Douglas Parks

Douglas Parks is a C-suite leader with a diverse background in developing shared services strategy, policies, and programs by utilizing analytics to drive business outcomes. With expertise as a Human Resource Generalist, he excels in overseeing the complete HR spectrum including performance management, talent acquisition, culture development, employee relations, and total rewards. Parks also boasts extensive experience in Organization Development and Strategy, where he has crafted strategies for both enterprise and business units, implementing organizational development techniques to enhance revenue and profitability for Fortune 25 companies and non-profits.

His proficiency in Talent Management shines through his ability to analyze organizational capability needs, construct talent management strategies, and align them with workforce planning, critical competencies, leadership development, and succession planning. Additionally, Parks has a wealth of experience in Program and Transformation Management, guiding senior executives in defining strategies and executing enterprise-wide transformations to drive strategic revenue and profit growth.

Parks holds a Master's degree in Learning and Organizational Change from Northwestern University and a Bachelor's degree in Organizational Leadership from Purdue University Northwest. His career spans across various notable organizations such as Fanatics, Azamara, HealthNow New York Inc., EmblemHealth, Mercer, and more, where he has held key positions including Senior Vice President of Global Human Resources, Chief Administrative Officer, Chief Human Resources Officer, Global HR Leader, and various other strategic roles. Stemming from a strong foundation in strategic planning, organization development, talent management, and human resources, Parks's expertise also extends to sales force transformation, project management, and workforce transformation.

Throughout his career, he has demonstrated a knack for driving impactful change within organizations, leading to enhanced performance and profitability. Parks has also ventured into consultancy with his firm Parks Management Consulting and gained valuable experience in business development and account management roles across illustrious companies like IBM, Corporate Express, FedEx Services, and Dawson and Associates.