Faculty Directory
Explore People Leader Accelerator’s core faculty backgrounds, specialties, certifications, and experience to understand which expert aligns with your HR leadership challenge or development goal.
Find the right People Leader Accelerator faculty expertise, HR leadership resource, or advisory connection faster. This directory-focused page helps HR professionals and people leaders understand who supports PLA programs, what each expert brings, and how to identify the best next step for mentoring, executive search, organizational assessment, downloadable guides, or community-based development.
Navigate faculty expertise, advisory options, and HR resources through one clear directory and contact information hub.
Explore People Leader Accelerator’s core faculty backgrounds, specialties, certifications, and experience to understand which expert aligns with your HR leadership challenge or development goal.
Identify the right route for selective advisory support, including HR leader mentoring, decision support, organizational assessment, leadership journeys, and executive search for senior HR roles.
Find downloadable templates, guides, toolkits, and free planning resources covering people analytics, compensation, onboarding, culture, communication, workforce planning, and compliance-related decisions.
People Leader Accelerator brings together practitioner-tested HR leadership experience, academic insight, and practical tools so people leaders can quickly identify the right resource or expert. Whether you need a faculty perspective, a downloadable framework, executive search guidance, or advisory support, this directory helps connect your question to the appropriate PLA pathway.
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"I left the PLA program with several key takeaways. First, the value of making time for your own thoughts. This program was great for structured reflection. Second, don't over-engineer things, especially in growth companies. And finally, my biggest 'takeaway' from the PLA was really the new relationships. I've already found..."
People Leader Accelerator combines proven HR expertise with tools leaders can apply immediately.
Faculty bring 25–30+ years of practical HR, talent, and coaching experience.
Guides and templates are designed for immediate use in real organizational decisions.
PLA supports HR leaders across the United States through programs, resources, and advisory pathways.
Faculty credentials include CECP, SPHR, Six Sigma, Hudson Institute, and Emory coaching training.
Meet the experts behind People Leader Accelerator.
Core Faculty – HR & Talent Leadership
Andrew Bartlow is a Core Faculty member at People Leader Accelerator, specializing in HR and Talent Leadership with 25 years of deep practitioner experience. He is co-author of 'Scaling for Success: People Priorities for High Growth Organizations' and holds prestigious certifications including CECP, SPHR, Six Sigma, and Executive Coaching. Andrew brings a unique blend of academic rigor and real-world application to his teaching, having served as a private equity operating partner, venture advisor, and HR mentor. His curriculum equips HR and people leaders with strategic frameworks to drive organizational success in high-growth environments. Andrew is dedicated to bridging the gap between operational HR and strategic business partnership for professionals across the United States.
Core Faculty – People Operations & Executive Coaching
Marie Szuts serves as Core Faculty at People Leader Accelerator, focusing on People Operations and Executive Coaching. She brings firsthand experience leading the people function at high-growth tech organizations, including Figma, where she developed scalable HR strategies during periods of rapid expansion. Marie holds a BA and MA from Yale University and is a certified Executive Coach through the prestigious Hudson Institute. She also advises people leader networks, venture capital firms, and companies navigating growth challenges. Her practical, experience-driven approach helps HR professionals elevate their strategic impact and build resilient people operations within dynamic organizations across the United States.
Core Faculty – Management & Human Resources Academic
Brad Harris, Ph.D. is a Core Faculty member at People Leader Accelerator, bringing academic excellence and real-world management expertise to HR and people leaders. He serves as Associate Dean of MBA Programs and Professor of Management and Human Resources at HEC Paris, and is an affiliated professor at the University of Illinois. Brad is co-author of 'Scaling for Success' and '3D Team Leadership,' with research published in leading academic journals. He holds a Ph.D. in Management from Texas A&M University and an Executive Coaching Diploma from Emory University. Recognized as a top '40 Under 40 Business School Professor' by Poets and Quants, Brad is committed to equipping leaders with evidence-based frameworks for organizational success.
Core Faculty – HR Leadership & Executive Coaching
Carmela Krantz is a Core Faculty member at People Leader Accelerator, specializing in HR Leadership and Executive Coaching with an impressive 30 years of experience building and leading HR functions in rapidly growing businesses. A trailblazer in her field, Carmela has served as the first VP of HR at nine companies, including six start-ups, giving her unparalleled insight into the unique challenges of scaling people operations from the ground up. She is a certified executive coach and the founder of WOVEN. Carmela's practical wisdom and passion for developing HR leaders make her an invaluable resource for professionals seeking to accelerate their strategic impact within high-growth and entrepreneurial organizations across the United States.
Start by reviewing the faculty expertise connected to your need. Andrew Bartlow supports HR and Talent leadership, Marie Szuts focuses on people operations and executive coaching, Brad Harris brings management and HR academic expertise, and Carmela Krantz specializes in HR leadership and executive coaching. For broader needs, describe your business context so PLA can help route you appropriately.
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Recognized distinction for management and HR scholarship.
Executive compensation expertise supporting strategic HR guidance.
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