Enterprise Case Study Series
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- Guru Sethupathy, Executive & Entrepreneur in Residence, Capital One
- How people analytics drive strategic HR and talent decisions
- Chris Brunson, VP of Total Rewards, General Mills
- How General Mills is closing the mental health gap
- Cecile Maino, VP Human Resources, MGM
- How HR drove culture transformation amid a business transformation
Guru Sethupathy
Guru Sethupathy is a senior executive and Entrepreneur in Residence at Capital One. He is currently working on building innovations in the talent technology space while also advising the President of Capital One Credit Cards on topics around talent, innovation, and the Future of Work.
After 4.5 years, he recently stepped down after building and leading People Strategy & Analytics (PS&A) at Capital One. He built the PS&A function to a diverse team of ~100 associates that develops innovative products and insights and is highly influential in shaping talent strategy and transforming talent systems at Capital One.
Previous to Capital One, he spent time as an assistant professor of economics and as a strategy consultant. He has a BS in Computer Science and a PhD in Economics. He lives in Washington DC with his wife and two daughters, aged 6 and 3.
Chris Brunson
Chris Brunson is the Vice President of Total Reward, which includes executive compensation, compensation, benefits and wellbeing.
Prior to joining General Mills, Chris was the Vice President of Total Rewards & HR Shared Services at Celanese Corporation, a global technology and materials company which manufactures and sells specialty chemicals and high performance engineered polymers. Before Celanese, he spent four years in a variety of HR leadership roles at The Hershey Company, including roles as the Sr. Director, Total Rewards, Global Benefits and Wellbeing and as the Sr. Director, Talent Management and Organization Design. Chris has also worked for Kohl’s Department Stores in a variety of leadership roles and Hewitt Associates.
Chris holds an Accounting degree from the University of Iowa and a JD from Marquette University Law School. He and his wife live in the Twin Cities with their son and many pets.
Cecile Maino
George Rivera
George Rivera III serves as the Senior Vice President of Enterprise Solutions at the Society for Human Resource Management. He is responsible for broadening the awareness of SHRM's mission to enhance workforce development by building and strengthening partnerships with some of the largest enterprise organizations across the globe. In addition to helping bring to market the top ideas and innovations through outreach, representing all things workplace, workers, and work.
George is a proven business development thought leader who places a deep emphasis on people, with more than 15 years of experience building and scaling highly productive, results-driven sales organizations. Prior to joining SHRM George spent over a decade honing his expertise in HCM cloud technology, retirement, insurance, and other employee benefits, as well as HR services and PEO offerings as he led sales efforts of Paychex Inc., a top HR consulting organization. In addition to business-growth responsibilities, George also led critical cross-functional company initiatives throughout much of the organization including Learning and Development, Marketing and Lead Generation, Finance, and Talent Acquisition, but the most rewarding experience, by far, was his service on the board for the annual United Way Campaign.
George Rivera III recognizes that strong leaders build strong businesses and strong businesses build strong communities. George is firm believer in focusing on strategic growth for all partners.
When not at work, Rivera serves as Vice President for SHARE International a Non-Profit that aims to support the indigenous peoples of the Amazon in Peru.