
Kevin Kelly
Americas and Israel
director, people
Ernst & Young |
Kelly
oversees day-to-day management of strategy and operations for Ernst &
Young’s Americas people team. The professional services firm has been on
Fortune magazine’s list of the 100 Best Companies to Work For 10
consecutive years.
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Terry Laudal
Senior vice president of
human resources, Americas, Japan and Asia Pacific SAP |
Laudal
is responsible for overseeing human resources for SAP. This year, the
Germany-based business software company was named by the Great Place to
Work Institute Germany as the best large workplace in Germany for the
fourth consecutive year. |

Virginia Clark
Global head of learning
and talent management
SAP |
Clark
is responsible for the development of talent across the SAP organization
worldwide. |

Nandita Gurjar
Vice president and group head, human resources Infosys Technologies |
Gurjar handles HR management for more than
94,000 employees. Last year, the India-based technology services firm
was named by the Great Place to Work Institute India as one of the 25
best workplaces in India, and earned an Optimas Award from Workforce
Management for Global Outlook.
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Libby Sartain
Former head of HR
Southwest Airlines, Yahoo |
During
her tenure, both Yahoo and Southwest earned spots on the Fortune 100
Best Companies to Work For list. She is on the board of directors of
coffee firm Peet’s Coffee & Tea and is co-author of HR From the Heart
and Brand From the Inside. |

Dave Ulrich
Professor University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business |
Ulrich
studies how organizations build capabilities of speed, learning,
collaboration, accountability, talent and leadership by using human
capital. He has written or co-written several books, and his honors
include being ranked top management guru by BusinessWeek.
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John Boudreau
Professor University of Southern California’s Marshall School of
Business |
Boudreau has studied the connection between superior human capital and
sustainable competitive advantage. His research has received the Academy
of Management’s Organizational Behavior New Concept and Human Resource
Scholarly Contribution awards. |

John Haggerty
Managing director of executive education Cornell University’s Center for
Advanced Human Resource Studies |
Haggerty’s research interests include HR functional excellence,
applications of technology in HR and measures of strength of HR systems.
He had a 27-year career as an HR practitioner, including 21 years at
General Electric. |

Susan Meisinger
Former CEO Society for Human Resource Management |
From
2002 until June 2008, Meisinger headed the HR field’s largest
professional group, which has nearly 170,000 members. During her tenure,
SHRM opened offices in India and China and started a public affairs
campaign to highlight the value of the profession.
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