Profiles & Case Studies

Meet the CLO Advisory Board: David Vance
Meet longtime CLO Advisory Board member David Vance, executive director for the Center for Talent Reporting.

Meet the CLO Advisory Board: Justin Lombardo
Meet longtime CLO Advisory Board member Justin Lombardo, chief human resources and staff development officer for the Archdiocese of Chicago.

Meet the CLO Advisory Board: Molly Nagler
Meet CLO Advisory Board member Molly Nagler, chief learning officer of PepsiCo.

DAU: Becoming a modern learning platform in 2021 … it’s about the song!
By the end of 2021, DAU plans to successfully transform into a platform that connects defense acquisition workforce members to all the resources they need with a high-quality, low-friction user experience.

Meet the CLO Advisory Board: Tamar Elkeles
Meet longtime CLO Advisory Board member Tamar Elkeles, chief human resources officer and head of HR for XCOM Labs.

Meet the CLO Advisory Board: Kevin Wilde
Meet longtime CLO Advisory Board member Kevin Wilde, an Executive Leadership Fellow at the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Business.

Sydney Savion is the 2020 CLO of the Year
Throughout her career, including 20 years in the U.S. Air Force and various roles in corporate L&D, Sydney Savion, CLO of Air New Zealand, has learned the value of clear communication, kindness, empathy and creating a culture of belonging.

A diversity training success story
Here’s how marketing services firm Ansira was able to help managers recognize their own biases and change their behavior for the better.

From higher ed to PepsiCo CLO
PepsiCo CLO Molly Nagler brings a fresh perspective to achieve the company’s accelerated growth goals.

A chief of learning and positive thinking
Vice President of Talent Management Erin Mara is helping to reimagine learning and shape culture at BJ’s Wholesale Club.

Case study: Training nurses in a pandemic
A small Swedish tech firm helped Mount Sinai develop COVID-19 training for nurses at the epicenter of the crisis. Now the training is available free to hospitals across the globe.

Lessons for learning leaders from COVID-19
While there’s still much ahead, learning leaders and their organizations have come a long way since the pandemic started.

Motor City’s resourceful learning leader
Iris Ware, chief learning officer for the City of Detroit, proves you don’t need a big budget to build a world-class learning program.

The golden arches go digital
McDonald’s new Archways to Careers app gives employees access to live education advisers to help them plan for the future.

The Wolf of Warfare
Karen Wolf, chief learning officer at ManTech International, keeps her workforce on the cutting edge of new technologies and digital transformation.