin icon Jennifer Jones Newbill, Global Director with Dell – Amazing virtual team – Passion for brand, recruitment marketing, digital/social #iwork4dell
circle, color, linkedin icon Jennifer Farris, Co-Founder & CEO at Squadley by Farside HR
circle, color, linkedin icon Jen Grogono, President & CEO at uStudio
circle, color, linkedin icon Jennifer Fremont-Smith, CEO at Happie (we’re hiring sales, marketing, and technical roles in Boston!)
circle, color, linkedin icon Jeanne Achille, PR & Mktg Expert | Conference Chair | HR Tech Analyst
circle, color, linkedin icon Jayne Kettles, Chief Product Officer/Co-Founder at gr8 People
circle, color, linkedin icon Janine Yancey, Founder & CEO at Emtrain
circle, color, linkedin icon Janine Truitt, Chief Innovations Officer at Talent Think Innovations, LLC , Founder of The Aristocracy of HR, Entrepreneur, Speaker
circle, color, linkedin icon Dr. Janice Presser, CEO, The Gabriel Institute – Teamwork has an operating system: Teamability®
circle, color, linkedin icon Jenny Dearborn, Executive Vice President, Human Resources at SAP
circle, color, linkedin icon Jessica Lee, Partner to Marriott’s 30 brands in leveraging talent + culture to express brand identity and fulfill brand promises.
circle, color, linkedin icon Jessica Miller-Merrell, Content Creator serving B2B markets | Divergent Thinker | Founder of @Workology
circle, color, linkedin icon Jill Witty, VP Operations at Kindly Care
circle, color, linkedin icon Jo Mills, Co-Founder / President
circle, color, linkedin icon Jo Weech, People: Attraction and Engagement | Award Winning Speaker | Career Transition SME
circle, color, linkedin icon JoAnn Corley-Schwarzkopf, We help Sr. leaders understand human behavior to increase profitable decision-making & operations | Business Speaker
circle, color, linkedin icon Joanna Riley, CEO and Co-founder Censia
circle, color, linkedin icon Jocelyn Mangan, Chief Operating Officer at Snag
circle, color, linkedin icon Jody Kaminsky, Chief Marketing Officer, Ultimate Software
circle, color, linkedin icon Joni Thomas Doolin, CEO & Founder at TDn2K
circle, color, linkedin icon Jonna Ward, CEO of Visionary Integration Professionals (VIP) and CEO of Meridian Knowledge Solutions
circle, color, linkedin icon Joyce Maroney, High Technology Executive with Focus on Delivering Great Customer Experiences
circle, color, linkedin icon Julie Dodd, Chief Services Officer at Ultimate Software
circle, color, linkedin icon Julie Knight-Ludvigson, CMO at Topia (formerly MOVE Guides) | Global Team Builder | Growth Marketer
circle, color, linkedin icon Julie Yoo, cso, co-founder at pymetrics
circle, color, linkedin icon Julie Zadow, Marketing Transformation Leader

