Suzanne Hawes

Suzanne Hawes has over 20 years of experience in Human Resources. Suzanne is currently the Chief Human Resources Officer at Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox since April 2019. Prior to that, they held the same position at Paya.com from 2017 to 2018. Before Paya.com, they worked as the Senior Director of Human Resources at AAMC from 2013 to 2017. Suzanne also has experience working at Rolls-Royce as the Sr Capability Consultant in the Energy Sector from 2010 to 2013, as well as at SC Johnson as the Manager of Organizational Effectiveness from 2005 to 2010. Suzanne started their HR career at Capital One, where they held various roles including Manager of Executive Development and HR Generalist from 1998 to 2005.

Suzanne Hawes has a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Psychology from Loyola University New Orleans. Suzanne also holds a Leadership Coaching Certification from Georgetown University, which they obtained in 2013. Additionally, they pursued a PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Suzanne has obtained several certifications, including being a Licensed Industrial/Organizational Psychologist, although the institution is not specified, which they achieved in February 2008. Suzanne also has certifications in Crucial Conversations & Crucial Accountability from VitalSmarts, Getting Things Done from the David Allen Company, and the Hogan Personality Index from Hogan Assessment Systems. Additionally, Suzanne has a certification in VOICES 360 from Korn Ferry. The details regarding the specific institutions and years of obtaining these certifications are not provided.