Prudence Pitter, MBA, SPHR, GPHR

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Global Keynote Speaker | Leadership Coach  | CHRO | HR Consultant | Workshop Facilitator

Prudence Pitter is a dynamic global keynote speaker, transformative leadership coach, seasoned HR consultant, and sought-after workshop facilitator with over 25 years of Human Resources leadership experience spanning the technology, hospitality, retail, healthcare, and financial services industries. As a current CHRO supporting international operations, she leads strategic people initiatives across more than 20 countries, aligning talent development with organizational growth and global business objectives.

Prudence is known for delivering high-impact, inspiring keynote presentations and hands-on leadership workshops across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Her sessions empower leaders to embrace inclusive leadership, prioritize executive and employee wellbeing, build resilient teams, and future-proof their organizations through strategic succession planning. Her style is engaging, practical, and rooted in real-world results.

Throughout her career, she has led people strategies during times of hypergrowth, cultural transformation, and organizational change—including mergers, acquisitions, business unit launches, labor negotiations, and executive transitions. She has scaled HR infrastructure to support billion-dollar growth, launched global employee engagement programs, and implemented performance frameworks that have driven record-high retention and development outcomes.

In previous executive roles across multiple sectors, Prudence has built and led high-performing HR teams, introduced leadership development frameworks, transformed legacy systems, and championed diversity, equity, and inclusion. As the founder of her own HR consulting practice, she has provided strategic advisory services to mid-sized organizations across hospitality, nonprofit, and healthcare, helping leadership teams unlock culture-driven performance and long-term value.

Beyond her corporate leadership, Prudence is passionate about lifting others. She has served as an adjunct professor of Human Resources and Organizational Behavior, developed course content for university-level HR programs, and regularly mentors early-career HR professionals. Her volunteerism extends to community and educational causes, particularly supporting school-readiness initiatives and professional women’s networks.

A trusted advisor to boards, CEOs, and executive teams, Prudence currently serves on multiple advisory and nonprofit boards. She holds a BS in Business & HR Management, an MBA, and the highest industry certifications (SPHR and GPHR). She continues to write, speak, and consult on topics at the intersection of people, purpose, and performance.