Libby Sartain

Libby Sartain SPHR, CCP

HR Advisor

After 30 years in corporate HR/Talent Management, Sartain is now an active business advisor, Board Member, and HR thought leader. She is the former CHRO of both Yahoo! Inc. and Southwest Airlines and serves on the Board of Directors of Peet's Coffee & Tea, Inc., (Nasdaq: PEET). Yahoo and Southwest were both recognized as one of the 100 Best Companies To Work For in America during her tenure.

Sartain is an active advisor to several start ups including Alumrise, Jobvite, Reputationdefender.com and consultant on HR, Employer Branding and Talent Management. A frequent speaker and is often quoted as a thought leader in human resources.

Sartain served as chairman of the board of the Society for Human Resource Management in 2001 and was named fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources in 1998. Human Resources Executive named her as one of the 25 most powerful women in HR in 2005. She holds an MBA from the University of North Texas and a BBA from Southern Methodist University.

Sartain is the co-author of HR from the Heart: Inspiring Stories and Strategies for Building the People Side of Great Business, AMACOM and Brand from the Inside: Eight Essentials to Connect Your Employees to Your Business, Jossey-Bass. And her newest book, Brand for Talent: Eight Essentials to Make Your Talent As Famous As Your Brand was published in early April 2009 by Jossey-Bass.

She posts regularly to her blog at www.brandfortalent.com.