John Foster is a highly experienced human resources executive who has worked with various well-known organizations in the field of talent management, organizational development, and leadership coaching. He completed his dual BA at Miami University and MEd. at Colorado State University, followed by studying Learning Innovations Lab at Harvard University and Faculty at California College of the Arts.

During his career, John has served as the Chief People Officer at Truepill and TrueCar, Inc. Additionally, he held the position of SVP Talent and Organization, CHRO at Hulu, Global Head of Talent and Organization, CHRO at IDEO, Global Director of OD at Hewlett Packard Enterprise/Mercury Interactive, VP Leadership Development at Charles Schwab, Director WW Organization Development at Levi Strauss & Co., VP Learning & Development at Fidelity Investments, Program Director and Leadership Coach at Aon, and Program Director at YMCA of the USA (National Resource Office).

John's approach to work involves starting with an outcome in mind. He generates purpose and goals by asking what big steps need to be taken to reach the outcome and how one must behave to complete those steps. John believes that urgency without excellence will keep you running in circles, and creativity leads to diversity, inclusion, and curiosity. Therefore, investing in the quality of relationships is crucial to creative output and sustainable high performance.

John has developed expertise in Talent Management, Talent Development, Business Design, Human Resources, Diversity, Inclusion, Strategy, Executive Leadership, Operational Excellence, Organization Design, Transformation, Performance Management, Communications, Leadership Development, Employment Branding, StartUps, Wellness, Executive Education, Learning & Development, Compensation & Benefits, Change Management, Team Building, Compliance, and Safety. He has in-depth knowledge and experience in these areas and applies his skills to his work as the Founder and Principal at Gamut Labs.