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circle, color, linkedin icon Kim Davis (LION), Corporate Recruiter at Patricio Enterprises, Inc.
circle, color, linkedin icon Katelin Holloway, VP, People & Culture at Reddit
circle, color, linkedin icon Kathy Rapp, Managing Partner, hrQ : kathy@hrQinc.com
circle, color, linkedin icon Kathryn Minshew, Founder & CEO at The Muse; Author of “The New Rules of Work”
circle, color, linkedin icon Karen Cariss, CEO & Co-founder at PageUp People
circle, color, linkedin icon Karen Caruso, Industrial Psychologist, Human Resources Technology Leader, and Co-Founder viaPeople, Inc.
circle, color, linkedin icon Karie Willyerd, Head, Global Customer Education and Learning at SAP
circle, color, linkedin icon Karin Bootsma, ► Vice President, Marketing at RiseSmart, a Randstad company
circle, color, linkedin icon Karlie Jessop, Vice President, Talent Activation at The Marcus Buckingham Company
circle, color, linkedin icon Kassandra Barnes, Senior Director, Product Marketing at TrueBlue Inc.
circle, color, linkedin icon Kate (Kreager) Ahlering, SVP Sales at Glassdoor
circle, color, linkedin icon Kate Donovan, President Global Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO); SVP ManpowerGroup Solutions including RPO and TAPFIN.
circle, color, linkedin icon Kathleen Smith, CMO, ClearedJobs.Net & CyberSecJobs.Com
circle, color, linkedin icon Krista Rozina, Marketing and Communications Manager at CV-Online Latvia
circle, color, linkedin icon Katrina Collier, Social Recruiting Trainer & Keynote | Sourcing & Candidate Engagement Training – Onsite & Online Globally
circle, color, linkedin icon Katrina Kibben, Recruitment Marketing Consultant at Three Ears Media| @katrinakibben
circle, color, linkedin icon Katy (Connor) Anquetil, General Manager – Specialising in Executive Search & HR Consulting with Global Strategic Workforce Planning Expertise.
circle, color, linkedin icon Kelly Cartwright, Head of Recruiting Transformation
circle, color, linkedin icon Kelly Dingee, SHRM-CP, Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition at Marriott
circle, color, linkedin icon Kelly Long, HR Leader I Business Innovator I Disruptor
circle, color, linkedin icon Kelly Renz, SHRM-SCP, CEO, Novo Group. Novo finds, recruits and retains top talent. We know better people mean better business.
circle, color, linkedin icon Ken Ratri Iswari, Founder & CEO Geekhunter
circle, color, linkedin icon Kerry Noone, Director, CVS Health Recruitment Marketing and Advertising
circle, color, linkedin icon Kerry Sain, Senior Executive
circle, color, linkedin icon Khalda De Souza, Research Director, Cyber Security and SaaS Services, HfS Research
circle, color, linkedin icon Kieran Snyder, CEO @Textio
circle, color, linkedin icon Kim Lamoureux,  Vice President, Product Management at Bersin by Deloitte
circle, color, linkedin icon Kimberly Cassady, Chief Talent Officer at Cornerstone OnDemand
circle, color, linkedin icon Kimberly Pope, Executive Vice President of Global Client Solutions at WilsonHCG
circle, color, linkedin icon Kirsten Maas Helvey, Board Member and COO
circle, color, linkedin icon Kirsten Smith, Expert Advisor – GLG and Coleman Research, Previous: VP of Marketing, Glassdoor, Work4, Saba
circle, color, linkedin icon Kirsti Grant, CEO & Co-founder at Populate
circle, color, linkedin icon Kizaan Knapp, Customer Programs Director at Conga
circle, color, linkedin icon Kristen Hamilton, CEO and co-founder at Koru. Helping employers predict better fit hires using data science.
circle, color, linkedin icon Kristen Wright, CMO at Cielo, the Global RPO Industry Leader
circle, color, linkedin icon Kristi Jones, Results Oriented Talent Acquisition Manager, Respected Talent Advisor and Ambitious Leader at H&R Block.
circle, color, linkedin icon Kristin Lewis, VP of Product at ENGAGE Talent
circle, color, linkedin icon Kristina Cleary, Tech CMO committed to developing & growing highly engaged teams and companies

