Brian P.

About Brian P.

I’m a human capital strategist working at the intersection of people, technology, and organizational design—helping organizations evolve from siloed models into adaptive, data-driven systems that can thrive in the AI era.As Chief Human Resources Officer for The Community Solution Education System, I’m leading a transformation across six universities and a System Office to build a One System Workforce—a platform where shared infrastructure and analytics amplify local leadership and impact. My work integrates AI-enabled recruiting, people analytics, and process automation to create workforce agility, operational excellence, and a culture of belonging at scale.Across more than 25 years in executive HR leadership—including at Chapman University, the University of California, Columbia University, and others—I’ve designed systems that align talent, technology, and mission. I’ve led enterprise reorganizations, launched leadership academies, harmonized policies, and introduced AI-assisted hiring tools to shorten time-to-hire, strengthen workforce capability, and enhance decision quality.Today, I focus on helping organizations adapt to the workforce realities of AI—from skill formation and time-to-mastery to analytics-driven leadership and employee-experience design. I support presidents and executive teams in shaping forward-looking workforce strategies, contribute to leadership retreats and systemwide initiatives, and help re-architect HR infrastructure so institutions become both human-centered and future-ready.At heart, I believe in coauthorship—because systems only scale when people write the next chapter together. My purpose is to help organizations design the next operating model for human potential—one that is more intelligent, more interconnected, and more human.

Experience

1. Chief Human Resources Officer

   The Community Solution Education System

   Jun 2023 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   As CHRO for a multi-institution system of six accredited colleges and universities plus a System Office, I’m leading the evolution from a historically decentralized structure toward a modern platform model of systemness—one designed to magnify local impact through shared strategy, infrastructure, and intelligence.I serve as a trusted advisor to our six presidents and System Office executives, aligning HR strategy, policy, and people operations across the enterprise. My focus is building a One System Workforce—deploying AI-driven systems, advanced analytics, and process automation to enhance employee experience, accelerate talent acquisition, and enable data-informed decision-making at scale.(In addition to my CHRO duties, I serve in a limited special-counsel capacity when urgent matters arise that require legal insight in the absence of internal or external counsel.)Select Highlights:• Launched AI-enabled recruiting (HiredScore) to shorten time-to-fill and strengthen consistency and transparency in administrative hiring.• Expanding Workday People Analytics and Peakon engagement dashboards to embed predictive workforce insights and real-time feedback loops across the System.• Directed a business-process automation initiative that digitized manual workflows and introduced structured change-management practices—reducing administrative cycle time and improving service delivery.• Designed and implemented a three-year HR Strategic Plan (FY24–FY27) centered on People & Culture, AI & Technology, and Operational Excellence, aligned with the Vista 2030 vision.• Advanced a shared people-analytics ecosystem—bringing workforce metrics, retention data, and engagement insights into one connected view for leadership.This role embodies the convergence of strategy, design, and technology—demonstrating that when human systems are intelligent, integrated, and purpose-built, they become engines of both performance and belonging.

Education

• Northern Kentucky University—Salmon P. Chase College of Law

  Juris Doctor, Concentration in Labor & Employment Law

• Northern Kentucky University

  B.A.