About Erica
Erica Anderson Rooney is on a mission to close the AI Gap — and she's focused on making sure women aren't the ones left behind. As a 2x bestselling author, Chief People Officer, Founder of HER Collective, and one of the most sought-after AI educators and trainers working with Fortune 500 companies today, Erica sits at the intersection of human leadership and artificial intelligence, helping organizations not just adopt AI, but embed it into their culture, talent strategy, and day-to-day operations. Erica is a fierce advocate for women in AI and women in leadership, believing that the AI era will either be the greatest equalizer for women or the greatest threat, depending on who gets a seat at the table. Her work focuses on ensuring women are not only included in AI conversations, but leading and building them. From women executives navigating AI strategy to frontline women workers facing automation, Erica brings a human-centered, equity-focused lens to every engagement. She has trained and upskilled leaders at some of the world's most recognizable legacy companies — including Butterball, Hitachi Energy, CHIEF, Custom Patch Hats, Dynavax (a Sanofi company), along with companies navigating the complexity of AI transformation in highly regulated and traditionally structured industries. Her work spans AI workforce readiness, AI leadership development, human-centered AI adoption, and building people-first cultures in the age of automation. What sets Erica apart is her ability to translate complex AI concepts into actionable strategy for executives, HR leaders, and people managers, without the jargon. She brings a rare combination of executive credibility, deep expertise in DEI and women's leadership, and frontline experience training teams in enterprise AI tools, generative AI, and AI change management. As a Chief People Officer who has lived the pressure of leading people through disruption, Erica speaks with authority and authenticity on topics like AI upskilling, workforce transformation, the future of work, women and AI, and why closing the AI Gap is the defining leadership challenge of our time. Her audiences leave not just inspired, but equipped.
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