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.