Kathi Enderes

Kathi Enderes, Ph.D., is a human capital researcher, analyst, and thought leader whose work focuses on talent strategy, workforce transformation, and HR technology. As a senior vice president and global industry analyst at The Josh Bersin Company, Enderes provides clients and the market with evidence-based insights on HR, learning, talent, and HR technology. She leads research into how work, workforce systems, and HR technology intersect, including areas such as skills development, talent intelligence, and the organizational impact of artificial intelligence.

Enderes has more than 20 years of experience in management consulting with IBM, PwC, and EY, and has held talent leadership roles at McKesson and Kaiser Permanente. Her consulting background includes founding Enderes Consulting and serving as senior director of organizational effectiveness at Kaiser Permanente, where she established the first people analytics practice. She also led talent and workforce research at Deloitte, conducting research studies on HR and talent topics and speaking at industry conferences. This experience across Big Four consulting, large enterprise leadership, and independent advisory work provides her with a multidimensional perspective on challenges facing modern organizations.

With extensive global human capital experience, Enderes specializes in talent strategies, talent development and management, performance management, and change management. Her research addresses issues such as skills velocity, AI readiness, and the future of HR business partners. Research from The Josh Bersin Company under her leadership highlights the importance of skills velocity—the speed of acquiring new skills—in business performance, innovation, and growth, and identifies strategies common to high-performing organizations. She has contributed to discussions on the evolving role of CHROs, emphasizing their importance as strategic leaders guiding organizations through workforce evolution and the emergence of employees empowered by advanced technology.

Enderes is a prolific author and commentator, contributing op-eds and research to major industry publications and serving as a featured voice on topics including the gender pay gap and systemic HR transformation. She is a frequent keynote speaker, author, and thought leader whose presentations engage CHROs, senior executives, and HR practitioners.

Enderes holds a Master of Science and a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Vienna, Austria. Her quantitative background supports her analytical approach to workforce research, positioning her as a data-driven resource for organizations navigating the evolving future of work.