Elissa O’Brien has over 20 years of leading the Human Resources function within organizations of revenue between 600M to 3B Dollars. As a former Chief HR Officer in several mid-cap organizations and former Chief Membership Officer of a global association serving over 300K members, Ms. O’Brien brings a unique combination of expertise in Human Resources and business development experience to the table.
In Ms. O’Brien’s current role with WorldatWork, she leads multiple global teams responsible for Membership, Affiliates, Marketing and Customer and Partner Success. In addition, she is an adjunct faculty member for Bryant University, one of the leading business schools in North America, teaching HR Analytics and Business and HR Strategy.
With a reputation for using evidence-based data to make pragmatic, business decisions, Ms. O’Brien has been leading transformational HR practices that create superior organizational performance for most of her career, through synergistic human capital decisions and investments that span the employment life cycle.
Ms. O’Brien holds an MBA and a Master of Science Degree in Managerial Technology from Johnson and Wales University and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management from Salve Regina University. She has earned the following Certifications: Certified Compensational Professional (CCP) and Global Remuneration Professional (GRP) from WorldatWork and was the first to hold SHRM-SCP certification from SHRM. She has earned her Executive Coaching certification from Corporate Coach U and MBTI Certified Practitioner, Myers Briggs Type Indicator, from CPP, Inc.
Professional Designations/ Accreditations:
- Certified Compensational Professional (CCP)
- Global Remuneration Professional (GRP)
- SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP)
- Executive Coaching certification from Corporate Coach U
- MBTI Certified Practitioner, Myers Briggs Type Indicator, from CPP, Inc.
Education
- MBA, Business and Administration and Management, Johnson & Wales University
- M.S., Managerial Technology, Johnson & Wales University
- B.S., Management of Human Resources, Salve Regina University
Elissa O’Brien has over 20 years of leading the Human Resources function within organizations of revenue between 600M to 3B Dollars. As a former Chief HR Officer in several mid-cap organizations and former Chief Membership Officer of a global association serving over 300K members, Ms. O’Brien brings a unique combination of expertise in Human Resources and business development experience to the table.
In Ms. O’Brien’s current role with WorldatWork, she leads multiple global teams responsible for Membership, Affiliates, Marketing and Customer and Partner Success. In addition, she is an adjunct faculty member for Bryant University, one of the leading business schools in North America, teaching HR Analytics and Business and HR Strategy.
With a reputation for using evidence-based data to make pragmatic, business decisions, Ms. O’Brien has been leading transformational HR practices that create superior organizational performance for most of her career, through synergistic human capital decisions and investments that span the employment life cycle.
Ms. O’Brien holds an MBA and a Master of Science Degree in Managerial Technology from Johnson and Wales University and holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Management from Salve Regina University. She has earned the following Certifications: Certified Compensational Professional (CCP) and Global Remuneration Professional (GRP) from WorldatWork and was the first to hold SHRM-SCP certification from SHRM. She has earned her Executive Coaching certification from Corporate Coach U and MBTI Certified Practitioner, Myers Briggs Type Indicator, from CPP, Inc.
