William A. Schiemann, Ph.D.
CEO
Metrus Group, Inc.
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Bill Schiemann is founder and CEO of Metrus Group, specializing in performance measurement and organizational change. He has consulted extensively with corporations on the development and implementation of business and people strategies; HR measurement; strategic employee surveys and internal value assessments; and creating high performance cultures. He also founded the Metrus Institute, which supports research and publications, many in the human capital arena.
Bill is a thought leader in the human resources field, having written scores of articles and six books in the human capital area, most recently the SHRM-published book, Hidden Drivers of Success: Leveraging Employee Insights for Strategic Advantage (2013).
He is the Past Chair of the SHRM Foundation Board of Directors and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the HR Certification Institute. He has been named a Fellow and Scholar by the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychology.
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John G. Schieman
vice president, Global Programs
Global Dynamics Inc.
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Mr. Schieman has more than 25 years of executive experience working internationally and with global clients. Prior to working for Global Dynamics, Mr. Schieman was an international consultant with the IBM Corp.
Gali Schaham Gordon
attorney
Law Office of Gali Schaham Gordon
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Gali Gordon manages Gordon Law Group PC, a boutique immigration law firm in San Francisco. She speaks on immigration issues both nationally and locally, and has served as an expert witness on immigration matters. In 2009, 2010 and 2011, Gali was named a ‘Rising Star’ by Super Lawyers magazine, an honor awarded to the top 2.5 percent of immigration lawyers in Northern California under age 40. Gali graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of California, Berkeley and received her law degree from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. She spent the first several years of her career at the law firms of Morrison and Foerster LLP and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC, where she represented venture-financed start-up companies, venture capital funds, and Fortune 500 companies, as well as refugees and asylees pro bono. Gali has lived and traveled abroad extensively, and enjoys working with people of different cultures.
Michael Haid
senior vice president, Global Solutions
Right Management
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Scott Ahlstrand
senior vice president, Talent Management
Right Management
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Previously Ahlstrand had a 27 year career with Gallup Consulting where he was the highest-ranked and most decorated consultant. His breath of expertise includes account leadership to major engagements, growth and acquisition of key accounts across various industries and a long track record in the capacity of strategic advisor to many C-level Fortune 500 Executives in the design, deployment and integration of comprehensive talent management solutions.
Ahlstrand has a bachelor's degree in business administration and a Master’s Degree in Management from the University of Nebraska.
Cynthia Sandoval
of counsel
Jackson Lewis, LLP
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Debi S. Saini, GPHR
professor
Management Development Institute
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Melanie Rydalch, SPHR
regional human resources manager
Basic American Foods
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Kim E. Ruyle
president
Inventive Talent Consulting
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Kim Ruyle is president of Inventive Talent Consulting, a Florida-based firm that provides strategic talent management services. Kim, an associate in Korn Ferry’s Global Associate Network, has than thirty years of experience in HR, OD, and general management. Previously, he served as VP of Research & Development for Korn Ferry Leadership and Talent Consulting. A frequent conference speaker, Kim has published dozens of articles and book chapters, served on expert panels and editorial boards, and authored or coauthored five books on talent management. He holds three master’s degrees and a PhD and has completed an Executive Certificate in Applied NeuroLeadership.
Nan S. Russell
president - (former vice president, QVC)
MountainWorks Communications
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Named a 100 Top Thought Leader in both 2015 & 2014 by Trust Across America, Nan Russell is the author of four books including: Trust, Inc.: How to Create a Business Culture that Will Ignite Passion, Engagement, and Innovation and The Titleless Leader. Her work insights column, Winning at Working, appears in numerous publications and she blogs for PsychologyToday.com on the topic of Trust: The New Workplace Currency. Prior to moving to the Rocky Mountains to pursue a life dream to write, Nan spent 20 years in management on both sides of the HR desk – in roles transforming a corporate culture to heading a new subsidiary. Her career took her from a minimum wage employee to Vice President of multibillion dollar QVC. Today, she is an award winning author, international speaker, and President of MountainWorks Communications.