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Dave Ulrich
Dave Ulrich helps organizations deliver stakeholder value through human capability. The Rensis Likert Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan, Dave has worked with over half of the Fortune 200 across 90 countries, authored 30+ books, and is recognized as the "Father Of Modern HR" and a Thinkers50 Hall of Fame inductee.
Dave Ulrich is a global authority on human resources, talent, leadership, and organization whose research has reshaped how companies deliver value to stakeholders through human capability.
Dave serves as the Rensis Likert Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business and is a partner at the RBL Group. He is also a Visiting Professor and CES Fellow at Darla Moore School, University of South Carolina.
Dave has authored over 30 books, spoken in 90 countries, and delivered workshops for more than half the Fortune 200. A LinkedIn Top Voice with over 400,000 followers, Dave also runs a free weekly newsletter with more than 230,000 subscribers.
Widely called the "father of modern HR," Dave is a Fellow in the National Academy of Human Resources and edited Human Resource Management for 10 years. He has also served on the editorial board of 4 Journals, on the Board of Directors for Herman Miller, and on the Board of Trustees at Southern Virginia University. In 2025, he was made an Honorary Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
Dave's research offers organizations clear, evidence-based frameworks for turning strategy into results. He has built tools that align HR practices with stakeholder outcomes giving leaders a measurable path from aspiration to action. Companies that apply his models strengthen their culture, accelerating talent development and creating lasting market value as a result.
Audiences leave Dave's sessions with practical tools they can use immediately: a proven approach to building organizational capabilities that deliver four times the business results of talent alone, frameworks for connecting leadership development to real financial outcomes, and methods for transforming HR from a support function into a driver of stakeholder value
To bring research-backed clarity to your organization's most pressing leadership and talent challenges, book Dave Ulrich today.
Dave Ulrich brings field-tested frameworks that translate HR strategy into measurable business outcomes, particularly valuable for leadership teams building organizational capabilities that drive real stakeholder value. Dave's work with over half the Fortune 200 provides proven models for connecting people investment directly to financial performance.
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Dave Ulrich delivers sessions built around evidence-based frameworks developed through decades of academic research, presenting tools that translate HR strategy into measurable stakeholder outcomes.
Dave Ulrich specialises in human resources strategy, leadership development, organisational capability, talent management, and the alignment of HR practice with business outcomes. He holds the Rensis Likert Professor Emeritus chair at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, is a Fellow in the National Academy of Human Resources, and was made an Honorary Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development in 2025, credentials that underpin his recognition as the “father of modern HR.”
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