Anessa Fike Queen of Fractional HR, 16x Chief People Officer

Anessa Fike, known as the Queen of Fractional HR for pioneering Fractional HR in the U.S. more than 13 years ago, has been a leading voice in HR and TA for 15 years. Working with nearly 150 companies in 30+ countries, including NPR and Uber, she has served as Chief People Officer 16 times and worked across tech, media, manufacturing, finance, healthcare, government, CPG, education, sports, and entertainment/creative industries. As author of the bestselling book The Revolution of Work and as CEO of Fike + Co, Anessa is known as a principled leader with ideas proven ahead of her time. She's an angel investor and product advisor to HR and TA tech companies, a sought-after keynote speaker, and was an IDEA Practitioner with NASA before the program's 2025 closure.