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circle, color, linkedin icon Leighanne Levensaler, SVP, Corporate Strategy at Workday Managing Director, Workday Ventures
circle, color, linkedin icon Leela Srinivasa, at SurveyMonkey
circle, color, linkedin icon Leena Nair, LinkedIn Top Voice 2018 | Chief HR Officer at Unilever
circle, color, linkedin icon Leah Daniels, GM, SaaS at Appcast, Inc
circle, color, linkedin icon Laurie Zaucha, VP Human Resources and Organizational Development at Paychex
circle, color, linkedin icon Laurie Ruettimann, Writer. Speaker. Entrepreneur. Podcaster.
circle, color, linkedin icon Laurie Brednich, Human Resources Professional
circle, color, linkedin icon Laura Mather, CEO at Talent Sonars
circle, color, linkedin icon Laura I. Gómez, CEO and Founder, Atipica
circle, color, linkedin icon Laura Bilazarian, CEO at Teamable.com
circle, color, linkedin icon Laci Loew, Principal, Laci Loew & Company LLC
circle, color, linkedin icon Leslie O’Connor, Founder and CEO at Search Wizards
circle, color, linkedin icon Laura Krastiņa, Group People & Communications Lead at TWINO
circle, color, linkedin icon Linda Brenner, Changing the Model to Improve Talent Results; Business Leader, Author, Speaker
circle, color, linkedin icon Linda Ginac, 2018 Beacon Award by IBM, 2017 & 2016 HRO Baker’s Dozen, CIO Review-2015 Top 20 HR Tech, 2016 Leadership Excellence Top Corp. Award, CloudAward Finalist
circle, color, linkedin icon Linda Jonas, Director of Brand and Community at Small Improvements
circle, color, linkedin icon Linda Mougalian, Division Vice President, Product Marketing and Strategy at ADP
circle, color, linkedin icon Lindsay Euller, Passionate service design leader driving impactful client experiences
circle, color, linkedin icon Lindsay Williams Stanton, Member Board Of Directors at Digi-Me, a JSTN company
circle, color, linkedin icon Liene Glazniece, Head of Personnel Department at Bank of Latvia
circle, color, linkedin icon Lisa Guérin Cervenka, Brand Architect/Product Development/Creating Technology Solutions to Build & Iterate Integrated Employer Brandss
circle, color, linkedin icon Lisa Hartley, Chief Marketing Officer at SuccessFinder
circle, color, linkedin icon Linda Hyman, EVP Global Human Resources at Korn/Ferry International
circle, color, linkedin icon Liz Ryan, Founder and CEO, Human Workplace; Author, “Reinvention Roadmap”
circle, color, linkedin icon Lisa Rowan, Research Vice President, HR software & services Research at IDC
circle, color, linkedin icon Lisa Skeete Tatum, Entrepreneur, Investor
circle, color, linkedin icon Liz D’Aloia, Turbocharging Hourly Recruiting | Mobile Recruiting Solutions | Your ATS Or Ours | How Can I Help You?
circle, color, linkedin icon Lisa Sterling, HCS, Executive Vice President, Chief People & Culture Officer at Ceridian
circle, color, linkedin icon Laila Anna Kaca, HR Manager at CIVINITY Latvija Group
circle, color, linkedin icon Liz Ryan, Founder and CEO, Human Workplace; Author, “Reinvention Roadmap”
circle, color, linkedin icon Liz Wessel, Co-Founder & CEO at WayUp (Hire students & recent grads @ wayup.com)
circle, color, linkedin icon Lori Winters, Founder/CEO, Thread (formerly Choice Payroll)
circle, color, linkedin icon Lucinda Carney, CEO, Founder Actus Performance Management Software, 2016 Entrepreneur of the Year; Everywoman in Tech Awards
circle, color, linkedin icon Lucy English, PhD, Managing Director of Institutional Research at Horizons Workforce Consulting
circle, color, linkedin icon Lucy Suros, Chief Of Staff and Chief Marketing Officer at Articulate Greater San Diego Area
circle, color, linkedin icon Liene Ozolkāja, HR professional, career consulting

