Mary Lynn Fayoumi
President & CEO of HR Source
CAE, SPHR, SHRM-SCP

Mary Lynn Fayoumi, CAE, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, is the President and CEO of HR Source, a Chicago-based employers’ association with over 1,200 member organizations. She is a highly respected writer, presenter and advisor, as well as an accepted authority on a variety of workplace and HR issues including engagement, culture and employment trends. 

She currently serves as the Lead Director of the WorldatWork Board and is Past Chair of the Board of Directors for both the Association Forum of Chicagoland and the Employer Associations of America. Mary Lynn was honored by Crain’s Chicago Business as a Notable Leader in HR in 2020 and was named the 2021 Woman of Influence by the Association Forum.   

Mary Lynn is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Iowa with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Industrial Relations/Human Resources. She also holds an MBA with honors from the Thunderbird School of Global Management.

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  • MBA with Honors from the Thunderbird School of Global Management
  • BBA in Industrial Relations/Human Resources from University of Iowa

Mary Lynn Fayoumi, CAE, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, is the President and CEO of HR Source, a Chicago-based employers’ association with over 1,200 member organizations. She is a highly respected writer, presenter and advisor, as well as an accepted authority on a variety of workplace and HR issues including engagement, culture and employment trends. 

She currently serves as the Lead Director of the WorldatWork Board and is Past Chair of the Board of Directors for both the Association Forum of Chicagoland and the Employer Associations of America. Mary Lynn was honored by Crain’s Chicago Business as a Notable Leader in HR in 2020 and was named the 2021 Woman of Influence by the Association Forum.   

Mary Lynn is a summa cum laude graduate of the University of Iowa with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Industrial Relations/Human Resources. She also holds an MBA with honors from the Thunderbird School of Global Management.