Brian Dickens

Brian Dickens is the chief human resources officer for the University of Tennessee System. In this role, Dickens is responsible for planning, developing, and implementing statewide initiatives that support employee engagement. Areas of administration include system recruitment, employee and organizational development, compensation, inclusion, diversity and engagement, data analytics, reporting, payroll, benefits, and retirement services. The office also works to ensure compliance with federal, state, and University labor standards and policies. He collaborates with the UT system, campus and institute leadership, human resources officers, and diversity officers. Dickens joined the UT System on Dec. 1, 2019, following a national search.

Since 2002, Dickens, through his company BD Consulting, provided management and staff development services to a variety of companies as well as executive-level coaching to Fortune 100 leaders. He previously served at Ithaca College, where he implemented a staff compensation study that resulted in an updated salary structure, new job leveling instructions, and improved market-based compensation decisions. He also oversaw the upgrading of human resource systems to a cloud-based management system.