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circle, color, linkedin icon Mandy Schaniel, Independent Consultant, Intry Advisory Board Member, TAtech Board Advisor, Founder of Women in TAtech (a Lean In Circle)
circle, color, linkedin icon Maren Hogan, CEO and Founder of Red Branch Media, a full-service marketing and advertising agency with a focus on B2B, HR and FINtech
circle, color, linkedin icon Marie Burns, Building Legendary Startup Teams Faster | @marieburns | @untapptgrowth
circle, color, linkedin icon Marie Schneegans, We are hiring at Workwell – On a mission to make employees happier and more connected at work.
circle, color, linkedin icon Marisol Guzman, Founder and CEO, TIMESOFT
circle, color, linkedin icon Madhavi Lall, Managing Director, Head – HR, India at Deutsche Bank
circle, color, linkedin icon Marlina Kinnersley, Co-Founder, Fortay.co & Culture Labx Toronto
circle, color, linkedin icon Marnie Larson, CEO at StarGarden Corporation, an HCM, Payroll and Time and Attendance Software Solution provider
circle, color, linkedin icon Martha Switzer, Co-Founder and CMO
circle, color, linkedin icon Mary Delaney, Chairman of CareerBuilder Employment Screening (Formerly Aurico)
circle, color, linkedin icon Mary Ellen Slayter, Content marketing and brand publishing consultant
circle, color, linkedin icon Mary Faulkner, SHRM-SCP, Talent Strategist & Business Leader | Author of Surviving Leadership Blog | Speaker | Facilitator | @mfaulkner43
circle, color, linkedin icon Mary Grace Hennessy, CEO/Founder at GraceRock
circle, color, linkedin icon Mary Kaylor, Manager, Public Affairs
circle, color, linkedin icon MaryAnn Holder-Browne, Chief Marketing Officer
circle, color, linkedin icon Maury Hanigan, Recruiting Strategist
circle, color, linkedin icon Meghan M. Biro, Entrepreneur | CEO | Speaker | Author | HR and Tech Evangelist | @MeghanMBiro
circle, color, linkedin icon Melanie Lougee, Research Vice President- HCM/Workforce Applications
circle, color, linkedin icon Melissa Fairman, SPHR, Senior Manager Human Resources at Mickey Thompson Tires & Wheels
circle, color, linkedin icon Melissa Hargis, Software Engineer at LendUp
circle, color, linkedin icon Melissa (McCreery) Reeves, Sandler Faculty Fellow
circle, color, linkedin icon Ms. Michael M. Moon, PhD, Helping create data-driven HR functions through the application of evidenced-based practices.
circle, color, linkedin icon Michelle Haworth, Senior Director, Marketing Communications at Cornerstone OnDemand
circle, color, linkedin icon Michelle Lanter Smith, High Tech Brand Builder | Human Capital Management | Chief Marketing Officer
circle, color, linkedin icon Milena Berry, Co-Founder and CEO at PowerToFly.com
circle, color, linkedin icon Kristina Cleary, Tech CMO committed to devnd companies
circle, color, linkedin icon Mira Greenland, SVP Strategic Accounts, SaaS Social Recruiting Sales at CareerArc
circle, color, linkedin icon Miranda Nash, VP Product Strategy at Oracle (Hiring in AI/ML)
circle, color, linkedin icon Mollie Lombardi, Co-Founder, Aptitude Research Partners
circle, color, linkedin icon Mary Sue Rogers, Non-Executive Director/ Consultant / Coach
circle, color, linkedin icon Mara Swan, EVP Global Strategy and Talent at ManpowerGroup, powering the future of work
circle, color, linkedin icon Milda Martinsone, HRM Consultant at Fontes/BSS
circle, color, linkedin icon Margaret Marion, Director, Human Resources

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circle, color, linkedin icon Natalie Stute, Chief Human Resources Officer at Consilio, LLC
circle, color, linkedin icon NISHA RAGHAVAN – Your HR Buddy, Talent Acquisition | Employer Branding | Digital/Social Engagement. Tweets @TheHRbuddy
circle, color, linkedin icon Nancy Sansom, Chief Marketing Officer at PlanSource Charleston, South Carolina Area
circle, color, linkedin icon Natalija Knaidele, Commercial Director Baltic States at INTEA
circle, color, linkedin icon Naomi Bloom, Artist/writer/traveler/philanthopist/#EnSW opinions/professional theater sponsor/so much more.
circle, color, linkedin icon Natalie Baumgartner, PhD, Chief Workforce Scientist at Achievers
circle, color, linkedin icon Natalie Feller, Director, Pivot Software
circle, color, linkedin icon Natalie Severino, VP, Client & Product Marketing, DHI Group, inc.
circle, color, linkedin icon Natalya Shvalyuk, COO @ Moonshuttle
circle, color, linkedin icon Nina Merklina-Morrison, Co-Founder at LineHire

