Institute for Leadership & Work Spring 2026 Summit Highlights

August 31, 2026

From left to right: Peter Fasolo, ILW Director, Professor of the Practice, BU Questrom, Sandra Zarotney Keldsen, Director, Institutes and Executive Education Operations, and Connie Hadley, ILW Associate Director, Research Associate Professor, BU Questrom

Thanks to all who attended the ILW Spring 2026 Summit on April 23, 2026.

We heard from Brian Baker, Chief People Officer, Teneo; Christy Pambianchi, Chief Human Resources Officer, Caterpillar; Carol Surface, Chief People Officer, HP; Bethany Rossi, VP of Organizational Design and Culture, Vertex; Marc Feigen, CEO, Feigen Advisors; and Fleur Segal, Partner, CHRO Practice and Leadership Advisory Services, Spencer Stuart, leaders exploring how CHROs can drive enterprise value and lead through AI driven transformation.

Sparky Zivin, Senior Managing Director, Strategy and Communications US, Teneo (and author of the Vision 2026 CEO Report) (left) and Brian Baker, Chief People Officer, Teneo (right)
Christy Pambianchi, Chief Human Resources Officer, Caterpillar (left) and Connie Hadley, ILW Associate Director, Research Associate Professor, BU Questrom (right)
Siobhan O’Mahony, Feld Family Professor in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Department Chair, Management & Organizations, BU Questrom
Chris Dellarocas, Richard C. Shipley Professor in Information Systems, BU Questrom
Sam Offsey, ILW Graduate Research Assistant, BU Questrom
Carol Surface, Chief People Officer, HP
Bethany Rossi, VP of Organizational Design and Culture, Vertex
From left to right: Peter Fasolo, Fleur Segal, Partner, CHRO Practice and Leadership Advisory Services, Spencer Stuart, and Marc Feigen, CEO, Feigen Advisors