North American HR Executive Summit

Eric Dozier (he/him/his) is executive vice president and chief people officer of Eli Lilly and

Company.

Since joining Lilly in 1998, Eric has had a diverse career of assignments across the

organization and the globe. Prior to his current role, Eric served as vice president, ethics and

compliance and most recently as chief commercial officer for Loxo@Lilly. He has held

assignments within Lilly’s Diabetes, Neuroscience and Oncology business units and was chief

marketing officer and a neuroscience business leader in Japan. He also served as general

manager for Lilly Puerto Rico.

Eric earned a Bachelor of Science degree from The Ohio State University and a Master of

Business Administration degree from Indiana University.

Eric also serves on several civic boards within greater Indianapolis, as well as the Indianapolis

Airport Authority Board.

Katharyne Gabriel leads HR for Coca‑Cola’s North America Operating Unit, overseeing people strategies that support 6,200 employees across plants, warehouses, and offices—driving over $17 billion in revenue. With a reputation as a transformative HR leader, she has guided global organization design and talent strategy initiatives across corporate functions in more than 200 countries.

Prior to her current role at Coca‑Cola, Katharyne held senior HR leadership positions at several industry giants:

• Led global transformation efforts in operating model optimization.
• Advanced people strategies across vast networks during her time with IHG Hotels & Resorts and YUM! Brands, where she supported thousands of employees.
• Began her impactful HR journey at The Home Depot, contributing to M&A integration, employee relations, supply chain, and operations, and ultimately serving as Chief of Staff to the CHRO.

Katharyne is a respected voice in HR, frequently invited to speak on leadership and talent development—including guest lectures at Texas A&M’s Master of Engineering Leadership Series.

Mark is a passionate leader who brings more than 20 years of experience leading, mentoring and developing diverse teams.

At Starbucks, Mark is responsible for leading global strategies inclusive of performance and partner development, talent management, learning, talent acquisition, while guiding Starbucks to create opportunities for growth and career advancement for Starbucks partners (employees). By bringing talent and inclusion together as one system, Mark’s team is focused on building talent as a true competitive advantage for Starbucks.

Prior to joining Starbucks in 2021, Mark worked as an auditor at EY and held leadership roles in talent acquisition at Comcast Cable, Nordstrom, and Microsoft.

Mark holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Sam Houston State University. Based in Seattle, he enjoys spending his free time unwinding by a lake or stream, as well as traveling and exploring diverse cultures.

Neena Potenza is the Global Strategic Initiatives Manager, People and Culture, at Ingka Group. In her role, Neena is responsible for the roll out and development of the Ingka Group people strategy that defines the global approach the company takes for its over 174,000 coworkers in 32 countries. In addition, she drives the culture and values work between Ingka and its franchisor, Inter IKEA. Neena has over 25 years of experience from various human resources roles within IKEA, starting in the UK in 1993. Potenza’s passion is people, and she truly believes IKEA co-workers to be the greatest asset of the company. She brings togetherness at the core of her leadership and fundamentally believes that all co-workers come to work to do the best they can. As a leader, Potenza is inclusive, open and passionate to move people and the business forward.

Theresita Richard (she/her)  is a visionary and purpose-driven leader fiercely committed to expansive liberation, humanity, and possibility. She is on a mission to transform the world of work, cultivating environments where humans can flourish in their fullness. She is the Chief People & Culture Officer and Global Head of Justice & Belonging for Patagonia and brings over 20 years of experience in diversity, equity & inclusion, organizational effectiveness, experience design, operations leadership, and human resources. Previously Theresita led Capital One’s Global Office of Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging, where she drove the work to advance diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging across the company. She currently serves on the board of Out & Equal, a global convener, thought leader, and catalyst actively working to embed equity and achieve workplaces of equality and belonging.

