Traci Entel

Traci has 25 years’ experience in healthcare, technology, and financial services across high-growth and large organisations as a management consultant and global HR executive. She has been a member of multiple HR leadership teams and business operating committees and has significant expertise in leading teams and advising executives on HR strategies, culture, organisational effectiveness, diversity and inclusion policies, and implementing talent strategies. Traci remains a partner at Incandescent, a New York-based management consultancy firm, where she is focused on partnering with leaders to achieve their organization, culture, and talent objectives.

Previously, as the Head of Employee Experience at Stripe and Head of Talent Management at BlackRock, Traci led the firms’ talent and culture strategies, including annual performance processes and career development, leadership development and succession, broader learning, people analytics, inclusion & diversity, and M&A. At BlackRock, she was also the lead HR Business Partner for the firm’s non-investment functions including technology, operations, institutional sales, and corporate functions. As Chief Human Capital Officer at Booz & Company, Traci developed and delivered a business-back talent strategy and led the integration with PwC to create Strategy&.

Prior to Traci’s 10 years in HR leadership roles, she worked in consulting for 14 years partnering with executives in healthcare, consumer products, and financial services. Starting her career at Mitchell Madison Group, she then spent 10 years with Katzenbach Partners, which was acquired by Booz & Company. At Booz & Company, Traci was a Partner in the firm’s Organization, Change and Leadership, and Healthcare practices where she focused on culture evolution & behavior change, talent strategy, and frontline effectiveness. She later led the people and cultural integration of Booz & Company with PwC to form Strategy&. Traci is a Partnership for New York City David Rockefeller Fellow and member of the Women’s Forum of New York.