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Widespread job reshuffling over the past few years has meant more oversight from boards of directors to help executives manage human resources issues such as attracting and retaining talent.  Boards of directors have been asked for guidance on more and more HR issues in recent years and the challenges continue to mount. Part two of our webinar series on HR issues will cover the important issue of how to retain talent. Have stability and flexibility in the workplace become key parts of keeping employees? Do cultural impacts on the workforce have a direct effect on retaining talent? And what does the future of work look like? Join this webinar to hear from our panel of experts on the importance of retaining talent and why boards of directors have a key role in managing this vital HR issue.

SPEAKERS

Sean Behr

Sean Behr is an experienced executive and entrepreneur in multiple industries including e-commerce, advertising and automotive.  He is currently Chief Executive Officer at Fountain, a high-volume hiring platform empowering the world’s leading brands to streamline and scale their recruiting function. Prior to joining Fountain, Behr served as CEO & founder of Stratim, Senior Vice President, Global Operations at Adap.tv, and held various management roles at Shopping.com (acquired by Ebay). In addition, Behr advises, mentors and invests in entrepreneurs and early-stage companies. 

Tracy Cote

Tracy Cote leads the people experience programs at StockX including employee engagement, DEIB, compensation, benefits, learning and development, employee relations, talent acquisition, and employment branding. She is an Independent Board Director at Emtrain, Advisor at Sendoso, Contributing Author at Forbes Human Resources Council, and author of the top selling HR book People Operations. Previously, she held HR leadership and advisory roles at Zenefits, Genesys, MobiTV, Inc., and Organic Inc. Passionate about the impact of inclusive business cultures, she taught at San Francisco State University for over 10 years, where she demystified human resources management for newcomers to the field.

Janine Yancey

Janine Yancey is founder and CEO of Emtrain, a key culture partner to highly successful organizations, providing rich data and predictive analytics that give visibility to workplace sentiment and catch red flag legal and cultural issues before they escalate and impact a brand and reputation.  Janine is a thought-leader in HR, compliance, diversity and ethics issues, and is a sought-after speaker and has been published and interviewed in the mainstream media.  Prior to founding Emtrain, Janine was a partner at Employment Law Partners where she specialized in solving labor and employment problems for high tech firms including Google, Intuit and a variety of start-ups. 

Banafsheh Akhlaghi, moderator

Banafsheh Akhlaghi has over 20 years of experience as founder of a civil rights nonprofit, consultant to the United Nations, Regional Director with Amnesty International, and founder of an international private law practice. She is a member of the Board of Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco and member of Board of Advisors of Entefy.