Carol Patton is a contributing editor for HRE who also writes HR articles and columns for business and education magazines. View Article

Kathryn Mayer is HRE’s benefits editor and chair of the Health & Benefits Leadership Conference. She has covered benefits for the better part of a decade, and her stories have won multiple awards, including a Jesse H. Neal Award and honors from the American Society of Business Publication Editors and the National Federation of Press Women. She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Denver. She can be reached at kmayer@lrp.com. View Article

Emerging Intelligence columnist John Sumser is the principal analyst at HRExaminer. He researches the impact of data, analytics, AI and associated ethical issues on the workplace. John works with vendors and HR departments to identify problems, define solutions and clarify the narrative. He recently spoke at the HR Tech Conference, when HRExaminer’s Second Annual Index of Intelligent Software in HR was published. View Article

Andrew R. McIlvaine is senior editor at Human Resource Executive®. A Penn State graduate, Andy also spent two years in the U.S. Army prior to attending college and attained the rank of sergeant while serving in the Army Reserves. He can be reached at hreletters@lrp.com. View Article

Julie Cook Ramirez is a Rockford, Ill.-based journalist and copywriter, covering all aspects of human resources. View Article

Web Editor Michael J. O’Brien has been with HRE for more than a decade. He has written cover stories for the magazine about Google, Nike and other large companies. He holds a degree in economics from Boston College. View Article

Web Editor Michael J. O’Brien has been with HRE for more than a decade. He has written cover stories for the magazine about Google, Nike and other large companies. He holds a degree in economics from Boston College. View Article

Tom Starner is a freelance writer based in Philadelphia, who has been covering the human resource space and all its component processes for over two decades. View Article

Carol Harnett is HRE’s Benefits columnist. She is a widely respected consultant, speaker, writer and trendspotter in the fields of employee benefits, health and productivity management, health and performance innovation, and value-based health. Follow her on Twitter via @carolharnett and on her video blog, The Work.Love.Play.Daily. View Article

Web Editor Michael J. O’Brien has been with HRE for more than a decade. He has written cover stories for the magazine about Google, Nike and other large companies. He holds a degree in economics from Boston College. He can be reached at hreletters@lrp.com. View Article

Web Editor Michael J. O’Brien has been with HRE for more than a decade. He holds a degree in economics from Boston College. View Article

Web Editor Michael J. O’Brien has been with HRE for more than a decade. He holds a degree in economics from Boston College. View Article