

Jill Smart
President Emeritus of the National Academy of Human Resources
After spending over 33 years at Accenture, Jill retired from the organization and is currently the President Emeritus of the National Academy of Human Resources (NAHR), the founder and CEO of JBSmart Consulting, LLC. a Director at World Kinect Corporation, EPAM Systems, AlixPartners, and HireRight, and a member of the Cerity Partners, Certree and SucceedSmart Advisory Boards. NAHR is the organization where individuals and institutions of distinction in human resources are recognized for professional achievement by election as a “Fellow of the NAHR” and furthers the HR profession through various educational programs, research initiatives and scholarships. JBSmart Consulting, LLC is focused on consulting and coaching Chief Human Resources Officers and other business leaders on a variety of subject matter areas related to organizational talent and human resources functions. World Kinect Corporation (WKC) is a global energy management company involved in providing energy procurement advisory services, supply fulfillment and transaction and payment management solutions to commercial and industrial customers in the aviation, marine and land transportation industries. Jill sits on the Compensation and Governance Committees. EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE: EPAM), a leading global product development and platform engineering services company, is focused on delivering results through best-in-class software engineering, combined with innovative strategy, consulting and design capabilities. Jill Chairs the Compensation Committee. AlixPartners is a results-driven global management consulting firm that specializes in helping businesses successfully address their most complex and critical challenges. HireRight (NYSE: HRT) is the market-leading provider of on-demand employment background checks and screening. Jill sits on the Compensation Committee. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment advisor offering independent, comprehensive financial advice to individuals and their families, businesses and their employees, and non-profit organizations.”¯ Certree developed an anti-fraud SaaS platform whose technology allows employees to own their personal credentials such as proof of employment and income, and control who has access to their personal credentials. SucceedSmart is an executive search AI-led platform that provides a faster, more affordable, and unbiased way for corporations to hire top talent at the director level and above. At the time of Jill’s retirement from Accenture she had been Accenture’s Chief Human Resources Officer for 10 years. Prior to moving to HR, Jill spent most of her career at Accenture leading business integration consulting work for clients in multiple industries, focused primarily on integrating strategy, technology business processes, functional applications, and human performance components to lead clients through major change initiatives. Jill is a Fellow of NAHR and the HR Policy Institute, a member of the Peer Roundtable for CHROs, a member of the G100 Talent Consortium Advisory Board, and has been a Director of the HR Policy Association. Jill was recognized by the National Academy of Corporate Directors (NACD) as an honoree of the 2022 NACD Directorship 100™, an annual recognition of leading corporate directors. Jill received an MBA from the University of Chicago and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Illinois.