EXECUTIVE EXCHANGE: 1,000 Days of Change: How HR Is Helping Build Values and Transforming a Company
Jeff Shuman, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for Quest Diagnostics, will share his company’s transformation journey. Hear how HR is enabling the company to build on its longstanding values while creating a belief system within Quest with work that began three years ago. Shuman will share the programs HR has put in place to solidify values, establish beliefs and transform the culture of the company to attract talent and grow the company. Finally, you have the opportunity to hear about the lessons learned so far and how they will be incorporated moving forward.
Jeffrey S. Shuman
Jeff Shuman is Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer for Quest Diagnostics. He is responsible for all human resources activities across the company.
Prior to joining Quest Diagnostics in 2012, Mr. Shuman served as Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources and Administrative Officer with Harris Corporation.
Before joining Harris in August 2005, he had been Vice President of Human Resources and Administration for Northrop Grumman’s Information Technology business, and he had been Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Litton Information Systems Group when it was acquired by Northrop Grumman in 2001. Previously, he was Vice President of Human Resources for AlliedSignal’s technical service business, and prior to that had a 14-year career in Operations, General Management and Human Resources with Avon products.
Mr. Shuman earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from The Citadel. Following graduation, he served as a Medical Service Corps officer in the U.S. Army. He has completed executive development programs in business and human resources at the University of Michigan, Harvard Business School, Center for Creative Leadership, University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton Business School, and Cornell University. He also participated in a U.S. Executive Exchange Program with the People’s Republic of China.
Mr. Shuman has served as chairman of the Greater Baltimore-Washington, DC, chapter of INROADS, a national organization that develops and places talented minority youth in business and industry, and he has supported the Private Sector Council in key initiatives with the Department of Education and the Department of Homeland Security. He also has been a regular guest on “Your Career Partners”, a Washington, DC-based radio talk show, and has been a guest speaker at the HR Summit and the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA).
Mr. Shuman is an active member of the Human Resources Policy Association, and serves on the Board of Directors for Junior Achievement of New Jersey. He is a former board member of Wuesthoff Health Systems, Florida Chamber of Commerce Enterprise Florida, University of Florida Foundation, and National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). He received a Stevie ® during the American Business Awards in 2007 for “Best Human Resources Executive” and was the 2011 recipient of the “HR Executive of the Year”.