Brian Fishel has more than 30+ years of strategic Human Resources and business experience across multiple industries. He has successfully provided thought leadership and advice to CEOs and C-Suite executives on various strategic business decisions and human capital matters. Brian has extensive experience leading numerous CEO and C-suite successions and transitions, coaching and developing high-potential leaders, and leading merger-acquisition integration and culture alignment. Brian is skilled at working with Executive teams and a company’s Board of Directors.

Brian served as KeyBank’s (a top 15 bank in the United States) Chief Human Resources Officer from 2018-2024. He also served as Key’s Chief Talent Officer from 2013-2018, leading enterprise talent management, leadership development, recruiting, and training. Before joining KeyBank, Brian spent 15 years at Bank of America in various senior talent management roles, including the Global Head of Executive and High Potential Development. Before Bank of America, Brian held various global senior-level Human Resources roles with The Coca-Cola Company and Pizza Hut, at the time, a subsidiary of PepsiCo.

Brian currently serves on the Board of Trustees at St. Edwards High School in Cleveland, Ohio, where he is a member of the Strategic Initiatives Committee. In 2015, Brian won the prestigious Talent Management Executive of the Year Award from Crains Business Magazine of Cleveland, and in 2020, he was named to the Top CHRO list by N2Growth.

A Quote From This Episode

• "Individuals earlier in their career begin to emerge and differentiate themselves from others by excelling at delivering results, taking on and succeeding in new and different challenges, and collaborating and working well with others."

Resources Mentioned in This Episode

• Book: The Leadership Pipeline by Charan & Drotter
• Book: The Tao of Backup Catcher by Brown and Kratz
• Book: Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins
• Article: Muscle Build the Organization by Pearson
• Article: Eighty-Eight Assignment for Developing in Place by Lombardo and Elchinger

About The International Leadership Association (ILA)

• The ILA was created in 1999 to bring together professionals interested in studying, practicing, and teaching leadership. Plan for ILA's 26th Global Conference in Chicago, IL - November 7-10, 2024.

About The Boler College of Business at John Carroll University

• Boler offers four MBA programs – 1 Year Flexible, Hybrid, Online, and Professional. Each track offers flexible timelines and various class structure options (online, in-person, hybrid, asynchronous). Boler’s tech core and international study tour opportunities set these MBA programs apart. Rankings highlighted in the intro are taken from CEO Magazine.

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