Theresita’s career has spanned the consumer goods, retail, and fintech industries and she has positively impacted the full range of organizations from building anew to broad-scale transformation. She is known for propelling organizations forward with a deep focus on talent, culture, and innovation. Theresita is adept at delivering holistic people strategies that ensure businesses are equipped and enabled to achieve their mission while unlocking thriving customer and employee experiences. She sees problems as opportunities and her goal is to always approach with curiosity, creating sustainable solutions for the future and challenging the status quo to solve needs in new and meaningful ways.

Theresita started her career in operations after earning her B.S. in Industrial Engineering & Operations Research from Cornell University. It was there that she discovered her passion for creating experiences around people and went on to pursue her M.A. in Human Resource Development from George Washington University. Over the years, she has worked with various Fortune 500 companies including Procter & Gamble, Target, Home Depot and Starbucks.

On a personal note, she loves great quotes, all things creative, impromptu dance breaks and real live books (there’s nothing like the smell of a new book). Her family is one of the best parts of her and they inspire her to be better every day. She is fueled by coffee and rich conversations (even better when those things come together) and is a lover of movement, color, texture, and depth…cue her deep passion for the arts and finding inspiration all around her.

One of her favorite quotes that she strives to live by is “As you think about your own path to daring leadership, remember Joseph Campbell’s wisdom: ‘The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.’ Own the fear, find the cave, and write a new ending for yourself, for the people you’re meant to serve and support, and for your culture. Choose courage over comfort. Choose whole hearts over armor. And choose the great adventure of being brave and afraid. At the exact same time.” – Brené Brown, Dare to Lead.

As executive vice president, human resources, Janice Dupré is responsible for the global human resources strategy practices and operations that enable Lowe’s to attract, motivate, develop and retain outstanding associates. She also oversees the company’s corporate communications, community relations, and corporate events planning and execution, and serves as chair of the Lowe’s Foundation. Janice joined Lowe’s as its first chief diversity officer in 2017.

Janice has 20 years of human resources and culture, diversity and inclusion experience. Prior to her current role, she was senior vice president, diversity and talent management, which included culture, learning and development, leadership development, Lowe’s University, trade skills programs, and succession planning. Throughout her time at Lowe’s, she has worked closely with leaders across the enterprise to expand and develop solutions that support Lowe’s mission, core behaviors and values while making culture, diversity and inclusion a signature priority for the company. Before joining Lowe’s, she served as vice president, diversity and inclusion, chief diversity officer, for McKesson Corp. She previously held several human resources leadership roles at Dell. Before transitioning into human resources, Janice was a practicing CPA in the state of Texas and had an extended career in finance and accounting with Dell, IBM and EY.

Janice earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting and an MBA in finance and management from the University of Texas in Austin. She serves on the board of trustees of Johnson C. Smith University, and is a member of the Executive Leadership Council and the CEO Roundtable Lieutenant Group. Among her many honors, Janice has been named to Diversity Woman Media’s Elite 100, twice made Black Enterprise’s list of Top Executives in Corporate Diversity, and was recognized as one of Savoy Magazine’s Most Influential Black Executives in Corporate America. In 2023, she received the UNCF Maya Angelou Women Who Lead award.

Pat Wadors grew up as the youngest of 8 siblings. Diagnosed with dyslexia while in college but has leaned on her neurodiversity as a strength. She is a mother to 3 millennials, grandmother x2, and wife of 30 years. Introvert by nature, Pat is an advocate for results over talk and works feverishly to embrace the quieter voices. A driver for writing this book is her personal purpose, “I need to leave the world better than I found it, to be kind, to give more than I get, to make a difference.”

Known for transformational and strategic HR leadership, Pat believes that organizations thrive when they have a blend of people with differing backgrounds and ways of thinking, and who feel they belong as a contributor to the company’s success. As a LinkedIn Learning instructor, Pat is known for her course on “Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging” which was recognized in 2021 as a top 10 Global course on LinkedIn.

