Chief human resource officers, diversity and inclusion leaders, and top talent and benefits executives often are the guardians of a company's culture. As corporations and financial markets place more value on human capital concerns like stakeholder capitalism, corporate culture and jobs of the future, it's clear that senior Human Resources Officers will be central to redefining how businesses survive and thrive in the next era.

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