Mike Aitken is Executive Vice President, HR Professional Solutions at SHRM, following 15 years of leading SHRM’s successful advocacy programs as Vice President of Government Affairs.  

Mike is a leading authority on the issues important to the human resource profession and drives SHRM’s membership vision, ensuring excellent member experiences, and implementing the organization’s newly developed business strategy.

He applies his proven model of engagement to shape the future of work, workers, and workplaces. He is an expert relationship-builder across diverse constituencies and stakeholders, always seeking out the “win-win” in every situation.

As a member of SHRM’s executive team, Mike also plays a key role in setting the strategic direction of the organization, offering important counsel on SHRM’s educational programs and professional development opportunities.

Before joining SHRM in 2003, he spent 14 years with the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR), which represents more than 23,000 HR professionals at over 1,900 higher education institutions. 

In 2015 and 2016, Mike served as an employer representative on the U.S. delegation to the International Labour Conference.

Mike holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of San Diego.

Krithika has 20 years of law firm and corporate immigration experience and provides consultation to Ernst Young LLP’s business leadership, Human Resources and Talent Management and the foreign national population on immigration matters, while developing strategy in accordance with U.S. immigration regulations.  Before EY, Krithika worked as an immigration professional with the leading global immigration firm, Fragomen, in New York, NY. Krithika received her Master’s degree from the University of Edinburgh, and her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She is a member of the Council for Global Immigration (CFGI) and has previously served on CFGI task force for several initiatives.  Krithika lives in Metuchen, New Jersey with her husband and two children. Her interests include creative activities including spending time with her family as well as writing, music, dance, baking and enjoying nature.

Jenn Splinter has over fifteen years of experience in the field of immigration and global migration.  She currently oversees immigration and mobility for the U.S. member firm of the globally renowned and respected professional services firm, Grant Thornton.  Grant Thornton has revenues in excess of $1.6 billion and operates over 58 offices.  Prior to Grant Thornton, Jenn worked as immigration professional with global immigration law firm Fragomen.  She has held roles with several law firms in the field of immigration.  Jenn has experience overseeing and managing the provision of global immigration services for individual, small, medium and large corporate clients.  She has extensive experience in navigating the ever changing world of U.S. immigration law and compliance; providing guidance to clients in the creation, adaptation, and maintenance of their immigration policies and protocols to meet the evolving complex needs of their companies and to keep pace with changing immigration regulations and practices. She is skilled at providing foreign nationals, managers, HR and recruiting professionals, leaders and interested decision makers pragmatic easy to understand guidance of immigration regulations and requirements, policy changes and recommendations. Jenn holds a Master’s degree from the University of East London in the UK and a Bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana.

Shari Dunn, a managing director and national practice leader of the HR and Compensation Consulting Practice (HRCC) within Gallagher, specializes in the design and development of strategic base pay plans, performance-based incentive programs and general human resources consulting. Working with private sector for-profit and nonprofit clients and known for her innovative, highly effective approach to job evaluation, salary administration and performance measurement, Dunn supports her clients’ ability to pay competitively, equitably, cost-effectively, motivationally, and legally. She is a frequent presenter at professional conferences, and serves as a guest lecturer at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley. Dunn was in compensation management in banking, consumer goods, and manufacturing companies, as well as two global consulting firms, McKinsey and Deloitte, prior to starting her own consulting firm in California. She was the founder and principal of CompAnalysis for many years prior to its acquisition by Gallagher.