North American Learning Executive Summit

With roots as a high school teacher and varsity basketball coach, Ramona brings over twenty-five years of international experience focused on helping individuals maximize their potential and supporting organizations in developing their people in meaningful ways. Often referred to as a “talent tinkerer,” she infuses her expertise in career cognition, business strategy, mobility, and talent technologies to create modern, measurable talent solutions. She was recognized as the 2022 Chief Learning Officer of the Year by CLO Magazine while serving as Chief Learning Officer at Dell Technologies and is a recipient of the University of Texas at Austin President’s Award for outstanding contributions to the success of the University’s nationally ranked MBA program.

Ramona’s leadership is pushing the boundaries of HR talent strategies to drive business impact by transcending traditional approaches. She incorporates behavioral science, AI/ML, automation, kinesthetic and simulation-based experiences, data science, social learning, and even film.

Chrissie is a visionary Learning & Development executive with over 20 years of experience in designing and executing high-impact learning strategies that align with business and commercial objectives. She has extensive experience in fostering robust learning cultures across diverse industries in both the public and private sectors including retail, CPG, quick-service restaurants, healthcare, and startups.

Chrissie’s an expert in developing transformative solutions and systems that drive talent performance and organizational growth. As a highly regarded thought leader within the L&D community, she’s frequently consulted for innovative approaches and is known for creating and optimizing high performing L&D functions in dynamic and fast-paced environments. She’s been recognized globally as a leading Learning Professional and a leader of top-performing L&D teams.

Currently, as the new Chief Learning Officer for PepsiCo, she is leading the work to reimagine the future of learning; architecting a learning strategy and ecosystem that is unifying, agile, learner-centric, tech-enabled and delivers measurable impact for individuals and the organization.

Jeff is Chief Learning Officer at Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS), overseeing the company’s learning and leadership strategy and execution. Jeff believes we have a special responsibility in the healthcare sector to stay on the cutting-edge – our skills, capabilities and performance directly translate to the medicines and therapies we deliver for our patients.

Prior to BMS, Jeff led learning, organization development and talent teams at Medtronic and Deloitte. At Medtronic, Jeff led learning and development evolution and supported the company’s multi-year culture change journey. At Deloitte, Jeff oversaw various functions including executive development, leadership development and performance management and related talent practices. Earlier in his career, Jeff advised Fortune 100 companies in the pharmaceutical and entertainment sector on human capital matters.

Jeff has a M.A. in Social-Organizational Psychology from Columbia University, and a B.A. in Psychology and French from Susquehanna University, where he served as a Presidential Fellow and was a member of the Honors program.

Jeff regularly speaks on topics related to talent, learning and innovation – having shared the stage with leading academics, NFL coaches and prominent educators. Jeff’s work has also been featured in publications such as People & Strategy and Harvard Business Review. Jeff’s professional affiliations include the Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychology (SIOP).

Jeff is engaged in community service, having recently served on the board of Heights Philadelphia, a leading non-profit focused on college success, economic mobility and workforce success.

Jeff lives in the Philadelphia area with his wife and two school-aged daughters.

Visionary and strategic thinker executive with significant track record in building highly successful global teams to drive employee and client success. Recognized as an effective leader, expert communicator and change agent specializing in maximizing L&D’s impact on business performance. Experience as a Global Leader in Sales Enablement and Customer Service training.

Neil oversees how Google invests in growth, engagement, motivation and

readiness of executives across the company in service of ongoing strategic,

financial and operational performance. Neil’s team leads all development and

engagement for Google’s VPs, which includes the design and delivery of formal

development programs, and more informal offerings focused on building a

sense of belonging and connection across Google’s growing senior leader

population.

Before joining Google, Neil spent 10 years with Deloitte Consulting, where he

was a founding member of Deloitte Leadership – a ‘boutique within a behemoth’

– focused on challenging common held assumptions about how leaders and

leadership development create value for companies.

Fun fact: Neil is based in Los Angeles, where he lives a few blocks from the LA

River with his wife and two small children. On good days he can be found cycling

in the foothills of the Angeles Forest.

Fred Delmhorst is Executive Vice President, Chief Talent Officer at Chubb, the world’s largest publicly traded property and casualty insurance company with operations in 54 countries. In this role, Fred is responsible for global talent and development, including technical learning, professional and management development. He also oversees all talent and succession practices, including the identification, assessment, and development of current and future leaders of the company. Fred has a Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University where he has served as an Adjunct Professor in the department of Organization and Leadership.

Chevonne George is Vice President of Leadership Development at Citi, where she leads global learning initiatives for 230,000 employees across 90+ countries. A trusted advisor to senior leaders navigating transformation, she is known for turning complexity into clear, scalable strategies that drive agility and business impact. Today, she’ll challenge us to rethink what it truly means to lead at the speed of change— and make agility the strategy.

Vidya Krishnan is the Chief Learning and Belonging Officer of TD SYNNEX, the leading global IT distributor, joining the company in July 2025. She and her team are responsible for creating capability to ensure that the future of work actually works for all. Her responsibilities include learning, leadership, performance enablement, career growth, and belonging. She was recognized in 2025 as one of the top 20 CLOs, and is a thought leader in industry-leading upskilling and reskilling methodology.

Vidya is a technology and entrepreneurial leader with 27+ years of experience in Networks, Digital Services, Learning, Engineering, Consulting, and Business Transformation Operations. She previously served for 7 years as Global Chief Learning Officer at Ericsson, the global 5G technology company, where she spent 27 years in varied leadership roles that spanned Network Engineering, Network Integration, Presales Engineering, Cloud Solutions and Services, Learning Services and Consulting, and Operational Excellence. She began her career in engineering operations with AT&T, then worked at Nortel, building and launching wireless networks before joining Ericsson in 2009. She holds a B.S. degree from Princeton University and an M.S. degree from Stanford University in Electrical Engineering, with a specialization in how technology can uplift impoverished areas. Vidya is particularly proud and privileged to serve on the National Executive Board of Girl Scouts of the USA, and as chair for the Princeton University Electrical and Computer Engineering Advisory Council.

She and her husband Karthik are parents to a daughter (Tara), son (Keshav) and two dogs (Finn and Sully, who behave like teenagers). Vidya and her best friend Nithya enjoyed coaching their kids’ team for over 12 years in Destination Imagination, a global, non-profit, creative problem-solving organization.

Wanda Shoer is passionate about unlocking potential through learning, leadership, and organizational transformation. With over 20 years of experience, she has led strategic initiatives that strengthen culture, drive performance, and enable talent to thrive.

As Chief Learning Officer at Sanofi, Wanda oversees enterprise-wide learning strategy, drawing on her diverse background in Human Resources, IT, and Talent Development. Her career includes over a decade in leadership roles at Johnson & Johnson, where she advanced large-scale organizational change and process improvement across R&D, Drug Safety, and Talent Management. Earlier in her career, she built a foundation in both in-house and consulting roles within the pharmaceutical and investment banking sectors.

Wanda holds a BA in Italian Studies and Economics from Wheaton College and an MBA from Simmons University. She actively contributes to the Latinx community through mentorship, educational initiatives, and community-building efforts. Outside of work, she enjoys reading, fitness, and time with her family.