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circle, color, linkedin icon Olga Dzene, Leadership Development Expert, Consultant, Coach
circle, color, linkedin icon Olivia Swartz, HR Director
circle, color, linkedin icon Olivia Hughes, Managing Director at Olivia Hughes Recruitment

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circle, color, linkedin icon Pamela Harding, sHRBP, SHRM-SCP, SPHR, CEO, Metzano / HR Executive / Online Community Management
circle, color, linkedin icon Pat Wadors, Chief Talent Officer – CHRO at ServiceNow
circle, color, linkedin icon Penelope Trunk, Founder and CEO at Quistic
circle, color, linkedin icon Pamela Webb, Global HCM & Payroll Strategist – Collaborating with Clients on Strategies to Support Its People Worldwide
circle, color, linkedin icon Pārsla Baško, Transformation Director

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circle, color, linkedin icon Qi Fu, MS, PHR, Design thinker • Organizational Development Enthusiast • People Analytics Professional
circle, color, linkedin icon Qi Bao, Hiring: English<>Japanese and English->Chinese translators; Contact: qi-bao@to-in.co.jp
circle, color, linkedin icon Queen Sullo, IT & Finance Candidate Recruitment | Outsourced HR Management | Payroll Solutions | Graduate IT & Finance Recruitment

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circle, color, linkedin icon Rosaleen Blair, CBE, Entrepreneurial global CEO. Passionate about talent, and committed to improving diversity and youth employability.
circle, color, linkedin icon Rachel Bitte, Chief People Officer at Jobvite
circle, color, linkedin icon Rachel Cooke, Chief Operating Officer at Brandon Hall Group
circle, color, linkedin icon Rachel Roethlisberger, Human Resources Manager @senseFly
circle, color, linkedin icon Raluca Druta, Professional Services at eXplorance
circle, color, linkedin icon Rayanne Thorn, Marketing – Innovative Content and Strategy
circle, color, linkedin icon Rebecca Henderson, Chief Executive Officer at Randstad Sourceright
circle, color, linkedin icon Rebecca McClure, Chief Revenue Officer – Meridian LMS
circle, color, linkedin icon Rebecca McKenna, Vice President Global Events and Publisher at LRP Publications
circle, color, linkedin icon Rhonda Larson, VP Sales Operations at Snowflake Computing
circle, color, linkedin icon Rhonda Taylor, VP at HRmarketer.com
circle, color, linkedin icon Robin Erickson PhD, Talent Research Analyst
circle, color, linkedin icon Robin Schooling, Human Resources Leader / VP | Driving Business Results through HR Strategies | Writer | Speaker | @RobinSchooling
circle, color, linkedin icon Robin Kranich, Executive Vice President & CHRO
circle, color, linkedin icon Romy Newman, President and Co-Founder of Fairygodboss
circle, color, linkedin icon Ronda Grimsley, CEO / HCM Pundit / Roadmap-Selection-Implementation-Support

