Madeline Laurano, a judge for Top HR Products, says some of the strongest submissions were solving problems many HR leaders haven't even articulated yet.
"From my vantage point as a chief people officer at the center of AI change, one thing is clear: Scaling AI is less about deploying tools and more about building the conditions for people to use them well," writes Ana White of Lumen.
The 2026 HR Executive Top 100 HR Tech Influencers, now in its eighth year, recognizes practitioners, product leaders, analysts and advisors who influence, shape and communicate how enterprise technology directly affects the workforce.
