Stefan Gaertner is a leading expert in human capital strategy and business analytics who has helped organizations tell compelling stories and sort fact from fiction using high-end analytics for more than 15 years. Today, he leads Radford’s workforce analytics practice, where he consults with HR and business leaders on topics including pay equity, fair benchmarks, strategic workforce planning, developing advanced analytics and metrics, selecting business intelligence platforms, and the design of corporate workforce analytics groups. Prior to joining Radford, Stefan was a senior principal at Mercer overseeing workforce analytics for the US West region. Before Mercer, he worked at Amgen, where he grew and managed their workforce analytics department and also served as a business forecasting lead. Stefan first began his career as a banker in Germany. Stefan holds a Ph.D. in HR management from Georgia State University and an MBA equivalent degree from the University of Paderborn in Germany. His research has been published in several journals and magazines, including WorldatWork, HR Executive and the Journal of Management. Stefan is also a frequent speaker on workforce analytics topics, presenting at numerous academic and practitioner conferences in the US and Europe.