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circle, color, linkedin icon Sommer Kehrli, Executive Director at The Centre for Organization Effectiveness
circle, color, linkedin icon Sharon Patterson (nee Milligan),  Head of HR Services at Ofcom
circle, color, linkedin icon Susan Peters, Senior Vice President, Human Resources at GE
circle, color, linkedin icon Stacy Donovan Zapar, Founder, The Talent Agency (Recruiting for Recruiting) & Tenfold (Talent Acquisition Strategy & Training) | @StacyZapar
circle, color, linkedin icon Sabrina Baker, SHRM-CP, PHR, HR Outsourcing | HR Consulting | Speaker | Writer | Founder, Acacia HR Solutions | Small Biz | California HR Consultant
circle, color, linkedin icon Sally Thornton, Founder & CEO, Forshay & WorkLabAccelerator
circle, color, linkedin icon Sandy Perlman, Passionate Marketer, focused on delivering the right business results. Surprise and Delight
circle, color, linkedin icon Sara Pollock, Head of Marketing at ClearCompany Talent Management Software
circle, color, linkedin icon Sara Sutton Fell, Founder & CEO of FlexJobs
circle, color, linkedin icon Sarah (White) Brennan, Talent Acquisition & Engagement Strategist | HCM Technology Analyst | SaaS Advisor | Future of Work | Speaker | #HRTech
circle, color, linkedin icon Sarah B Doughty, VP, Client Success at Montage Talent – Driving customer success through deployment, change management & delivering value
circle, color, linkedin icon Sarah Morgan, HR Professional, Practitioner, Blogger and Speaker … Let’s work together to add value and win!
circle, color, linkedin icon Sarah Nahm, CEO at Lever
circle, color, linkedin icon Segolene Finet, CMO at Talentsoft
circle, color, linkedin icon Shannon Pierce, Events Marketing Manager, CTRM
circle, color, linkedin icon Shannon Pritchett, Editor at SourceCon
circle, color, linkedin icon Shannon Russo, CEO, Kinetix | Wishing I could run more… | Talent Scout
circle, color, linkedin icon Shannon Seery, Senior Vice President, Strategy at Symphony Talent
circle, color, linkedin icon Sharlyn Lauby, Human Resources Management: author, writer, speaker, consultant
circle, color, linkedin icon Sharon Birkman Fink, Birkman International, President & CEO
circle, color, linkedin icon Shawna Berthold, Marketing, Candidate Experience, HR Technology, Talent Experience Management, User Experience, Talent Management
circle, color, linkedin icon Shelly Mudd Marchegiani, Freelance Consultant
circle, color, linkedin icon Shelly Singh, Cofounder PeopleStrong
circle, color, linkedin icon Shoa Appelman, VP Client Services & Co-founder at HR Avatar, Inc.
circle, color, linkedin icon Stacey Browning, President, Paycor/Newton Software at Paycor
circle, color, linkedin icon Stacey Epstein, CEO Zinc
circle, color, linkedin icon Stacey Harris, VP, Research and Analytics Sierra-Cedar
circle, color, linkedin icon Stacia Sherman Garr, Co-founder and Principal Analyst at RedThread Research
circle, color, linkedin icon Stacy Chapman, CEO and Co-founder at SwoopTalent – talent data awesomeness
circle, color, linkedin icon Stephanie Lampkin, Blendoor (StartX F15), Founder & CEO
circle, color, linkedin icon Sue Marks, CEO, Cielo
circle, color, linkedin icon Susan Hanold, PhD, HCM Strategic Advisory Services | Talent Strategist | M&A | Coach | HR Transformation
circle, color, linkedin icon Susan LaMotte,CEO, exaqueo, an Employer Brand Firm | Talent Acquisition, HR, Recruitment Marketing, Communications, Employment Brand
circle, color, linkedin icon Susan Magrino,CEO at TalentCircles
circle, color, linkedin icon Susan Van Klink, In Active Job Search for an opportunity running a sales focused / product-based business.
circle, color, linkedin icon Susan Vitale, Chief Marketing Officer at iCIMS
circle, color, linkedin icon Sussane Bond, Chief Customer Officer
circle, color, linkedin icon Svetla Simidchieva, Co-Founder and CEO at Placement Feed | Co-Founder Sloth.Works
circle, color, linkedin icon Santa Līce-Krūze, HR Director (Latvia) at Printful
circle, color, linkedin icon Sandra Grunde, Director HR and Administration
circle, color, linkedin icon Sandra Lāce, Head of Swedbank Academy Baltics/Latvia, Supervisor, CBT psychotherapist

