Speakers

Toni

Toni Best

Chief Human Performance Officer, Aduro
Dr. Toni Best is the Chief Human Performance Officer and founder at Aduro, leading coaching strategy, leader development, and people and culture initiatives. Dr. Best focuses on making the workplace more human by creating environments where people can experience the joy and challenge of expanding their capacity in life and unlocking their potential at work.  Dr. Best holds a B.S. in Human Biology and a Doctor of Chiropractic degree and is a Certified Intrinsic Coach and Valuation Specialist, trained in Leadership Maturity Coaching, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Psychology of Leadership with more than 20 years of teaching and coaching experience.  Toni is a... Read more about Toni Best
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Piotr Bialowolski

Affiliated Research Scientist, SHINE; Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Kozminski University; Research Scientist, Human Flourishing Program, Harvard University

Piotr Białowolski, Ph.D. works with the SHINE team at the T.H. Chan Harvard School of Public Health. His research interest is in applied economist and quantitative methods for economic research. His research interests and publications focus on the following and sometimes overlapping research topics: (1) Application of micro-level data for the impact evaluation of financial and social behavior on well-being and health of populations, (2) market and consumer segmentations for accounting for biases and forecasting, (3) statistical indicators for management effectiveness, (4) survey design, biases and forecasting with survey data. Piotr works with the SHINE team... Read more about Piotr Bialowolski

Jamie

Jamie Bonini

President, Toyota Production System Support Center
James "Jamie" Bonini is president of Toyota Production System Support Center, Inc. (TSSC), a not-for-profit corporation affiliated with Toyota Motor North America (TMNA), headquartered in Plano, Texas. In his role, Bonini provides Toyota Production System (TPS) expertise to North American organizations, including nonprofits and businesses, with the goal of building high-engagement, highperforming cultures that improve quality, productivity, and reduce lead time. Bonini previously served as vice president of TSSC.  Bonini began his career with Toyota in 2002, as assistant general manager for TSSC, responsible for planning and leading shop floor improvement activities. He later joined... Read more about Jamie Bonini
Ricard

Ricard Casas

Director General of People and Culture, ISS Facility Services

Ricard is currently Director of People & Culture at ISS Spain and a member of its Board of Directors and Executive Committee. He has more than 30 years’ experience in the service industry, since in 1987 he founded a contract cleaning company in Barcelona. This company was eventually acquired by ISS in 1999. Prior to this, he worked as Research Officer at the The London School of Economics and Political Science, where he had graduated with B.Sc. (Econ) and M.Sc. (Econ) degrees. He is married and has three grown children.

Ignacio

Ignacio Ferrero

Professor of Business Ethics and Dean of the School of Economics and Business, University of Navarra

Ignacio Ferrero is Professor of Business Ethics and the Dean of the School of Economics and Business at the University of Navarra. He has been Visiting Scholar at Bentley University; at Harvard University (Real Colegio Complutense) and at NotreDame University (Mendoza College of Business). He has published several books on Business Ethics and articles in academic Journals as Business Ethics Quarterly; Journal of Business Ethics; Business Ethics: A European Review; Business and Society Review.  He is currently working on virtue ethics and artificial intelligence, and on motivations and purpose at the workplace. He is co-founder ... Read more about Ignacio Ferrero

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María Paula Florez-Jimenez

Affiliated Research Scientist, SHINE; Ph.D. student, School of Economics and Business, University of Navarra

María Paula Florez-Jimenez is currently a Ph.D. student at The School of Economics and Business of the University of Navarra (Spain). She is part of the Purpose strength Project, which aims to generate evidence-based knowledge about purpose implementation and the generation of more human-centered and purpose-driven organizations. María Paula’s research focuses on corporate purpose as a driver for developing more resilient and sustainable organizations.  María Paula works with the SHINE team to examine how human flourishing can be incorporated into models of organizational purpose and sustainability, to help business organizations understand their role... Read more about María Paula Florez-Jimenez

Nidhi

Nidhi Ghildayal

Senior Research Associate, SHINE, Human Flourishing Program, Harvard University
Nidhi Ghildayal is a Senior Research Associate at SHINE, Human Flourishing Program, Harvard University. She completed her PhD in Health Services, Research, Policy, and Administration from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, and her MPH in Epidemiology from the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health. Prior to her appointment at SHINE, she held a Postdoctoral Research Fellow position at the Department of Population Medicine in Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare Institute. Her research interests include examining flourishing and mental well-being impacts on populations due to the COVID-19 pandemic; health communication; and... Read more about Nidhi Ghildayal
Ranjay

Ranjay Gulati

Professor, Harvard Business School

Ranjay Gulati is the Paul R. Lawrence MBA Class of 1942 Professor and the former Unit Head of the Organizational Behavior Unit at Harvard Business School. Until recently, he chaired the Advanced Management Program, the flagship senior leader executive program, at the school.  Professor Gulati’s recent work explores strategic, organizational, and leadership challenges for building high growth organizations in turbulent markets. His work transcends both strategy formulation and also successful implementation. He has studied how technology-led and other companies must harmonize their technology trajectory with a market strategy based on a deep understanding the shifting ... Read more about Ranjay Gulati

