Anthony Oland

About Anthony Oland

Proven track record in cross-functional leadership and P&L management and a strategic leader with superb communication skills, strong critical thinking abilities, and the ability to navigate competing priorities while consistently being effective at decision-making for the company\'s growth and profitability.I serve on the executive team as a strategic leadership and operational team member; identifying, evaluating and resolving both business and human capital issues and opportunities. Marrying together degrees in psychology and business administration, I am adept at evaluating both talent and business potential and successes.As a respected leader with a proven ability to develop high-functioning teams, I am passionate about mentoring and coaching to support individual career growth and drive overall organizational performance. I have led M&A business analysis, process development, technology implementation teams, as well as other PMO teams. Consistently acknowledged by CFOs as an excellent partner that can lead the talent mission for the organization through the lens of a healthy and robust P&L.Often taking the role of \"Chief Administration Officer\" within an organization, I have led various business operations functions, including facilitating day-to-day activities, heading key initiatives, engaging in strategic planning and providing general oversight and management support.I take a pragmatic approach to planning, while also maintaining a calm demeanor in times of pressure. I believe that collaboration and strong relationships with people across an organization is a key to success.As Blade\'s Chief Talent Officer, I oversee our global people functions, which include professional development and learning, recruiting, human resources, performance evaluation, people analytics, and other core capabilities. I also serve as a member of Blade\'s Shareholders Council, the global Compensation Committee, and our global leadership team. In addition, I oversee our Client Experience teams globally and have the responsibility for designing, budgeting and building out our corporate offices and passenger lounges around the world. I lead the company’s Operations Practice in North America and Europe, focusing on how our internal organizations improve their operational performance, link their operations strategy to their business strategy, and accelerate their workforce capabilities and performance, particularly as they adopt new enabling digital technologies, including machine learning and AI.

Experience

1. Chief Human Resources Officer

   Expert Institute

   Jan 2025 — Present · New York, NY, US

   Recruited to redesign the organizational culture, management strategy and operational processes as the company began to transition from a management-led, privately-held to a PE-firm ownership structure. As the Chief HR & Administrative Officer at Expert Institute, I lead a multidisciplinary team to optimize HR, Facilities, and IT operations. By implementing strategic initiatives, I successfully streamlined processes and reduced staff and overhead costs. I improved the impact, credibility and efficiency for the HR, Facilites and Network/Desktop teams while also reducing headcount by 33%. Additionally, I continue to introduce innovative technology solutions to enhance workflow efficiency and communication across the organization.Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Marketing, Sales, and Customer Success teams to ensure seamless operational excellence in our go-to-market strategies.Built a strategic high-functioning, future-forward People function that uses data and analytics to drive efficiency, predictability, and insights across all business lines. Own all recruiting, including for Sales Directors (the team grew by 50% in 2025 and accelerated revenue organic growth). Conducted a comprehensive review and refinement of the total rewards offering, including health benefits, retirement benefits, equity plans, and compensation strategy, to ensure our competitive edge in the market. Facing a 57% increase in medical premiums, I navigated and negotiated us to an 18% increase.Innovatively redesigned and consolidated incentive plans, aligning them with revenue-generating activities to boost employee motivation and drive business profitability.Provide executive coaching to first-time executives to highlight growth opportunities and blockers.Cultivate an inclusive and communicative culture, strategically enhancing employee engagement scores by 10% during a critical transition period.(The Glassdoor average has risen from 2.3 to 3.3 over my first year.)

Education

• Harvard University

  Master, Industrial and Organizational Psychology

• Harvard Law School

  Certification, Program on Negotiation

  2014 — 2014