Benjamin Foster is the President of Culture Advisors. Culture Advisors is a boutique, management consulting firm specializing in talent management, leadership development, employee engagement, and diversity & inclusion. With unemployment rates at all-time lows and talent demands at all-time highs, culture will be king in the next decade and beyond.Before joining Culture Advisors, Benjamin served as the Regional Vice President / CHRO for HCA Houston Healthcare. HCA Houston Healthcare is an affiliation of hospitals serving greater Houston, Corpus Christi and South Texas. With 18 hospitals, 20+ freestanding emergency rooms, 8 ambulatory surgery centers, more than 20,000 employees and 9,800 active physicians, HCA Houston Healthcare offers patients access to a circle of care that is unique in the region.Prior to joining HCA, Benjamin worked as the ScottMadden consulting project lead for HR transformation projects. Benjamin joined ScottMadden in 2006 and has expertise in large-scale HR transformations, talent management strategies, leadership development, operations improvement, and project and change management. Prior to joining ScottMadden, he spent several years working at McMaster-Carr Supply Company. Benjamin held a variety of positions including, Recruiter, Sales Development and Marketing Manager, Accounts Receivable Manager, and Warehouse Director.Benjamin serves on the Texas Diversity Council – Gulf Coast Region and is a member of the American Society for Health Care Human Resources (ASHHRA). Benjamin is also on the academic advisory board for University of Houston’s Human Resources Management Department. Benjamin graduated Phi Beta Kappa with his Bachelors of Science from Wofford College and earned his Master’s of Business Administration from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University.