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Heloisa Jardim

Senior Research Advisor, SHINE, Human Flourishing Program, Harvard University; Director of Education, EXAME

Heloisa Jardim is Senior Research Advisor, SHINE, HUman Flourishing Program, Harvard University.  In her role, she has led the strategic planning and implementation of SHINE’s initiatives, by promoting business strategies to foster the well-being of populations. She believes in the catalytic power of evidence-based research as a basis for business action. Through her extensive experience in the private sector, Heloisa brings a passion for transforming corporations into strong social actors that nurture people’s well-being through its business culture and systemic approaches.  Prior to joining SHINE, Heloisa... Read more about Heloisa Jardim

Hubert Joly

Hubert Joly

Senior Lecturer of Business Administration, Harvard Business School, Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Best Buy

Hubert Joly is a senior lecturer at Harvard Business School (HBS) in the Marketing unit and the co-leader of several executive education programs for senior executives, including the New CEO workshop, the CEO Gathering, Leading Global Businesses and Growing as a Purposeful Leader. His teaching and research are focused on the refoundation of business around purpose and people, putting purpose to work and unleashing “human magic”, leading in a multistakeholder era, and the involvement of business in societal matters.  Prior to joining the HBS faculty in 2020, Hubert was Chairman and CEO of Best Buy. He is currently a member of the board of directors... Read more about Hubert Joly

Erika

Erika Karp

Executive Managing Director, Chief Impact Officer, Pathstone
Erika is the Chief Impact Officer at Pathstone. She sits on the firm’s Investment Oversight Committee and Market Strategy Committee. She also chairs Pathstone’s Impact Committee and Thematic Research effort.  Erika’s mission is to bring the disciplines of finance, economics, and sustainability to bear in pursuit of a more regenerative and inclusive form of capitalism. Over the course of her 25-plus years on Wall Street, she developed a deep belief in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) analysis as a critical input to investment decision-making.  Prior to joining Pathstone, Erika was founder and CEO of Cornerstone Capital Group, a sustainable and impact investment... Read more about Erika Karp
Kip

Deunchalerm (Kip) Khiewpun

Foresight Integration Lead, FutureTales Lab by MQDC

Deunchalerm Khiewpun has over 15 years of experience in human resources, organizational development, workforce strategy, and strategic foresight. With an unwavering commitment to uplifting the workforce management industry, Khiewpun focuses on bridging future work scenarios within her corporate setting as well as giving advice to the public whenever needed. She recognizes the rapid evolution of work dynamics and is eager to preparing her organization and its employees as well as the new generations for future challenges and opportunities. Khiewpun’s belief in the holistic nature of the built environment extends beyond physical structures to encompass the hearts,... Read more about Deunchalerm (Kip) Khiewpun

Charlie

Charlie Kim

Founder & Co-CEO, Next Jump
Charlie Kim, established Next Jump in his college dorm room in 1994, and led the company from the brink of the dot-com bust to become a $2 billion technology giant. Next Jump has two businesses: PerksAtWork.com, an innovative platform that revolutionizes employee benefits and perks which is used by the majority of the Fortune 1000 plus 10s of thousands of small and medium size businesses; NextJump.com, Next Jump’s leadership and decision making business. The second business originated from a social movement to share their own practices in adult development. Over the course of two decades, they ended up helping 10K+ companies across almost every... Read more about Charlie Kim
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Alvaro Lleo

Affiliated Research Scientist, SHINE; Associate Professor, School of Economics and Business, University of Navarra
Alvaro Lleo, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor at The School of Economics and Business of the University of Navarra. He completed two bachelors’ degree in Industrial Engineering and in Industrial Management Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Valencia. He holds his PhD at the Polytechnic University of Valencia analyzing trust relationships between managers and subordinates. Previously, he worked as a continuous improvement engineer in the assembly line of Ford (Spain). His main research has focused on the study of the human factor in organizations aligning people’s potential for the benefit of a shared project. Currently, his research is centered on organizational purpose.... Read more about Alvaro Lleo
Eileen McNeely

Eileen McNeely

Executive Director, SHINE, Human Flourishing Program, Harvard University

Dr. McNeely is Founder and Executive Director of SHINE, Human Flourishing Program, Harvard University.  SHINE helps corporations across all sectors measure and accelerate the ways in which they help the world become a healthier, more sustainable place. The Initiative is setting a bold vision for companies to factor their impact on health into all business decisions and business outcomes, and act in ways that will protect the planet and its inhabitants.  Dr. McNeely  has extensive experience in the areas of environmental epidemiology, occupational and community health, health promotion, health services... Read more about Eileen McNeely