Jeryl Mitchell is Chief Human Resources Officer at Adecco Group North America, part of the world's largest recruitment and workforce solutions provider. As such, she is responsible for all aspects of talent management for the company's nearly 8,000 colleagues and the additional 100,000 temporary associates it employs everyday across North America.

Jeryl Mitchell is a 25-year veteran of the human resources industry and previously held senior roles at diverse other industry-leading Fortune 500 organizations. She has deep experience in all aspects of HR management including organization development, business transformation, compensation and benefits, training and development, performance management, succession planning, M&A integration and employee relations.

Most recently, she led U.S. Compensation for Wal-Mart, where she oversaw all compensation best practices and created the first total rewards site. At FedEx, she was the head of HR for the $3-billion freight segment, reporting directly to the CEO, where she provided vision and leadership for all human resources functions for 25,000 employees at four operating companies.

Mitchell holds a M.S. degree in Instructional Design, Development & Evaluation, and a B.S. degree in Education from Syracuse University. She is a member of several boards, an active member of the Human Resource Planning Society (HRPS), and past national board member of the American Society of Training & Development. She is certified both as a SPHR (Senior Professional Human Resources) through the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM) and as a Certified Compensation Professional (CPC) through World at Work (WAW).