HR Leadership Congress India 2011

Rebecca L. Ray

Vice President and Managing Director Human Capital

The Conference Board

Rebecca Ray is vice president and managing director of human capital at The Conference Board. Human capital research at The Conference Board focuses on human capital analytics, labor markets, workforce readiness, strategic workforce planning, talent management, diversity and inclusion, human resources, and employee engagement. Ray is also responsible for the Employee Engagement Survey Services line of business, which enhances the research done in the area of engagement. In addition to published research, related products and services at The Conference Board include peer-topeer learning networks, conferences, webcasts, and experiential and other executive events.

Ray was previously senior vice president, global talent management and development for MasterCard Worldwide, where she was responsible for organizational learning, training, management and leadership, development, employee engagement, performance management, executive assessment, coaching, organizational development, and succession planning. She also has held executive roles at Comcast Communications, American Skandia, Prudential Securities, and Merrill Lynch. She taught at Oxford and New York Universities and led a consulting practice for many years, offering leadership assessment and development services to Fortune 500 companies and top-tier professional services fi rms.

Ray was named "Chief Learning Officer of the Year" by Chief Learning Officer magazine and one of the "Top 100 People in Leadership Development" by Warren Bennis's Leadership Excellence magazine. She serves on the Advisory Boards for New York University's Program in Higher Education/Business Education at The Steinhardt School of Education, and the University of Pennsylvania's Executive Program in Work-Based Learning Leadership. Ray is the author of numerous articles and books, as well as several plays, and she holds a doctorate from New York University.