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A strategic global HR executive and pragmatic business partner, I often refer to myself as the ‘chief capability officer’. I’m passionate about instilling confidence in senior leaders, HR colleagues and employees alike. Known for driving business value through the development and delivery of innovative human capital strategies and spearheading large-scale global business and HR transformation, I’ve led impactful change across diverse organizational landscapes. I apply broad senior HR leadership experience at Fortune 100, startup/venture capital, and top consultancies to create forward-thinking talent solutions and reinvent operating models, infrastructure, and processes. As CHRO of GE Aerospace since 2021, I have been instrumental in the company’s organizational transformation and cultural turnaround as it prepares to spin off into a public entity. A trusted coach to the CEO during unprecedented change, I reshaped the senior leadership team, supported the CEO’s transition, and rebuilt talent acquisition capabilities to support post-COVID accelerated growth. Previously, I partnered with the CEO of GE Digital to stand up and lead the business to profitability—establishing a clear vision and value proposition focused on the industrial internet of things.At American Express, I won the Chairman’s Award for Innovation after creating an industry leading global recruitment process during its digital transformation. My responsibility then broadened to create a comprehensive talent lifecycle vision as Chief Talent Officer, leading a team of more than 1,000 employees and recruiters around the world to build a next-generation global HR organization. Previously at Thomson Financial, I created a strong, cost-effective global talent strategy and led HR due diligence for its $17.5B acquisition of Reuters to become Thomson-Reuters.As a catalyst for cultural change, I am deeply committed to actively listening and amplifying the voices of employees, defining practical strategies to elevate leadership performance, and championing talent at all levels of an organization.EXPERTISE:HR & Business Strategy AlignmentGlobal Talent StrategiesTalent & Capability AssessmentLeadership & Organizational DevelopmentPerformance ManagementWorkforce PlanningSuccession PlanningHRO, RPO, Vendor ManagementShared Service CentersHuman Capital Metrics & Costs M&A Due Diligence & Complex Business Integrations