Pat recently joined Intuitive as their chief human resource officer in October 2024. She has held various HR leadership and chief human resource officer positions in the technology sector, including roles at UKG, Procore Technologies, ServiceNow, LinkedIn; Plantronics, Inc.; and Yahoo! She has served on the boards of several prominent technology companies, such as Accolade, Inc., UKG, Second Harvest Food Bank, and El Camino Hospital. Currently, she holds a board position at Moloco.

A multiple-time recipient of the National Diversity Council’s Top 50 Most Powerful Women in Technology award, Pat is renowned for her transformative and strategic HR leadership. She is a sought-after speaker on diversity and inclusion topics. Pat earned a BS in business management and human resource management from Ramapo College of New Jersey.

A pioneering social scientist who uses data and strategy to drive transformation in the public and private sectors, Dr. Kaleen Love is chief people & culture officer at PMI U.S.

Kaleen joined PMI in 2021 to lead organizational strategy for PMI’s 80,000 employees globally, reporting to PMI’s chief human resources officer. She assumed her current responsibilities leading the PMI U.S. People & Culture team in 2023, aligned to the organization’s overarching mission of a smoke-free future.

Prior to her tenure at PMI, Kaleen held various roles in the public and private sectors. For the first decade of her career, she worked primarily with NGOs and government institutions, focusing on gender equality, women’s empowerment and reproductive health.

Kaleen transitioned to the private sector in 2008 as a consultant with McKinsey & Company, focusing on financial services clients. She later joined Capital One, where, as chief of staff to the president of the company’s retail and direct bank, she led the communication team and founded the bank’s first centralized customer insights, research and analytics function.

Kaleen holds a master’s degree and a PhD in international development from the University of Oxford.

Miriam O’Sullivan is the senior vice president and chief human resources officer at Boston Scientific, a position she has held since January 2025. In this role, she is responsible for overseeing the company’s human resources activities globally, including Human Resources Operations and Services, Total Rewards, Talent Management, Diversity and Inclusion and Community Engagement. Miriam also serves as co-chair of Boston Scientific’s Global Council for Inclusion.

Prior to her current role, Miriam was group vice president of Human Resources, Cardiology, leading their Cardiology businesses, which include Interventional Cardiology Therapies, Cardiac Rhythm Management and Diagnostics, WATCHMAN, and Electrophysiology.

Miriam joined Boston Scientific in 2012 as director of Human Resources for their manufacturing site in Cork, Ireland. In 2014, she moved to Massachusetts to support their Global Supply Chain organization and was promoted to vice president of Human Resources, Global Operations in 2017. In 2019, Miriam took the role of vice president of Human Resources, Interventional Cardiology. Miriam started her career as an employer representative for Irish businesses with an Irish-based company, IBEC, after which she moved to UCB Pharma, a Belgian Pharmaceutical company as director, Human Resources, supporting their Irish & UK business.

Miriam holds a Bachelor of Business Studies with French from the University of Limerick, Ireland, and a Diploma in Employment Law from the National College of Ireland.

As Chief People Officer (CPO), Lorna leads the development and execution of Nokia’s People strategy across the organization.

Lorna has over 20 years of experience in people leadership roles for large scale global businesses in various industries and geographies. She is highly experienced in all aspects of Human Resources with a background in employment law. Lorna is highly skilled at driving transformation change, operational, commercial and leadership capability.

Lorna has a particular passion for building inclusive cultures, which create a strong sense of belonging, and that fuel innovation and performance.

Lorna completed her studies at the Universities of Glasgow, Edinburgh and North Carolina.

Lorna is based in Espoo, Finland. She enjoys cooking, tennis, golf, Pilates, the outdoors, travelling and spending time with her family.

Career history:

• Nokia Chief People Officer 2024-date
• Nokia VP Labour & Employment
• Global Human Resources Director, Skyscanner
• People Partner/People Director, easyJet
• Senior HR Business Partner, Direct Line Group (Royal Bank of Scotland Group)
• Various employment legal / HR transformation consultancy roles

Current positions of trust and professional memberships

• Young Enterprise UK: Board Trustee – HR, Remuneration and Nomination Committee 2024-date