Susan Meisinger

Columnist with HRExecutive Online; speaker, HR consultant, expert witness.

Distinguished career in human resource management, including CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), the world's largest professional society dedicated to human resource management. Recognized expert and speaker on adding value to organizations through effective human resource management, emerging trends in the profession, and legal and legislative issues confronting the profession.

Successful assocation executive, with experience in growing membership
and member benefits and services, and providing excellent customer
service.

Extensive board experiences, including more than 20 years on the Board of SHRM, service on the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI), the Ethics Resource Center, and BE&K construction company corporate Boards.

Currently serve on the boards of the National Academy of Human Resources and
Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards. International experience
includes service on the Board of the World Federation for Personnel Management
Associations (WFPMA), including Secretariat.

Experienced government executive, having served as Deputy Under Secretary of the Employment Standards Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor, then the largest agency in the Department, with responsibility for enforcing 90+ labor laws, such as the minimum wage laws and affirmative action and non-discrimination obligations of federal contractors.

Inducted as a fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources in 2003; became a fellow of Human Resource Policy Institute of Boston University in 2010.

Co-edited "The Future of Human Resource Management: 64 Thought Leaders Explore the Critical HR Issues of Today and Tomorrow" with Dave Ulrich and Mike Losey, John Wiley & Sons, 2005.

Specialties

Human resource management; association management; labor and
employment law; board governnance.