Lance Jensen Richards, GPHR, SPHR is Kelly Services' Senior Director and Global Practice Leader for HR Consulting. He currently lives and works in the vibrant and sophisticated city-state of Singapore. Logging almost 200,000 miles a year supporting Kelly clients, he also makes dozens of presentations to HR groups worldwide. With a unique vantage point from his 17 years of managing HR across the globe, and from his time living in China as a country head of HR, he brings real time and relevant perspective, razor sharp, thought provoking perceptions and a ready wit to his presentations. Also a Visiting Professor of HRM at Sasin Graduate School in Bangkok, Lance walks on the edge of where HR is today...and where it's heading. Co-author of the upcoming book Megadigm? What's that?, Lance also hosts the highly rated iTunes podcast series "onedegreenorth," which explores a variety of current global workforce issues and trends.

Since 1998, Lance has consistently been one of SHRM's highest rated speakers across chapter, state, national and global conferences. He has given guest lectures at George Washington University, American University, the University of Puerto Rico, the University of Michigan, Atma Jaya University in Jakarta and at Temasek Polytechnic in Singapore.