Karie Willyerd

Karie is the Chief Learning Officer of Visa. Previously she was a Workplace Futurist at SuccessFactors, an SAP human capital software company. Prior to that she was the cofounder and CEO of Jambok, an informal social learning software platform, which was acquired by SuccessFactors. Jambok is now incorporated into the SAP Jam product offering. Karie was formerly Chief Learning Officer for Sun Microsystems, named the #1 BEST learning function in the world. She has won over fifty learning awards, including an ATD lifetime achievement award given to only one person a year. Karie is the coauthor of the award-winning bestseller, The 2020 Workplace: How Innovative Companies Attract, Develop & Keep Tomorrow's Employees Today. (Harper Business May, 2010) and the Amazon Editor’s Pick: Stretch: How to Futureproof Your Career for Tomorrow’s Workplace. She has authored dozens of articles or blogs for Harvard Business, Forbes, trade journals, and other publications. She has been a keynoter, facilitator and contributor at hundreds of sessions, from White House events to Fortune 500, from small businesses to garage startups. In prior roles, she was a Chief Talent Officer for Solectron (now Flextronics), led the people development function at Lockheed Martin Tactical Aircraft Systems and ran executive development at H.J. Heinz. Karie holds a bachelor's in English and journalism from Texas Christian University, a master's degree in Instructional and Performance Technology from Boise State University and a doctorate in management from Case Western Reserve University. She serves on the global leadership council for the business school at Colorado State University. On sabbatical in the summer of ‘22, Karie is at work on her first novel. Contact: Karie Willyerd Twitter handle: angler