Barbara J. Lombardo, PhD
Barbara J. Lombardo, PhD
Distinguished Principal Research Fellow, Human Capital
The Conference Board
Barbara Lombardo serves The Conference Board as the Program Director for the Employee Engagement and Experience Council, the Learning, Development & Organizational Performance Council, and the Onboarding and New Employee Experience Council. Council. She also serves as a Distinguished Principal Research Fellow, Human Capital and has co-authored reports on career management, employee experience, onboarding, AI, Gen Z, and other topics. In addition to her work at The Conference Board, Barbara is Principal of Bergamot Consulting LLC, her independent consulting practice dedicated to helping organizations define their strategy and develop their talent.
She brings to her work more than 25 years of management consulting and leadership experience at global consulting firms including KPMG, PwC, and IBM Global Business Services, where she served as the global leader for Learning Solutions, and the North America leader for the Talent and Change Consulting Practice.
Barbara has a lifelong commitment to education and nonprofit institutions. She began her career in the nonprofit and education consulting practice of KPMG, and was an adjunct professor of nonprofit management at Lewis & Clark College and Portland State University. She has served as a trustee of Lafayette College; trustee and board chair of The Montgomery School in Chester Springs, PA; trustee and board chair of the Gateway to College National Network; and trustee of Achieving the Dream. Currently, she volunteers as a tutor to non-native English speakers with Volunteer English Program, and as a steward and trailhead ambassador with the McDowell Sonoran Conservancy.
Barbara received her MBA and PhD degrees from the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, with a focus on business and public policy. She graduated summa cum laude from Lafayette College with a degree in economics and business.
Councils
- Employee Engagement & Experience Council
- Onboarding & New Employee Experience Council
- Learning & Development Executives Council
Publications by Barbara J. Lombardo, PhD
Reports
- Driving Impact with Talent Marketplaces 01 October, 2024
- The Reimagined Workplace 2024: Leading in the Transformed World of Work 10 June, 2024
- The Next Frontier for Employee Well-Being 02 April, 2024
- Baby Boomers Still Striving 19 January, 2024
- Talent Acquisition and Strategic Workforce Planning: A Powerful Partnership 13 December, 2023
- The Reimagined Workplace 2023: Striking a Delicate Balance 31 July, 2023
- Generative AI for Talent Acquisition 17 July, 2023
- Gen Z Rising: Attracting, Engaging, and Retaining the Workforce of the Future 03 March, 2023
- Navigating the Global Talent Tsunami 19 May, 2022
- Reshaping Employee Experience and Organizational Culture: Lessons From the Tumultuous Events of 2020 and 2021 30 June, 2021
- Artificial Intelligence for Onboarding 13 January, 2021
- Human Capital Management during COVID-19: Why Organizations Shouldn't Forget about Onboarding 10 April, 2020
- Career Management for What Lies Ahead 03 April, 2020
Articles
- Al for Employee Engagement Measurement 23 August, 2024
- The Role of CHROs in Winning Through Change and Disruption 13 February, 2024
- The Long but Rewarding Journey to Becoming a Skills-Driven Organization 14 December, 2023
Newsletters & Alerts
- HC Insights: To make the case for a talent marketplace, tailor it to the C-Suite 28 October, 2024
- HC Insights: To increase the quality of hires, invest in an alumni program 05 August, 2024
- HC Insights: To Move the Needle on Well-Being, Bake it into Existing Programs 29 April, 2024
- HC Insights: To expand your talent pool, consider targeting Baby Boomers 29 January, 2024
- HC Insights: To improve employee well-being and retention, rethink cost-cutting 28 August, 2023
Guide & References
- Cultivating Connections: Getting Started with Employee Alumni Programs 12 July, 2024
- How to Create Well-Being Programs That Work 26 April, 2024