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circle, color, linkedin icon Tawni L. Nazario-Cranz, Chief People Officer @ Cruise | Former CHRO @ Netflix | Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Tech
circle, color, linkedin icon Teri McClure, Chief Human Resources Officer and Senior Vice President Human Resources, Labor and Employee Communications.
circle, color, linkedin icon Tracy Strauss, Senior Vice President, Marketing at D2L
circle, color, linkedin icon Tatjana Šildere, HR Specialist – Baltic Travel Group
circle, color, linkedin icon Tracy Burns, CEO Northeast HR Association, Co-Founder Hytched
circle, color, linkedin icon Tiffany Pham, Founder & CEO of Mogul. Author of YOU ARE A MOGUL and GIRL MOGUL. Judge on TLC TV Show “Girl Starter.”
circle, color, linkedin icon Tiffany Kuehl, SHRM-CP, PHR, Director, HR Search at Versique | Connecting HR leaders with meaningful career opportunities!
circle, color, linkedin icon Teresa (Fearis) Thieme, Corporate Development / Strategic Partnerships at SAP SuccessFactors
circle, color, linkedin icon Tanya Bakalov, CEO and Founder at HelloTeam
circle, color, linkedin icon M. Tamra Chandler, your people = your success.
circle, color, linkedin icon Tammy Cohen, Partner Success Manager at PandoLogic
circle, color, linkedin icon Tatyana Odineca, Payroll and Benefits Administrator at Alzheimer Society of Ontario
circle, color, linkedin icon Tacy Byham, Chief Executive Officer at DDI | Development Dimensions International

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circle, color, linkedin icon Ursula Mead, Founder and CEO at InHerSight
circle, color, linkedin icon Ursula Altmets, Human Resources Manager
circle, color, linkedin icon Dr Undine Bruckner, HR Manager at Hertford College, Oxford
circle, color, linkedin icon Ulla Heikkilä, Core HR | Change Management | Leadership | Well-being | HR Systems | Projects

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circle, color, linkedin icon Vera Reshetina, CEO at CactusSoft, Belgium/Belarus Software Company
circle, color, linkedin icon Vlada Liashchenko, Recruitment Team Lead – CNA International IT Recruitment
circle, color, linkedin icon Violetta Stemasova, PHR, Helping Companies to Establish Software Development Centers | Global Talent Acquisition | Microsoft Dynamics Recruitment
circle, color, linkedin icon Veronika Linkuma, HR Director at Orkla Confectionery & Snacks Latvija

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circle, color, linkedin icon Wendy Werve, Chief Marketing Officer, Virgin Pulset
circle, color, linkedin icon Wendi Shelton, Human Capital Management
circle, color, linkedin icon Wilma Chen, HR & Office Manager

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circle, color, linkedin icon Xi Zhu, HR BP at Continental Group
circle, color, linkedin icon Xi (Cici) Chen, Senior Account Manager~Sinopec Fujian

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circle, color, linkedin icon Yscaira J., Economic Justice Activist and Entrepreneur
circle, color, linkedin icon Yunita Anggraeni, Co-Founder & COO GeekHunter, IT Recruitment Consultant. Linkedin Power Profiles 2017
circle, color, linkedin icon Yvette Cameron, Independent Advisor and Thought Leader on HCM Tech
circle, color, linkedin icon Yvonne Chen, VP of Marketing, Udemy for Business

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circle, color, linkedin icon Zane Culkstena, Founder of ERDA & UpMatched / Employer Branding & Recruiting
circle, color, linkedin icon Zainab Iqbal, Recruitment Specialist | Key Account Manager at HRSG Recruiting
circle, color, linkedin icon Zara Ali, Global HR Director at Oasis Welfare Organization

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These women in HR bring a ‘unique blend of people and strategic skills’ to the industry and we would like to continue to see more balance and gender equality in the corporate world going forward.

“Whether it is marketing jobs or healthcare, the industry hardly matters as long as it is working towards better gender diversity.” – The Benefit of More Women in Leadership Roles, by Saurabh Tyagi

Is there anyone you think should be included on our HR Guru list?  If so, we would love to know who and find out why, so leave us a comment below!

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Robyn South

Robyn is a HR professional with over 7 years experience in generalist and complex employee relations matters. A newly established Virtual HR Assistant offering a range of HR services online, who loves to travel and part of the content management team at CakeHR.