John Hom

John Hom is currently Vice President and Head of the Talent Consulting team, which is part of the Prudential’s Talent Organization.  The team is focused on enhancing results by working with senior leaders on large-scale transformation projects from across the US and International Businesses and Corporate Functions.  Previously, he was the Senior Vice President of Talent Management at Merrill Lynch /Bank of America where he was responsible for talent management for multiple functions including Global Risk Management, Global Research, Global Operations and the Chief Financial Office representing 11,000 employees globally. 

Prior to Merrill Lynch, John was a senior consultant at the Hay Group, a global human resources consulting firm.  At Hay, he specialized in improving sales force effectiveness.  In this capacity, he consulted to sales organizations at Fortune 500 companies across multiple industries including pharmaceuticals, financial services and telecommunications. 

John also worked at Salomon Brothers in both its Strategy Consulting team and Mergers and Acquisition group.  In these roles, he worked extensively with different business unites on revenue-generating projects including developing the company’s pan-Latin American strategy and identifying long-term equity investments.  He also held various operational roles at Lehman Brothers and Chase Manhattan Bank. 

John graduated from Cornell University with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics.  He also holds a Masters in Business Administration in Finance and International Business Management from New York University.  He currently serves on the National Board of Directors of the Girl Scouts of the USA and is also the Chair of its Executive Compensation Committee.  John lives in South Orange, New Jersey with his wife, Linda, and two children, Sydnie and Matthew.