Amy Cappellanti-Wolf

Amy Cappellanti-Wolf

CA, US

Create a high performance culture and workforce through diversity, inclusion and change.

Amy Cappellanti-Wolf is an EVP and Chief People Officer at Dayforce, a global HCM platform that combines payroll, HR, benefits, talent, and workforce management.

Amy is an accomplished senior human resources professional, business transformer and executive coach with expertise in working with startups to Fortune 500 enterprises. Her capabilities  focus on developing high performance leadership teams and guiding organizations through complex and challenging business transformations, including pre-IPO, rapid growth, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and culture changes. Her management roles span high-tech (Cohesity, Symantec, Silver Spring Networks, Cisco, Sun Microsystems), entertainment (The Walt Disney Company), and consumer goods (Frito-Lay). Amy’s specialty areas include Business Transformation and Change Management, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Organizational Design and Process Management, and Total Rewards.

Amy holds an M.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations and a B.S. in Journalism and Public Relations, both from WVU. She sits on the Board of Directors and serves as the Compensation Committee Chair for Softchoice, (TSE: SFTC), an IT solutions and managed service provider, and D-Wave (NYSE: QBTS), a quantum computing systems innovator and leader, and Betterworks, a performance management platform, and is an HR Advisory Member to Betterworks. Amy is a Board Advisor to Wellist, a leading engagement platform focused on providing personalized, real-time navigation for whole-person care and a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors.  Amy was recognized by the Silicon Valley Business Journal's and appointed to the 2022 class of Women of Influence. She was named to the Roll of Distinguished Alumni at WVU’s John Chambers College of Business and Economics and named one of the Top 50 Most Influential Women Tech Leaders by the National Diversity Council.

Amy Cappellanti-Wolf is an EVP and Chief People Officer at Dayforce, a global HCM platform that combines payroll, HR, benefits, talent, and workforce management.

Amy is an accomplished senior human resources professional, business transformer and executive coach with expertise in working with startups to Fortune 500 enterprises. Her capabilities  focus on developing high performance leadership teams and guiding organizations through complex and challenging business transformations, including pre-IPO, rapid growth, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and culture changes. Her management roles span high-tech (Cohesity, Symantec, Silver Spring Networks, Cisco, Sun Microsystems), entertainment (The Walt Disney Company), and consumer goods (Frito-Lay). Amy’s specialty areas include Business Transformation and Change Management, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Organizational Design and Process Management, and Total Rewards.

Amy holds an M.S. in Industrial and Labor Relations and a B.S. in Journalism and Public Relations, both from WVU. She sits on the Board of Directors and serves as the Compensation Committee Chair for Softchoice, (TSE: SFTC), an IT solutions and managed service provider, and D-Wave (NYSE: QBTS), a quantum computing systems innovator and leader, and Betterworks, a performance management platform, and is an HR Advisory Member to Betterworks. Amy is a Board Advisor to Wellist, a leading engagement platform focused on providing personalized, real-time navigation for whole-person care and a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors.  Amy was recognized by the Silicon Valley Business Journal's and appointed to the 2022 class of Women of Influence. She was named to the Roll of Distinguished Alumni at WVU’s John Chambers College of Business and Economics and named one of the Top 50 Most Influential Women Tech Leaders by the National Diversity Council.

Navigating Change Management in M&A and Divestitures Through People

Change management is often overlooked in mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures - an unfortunate situation, since people stand at the heart of change. To avoid leaving people underemphasized, companies must establish change management planning and execution for the smooth integration (or divestment) of assets while also managing team resources across functional areas. This is critical to any complete analysis of the deal.

Changes can range from rebranding company assets,...
Business GrowthEducational / Informative

Technology and Its Impact on HR's Effectiveness

Technology runs today's workplace but what role does it play for a department that has the word "human" in its title? Racing through rapid-fire business acquisitions, Amy Cappellanti-Wolf had to find the best path to leverage technology without losing the focus on employees. In this session, Amy will deliver the tools you need to build an HR strategy that can solve real business problems while keeping the "human" in "Human Resources."
Educational / InformativeTechnical / Specific

Surviving and Thriving Throughout Enterprise Transformation

Executive teams are facing multiple and complex demands arising from changing market pressures, disruptive technology, acquisitions and competition for talent. CEOs and their surrounding teams know that attention to top and bottom lines is crucial. Today's enterprise is a complicated, open and alive system that must keep adapting to change. Thriving through transformation requires prioritizing people throughout. In this session, Amy Cappellanti-Wolf, Former SVP and CHRO at Symantec, will lay...
Educational / InformativeTechnical / Specific

Developing a High Performance Culture That Enables Your Company to Grow and Thrive

A strong organizational culture can clearly differentiate a business from its competitors in the mind of its stakeholders. According to  LSA  Global, a consulting firm specializing in culture and talent, companies that align culture with business have 58% more growth and 72% more profitability. They have three times the customer satisfaction, two times the customer retention, eight times leadership effectiveness and over 17 times more employee engagement. Every culture is unique to...
Human Resources / Labor RelationsEducational / InformativeTechnical / Specific

Keys to Creating a Diverse & Inclusive Workforce

Most global businesses today have wide ranging customer sets, with multinational needs and solutions. Those that are well positioned for success will have workforces resembling the customer base and community as a whole. Without diversity of thought and experience, the customer base cannot be understood or properly served. Diversity in the workforce and equal treatment are therefore prerequisites for any successful organization.  In order to represent everybody -not just a segment of the...
Diversity Equity Inclusion (DEI)Educational / InformativeTechnical / Specific

Virtual presentation

I can present any of my programs virtually. My office setting is professional and I have high-quality equipment to broadcast my virtual presentation.
Human Resources / Labor RelationsEducational / InformativeTechnical / SpecificInspirational / Life-changing