Marc Effron

Marc helps the world's most prominent companies, governments, foundations and NGOs to elevate the quality and impact of their talent. He leads transformational projects globally in industries ranging from pharmaceuticals to consumer products to technology. As the founder and President of the Talent Strategy Group, he leads the firm’s global consulting and education businesses.

Marc co-authored the Harvard Business Review Publishing best-selling book One Page Talent Management, often called the “talent management bible.” Companies worldwide apply its discipline of science-based simplicity, accountability and transparency. His most recent book, 8 Steps to High Performance, is quickly reaching best-seller status. Marc has written more than 50 articles and regularly produces insightful research reports on key HR and talent topics.

Marc co-founded the Talent Management Institute at the University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler Business School. It has become the world’s most popular executive education program on talent management with more than 7,000 graduates.

Prior to forming The Talent Strategy Group, Marc served as VP, Talent Management for Avon Products, led the Global Leadership Consulting Practice for Aon Hewitt, was SVP, Leadership Development for Bank of America and a Congressional Staff Assistant.

Marc has been published in or heard on Fast Company, Financial Times, BBC, Bloomberg Radio, Inc., Harvard Business Review, New York Post, Knowledge@Wharton radio and some of the world’s most popular podcasts.

Marc earned an M.B.A. from the Yale University School of Management and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Washington.