Glenda Poindexter

Glenda Poindexter has over 20 years of experience in human resources. Glenda is currently the Director, Human Capital Partners - U.S. at the American Institutes for Research, where they have been working since 2014. In this role, Glenda serves as a strategic partner with the executive leadership team, implementing talent management, succession planning, and workforce planning/attrition. Glenda also leverages compensation processes to support employee retention and executes organizational change initiatives.

Prior to their current role, Glenda worked as a Senior Human Capital Partner at the American Institutes for Research from 2015 to 2022. In this position, they functioned as a strategic partner with the executive leadership team in the Professional Services matrix-aligned organization. Glenda was responsible for implementing talent management strategies, succession planning, workforce planning/attrition, and executing organizational change initiatives.

Before joining the American Institutes for Research, Glenda held various HR roles at Mayer Brown, DLA Piper, and Abt Associates. At Mayer Brown, they served as the U.S. Human Resources Manager from 2013 to 2014. At DLA Piper, they were the Human Resources Manager from 2005 to 2013, where they managed and oversaw HR functions for multiple offices and partnered with Legal Recruitment on lateral attorney hiring. At Abt Associates, Glenda worked as a Senior Human Resources Generalist from 2001 to 2005.

Overall, Glenda Poindexter has demonstrated expertise in talent management, succession planning, workforce planning, and organizational change initiatives throughout their career in HR.

Glenda Poindexter attended Illinois State University for their education. It is not specified when they started or graduated from the university. During their time at Illinois State University, Glenda pursued a Master of Science (MS) degree. However, the specific field of study for both their undergraduate and graduate studies is not mentioned.