We are honored to work with some of the leading minds in talent.

The i4cp Thought Leader Consortium provides input to i4cp's research agenda and content offerings, and offers insight to i4cp and its members on today's most pressing people management issues.
John Boudreau

John Boudreau

John Boudreau is recognized worldwide for breakthrough research on the bridge between superior human capital, talent and sustainable competitive advantage.

John Boudreau

Rob Cross

Rob Cross

For over a decade, Rob Cross's research, teaching and consulting has focused on applying social network analysis ideas to critical business issues for actionable insights and bottom-line results.

Rob Cross

Marshall Goldsmith

Marshall Goldsmith

Marshall is a thought leader and expert in leadership who is also a million-copy selling author or editor of 33 books. His newest book teaches leaders to be the kind of confident coaches integral to learning organizations.

Marshall Goldsmith

China Gorman

China Gorman

China Gorman is the former CEO of the Great Place to Work Institute and COO of SHRM. She specializes in the career transition, executive coaching, and leadership development arena.

China Gorman

Amy Kates

Amy Kates

Amy Kates works with leaders and their teams to assess organizational issues, reshape structures and processes, and build depth of management capability. She also teaches in the Executive MBA programs at several universities.

Amy Kates

Dr. Beverly Kaye

Dr.Beverly Kaye

Dr.Kaye is a bestselling author and an authority in the world of workplace performance. She has dedicated her life’s work to helping individuals and organizations grow in a workplace that fosters greater commitment, fulfillment, and humanity.

Dr.Beverly Kaye

Ed Lawler

Ed Lawler

BusinessWeek has proclaimed Ed Lawler as one of the top six gurus in the field of management, and is consistently considered by various sources as one of HR’s most influential people.

Ed Lawler

Charlene Li

Charlene Li

Charlene Li is the author of the New York Times bestseller Open Leadership. She is one of the foremost experts on social media and technologies and a thought leader on leadership, strategy, social technologies, interactive media and marketing.

Charlene Li

Sue Meisinger

Sue Meisinger

Sue is the former president and CEO of SHRM and an expert on adding value to organizations through effective HR management, emerging trends and legislative issues confronting the profession. She is also a columinst for HR Executive magazine.

Sue Meisinger

Jeffrey Pfeffer

Jeffrey Pfeffer

Jeffrey is listed in the top 25 management thinkers by Thinkers 50, and as one of the Most Influential HR International Thinkers by HR Magazine.He is a winner of the Richard I. Irwin Award from the Academy of Management for contributions to management.

Jeffrey Pfeffer

Tom Rath

Tom Rath

Tom Rath is one of the most influential authors of the last decade. He studies the role of human behavior in health, business, and economics. Tom writes and speaks on a range of topics, from wellbeing to organizational leadership.

Tom Rath

Joseph Santana

Joseph Santana

Joseph was the first Chief Diversity Officer at Siemens and is a frequently published thought leader on the topics of diversity and inclusion.

Joseph Santana

Maynard Webb

Maynard Webb

Maynard Webb is a 30-year veteran of the technology industry. An active leader in the technology and business community, Maynard serves as a board member, investor, philanthropist and mentor to young entrepreneurs.

Maynard Webb

Pat Wright

Pat Wright

Through his research, teaching, consulting and public service activities, Professor Wright has traveled much of the world speaking about strategic human resource management.

Pat Wright