AL ADAMSEN

Founder

Al is all about humanizing the work experience and elevating individual, team, group, and organizational success.  As a globally recognized thought leader, educator, and influencer, Al works with, and elevates the voices of, those aligning organizational performance with worker well-being, engagement, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and sustainability. 

Al shares his work through the People Data for Good Podcast, a show that features the stories, perspectives, and ideas of those promoting the ethical and responsible use of people data, analytics, and Ai for the benefit of individuals, teams, groups, organizations, and society at large.

Al is a long-standing Top 100 HR Technology Influencer by HR Executive Magazine, a co-founder of Insight222, founder of PAFOW, and creator of the My Future of Work app and community.  The myFOW app houses content, self-paced courses, facilitated learning labs, as well as events that help individuals and groups consciously prepare for fast-coming changes in their work and work experience.

Before his current activities, Al held leadership roles at EY, Gap Inc., Infohrm (now SuccessFactors/SAP), and Kenexa (now IBM). Over his career he’s served clients such as Unilever, Apple, Uber, McKesson, Disney, Boeing, Comcast, Heinz, Mayo Clinic, Stanford University, among many others.

He and his content have been featured in leading magazines, webinars, podcasts, and learning content. He’s also a frequent keynote speaker, facilitator, and author of a host of models, including the Talent Assessment & Development (TAD) Framework. In addition to his career pursuits, Al is an avid beach volleyball player and honored father of two outstanding young people. He and his family live in Santa Cruz, California.