Ed Frauenheim is about reinventing masculinity, organizations and society. And connecting the dots among the three, for a more soulful world.

Ed Frauenheim is about reinventing masculinity, workplaces and society--and connecting the dots among the three for a more soulful world. He is a writer, speaker and consultant who has focused on workplace, technology and culture matters for more than 25 years. His stories have been featured in USA Today, Harvard Business Review and Fortune. Ed spent six years as director of content at Great Place to Work, the global consultancy that produces the annual Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list. He’s co-written four books, including Reinventing Masculinity: The Liberating Power of Compassion and Connection. 

Kevin Sheridan is an internationally-recognized keynote speaker, a New York Times best-selling author, and one of the most sought-after voices in the world on the topic of employee engagement.  His creation, PEER®, is an industry-changing innovation in Employee Engagement.  Kevin is also the best-selling author of Building a Magnetic Culture and The Virtual Manager whose books have appeared on six Best Seller lists, including:  the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today.  In 1988, Kevin received a Master of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School, concentrating on Managerial Decision-making and Strategy, Human Resources Management, and Organizational Behavior.

Kevin Sheridan is an internationally-recognized keynote speaker, a New York Times best-selling author, and one of the most sought-after voices in the world on the topic of employee engagement.  His creation, PEER®, is an industry-changing innovation in Employee Engagement.  Kevin is also the best-selling author of Building a Magnetic Culture and The Virtual Manager whose books have appeared on six Best Seller lists, including:  the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today.  In 1988, Kevin received a Master of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School, concentrating on Managerial Decision-making and Strategy, Human Resources Management, and Organizational Behavior.

Kerri Nelson, Ph.D., is the Director of Mission Research at SHRM. She is responsible for leading, developing, and designing strategic, public-facing research that provides organizations, business leaders, and policymakers with evidence-based insights at the intersection of people and work. She also partners with public and private organizations to produce research related to work, worker, and workplace. Kerri has led research on a variety of topics including pay equity, skills-based hiring, untapped talent pools, workplace culture, and the global workforce. Her work has been featured in top news outlets, on podcasts and webinars, and on the Hill.

Derrick Scheetz, MS, SHRM-CP, is a senior researcher on SHRM’s thought leadership team, where he has worked since 2018. Derrick has led workplace research on civility, empathy, inclusion & diversity, second-chance hiring, skilled credentials, human capital & talent benchmarking metrics, and SHRM’s Annual Benefits Survey. He has also led and presented research for philanthropic and corporate partnerships. Derrick earned an MS degree in applied industrial/organizational psychology from the University of Baltimore and a BA degree from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania.

Clayton Lord (Clay, he/him) oversees strategy, planning, program delivery, and program evaluation for the SHRM Foundation, the 501(c)3 nonprofit arm of SHRM, which focuses on widening pathways to work and helping every worker and workplace thrive by empowering HR leaders to be forces for social good. He is a social impact executive who has spent his career driving systemic change in the world of work. Clay is also a writer, painter, and quilter, as well as a travel fanatic, and holds a B.A. in English and Psychology from Georgetown University. He lives with his husband and daughter in Maryland.

Christina McCarthy is VP for Member Engagement & Operations at One Mind at Work, a global nonprofit that brings together leading global employers committed to the mental health and wellbeing of their workforce. Christina partners directly with One Mind at Work’s member organizations to assess current workplace mental health efforts and identify opportunities to improve existing programs and increase access and utilization.

Christina holds a master’s degree from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and a BA from Johns Hopkins University. She lives in Bay Head, New Jersey with her husband and two children.