Amy Bronson
Associate Vice President, Advancement Resources and Strategic Talent Management Boston University

If you can't grow your staff, someone else will. That motto has guided former fundraiser Amy Bronson since she transitioned to strategic talent management in 2005. In her past seven years at Boston University, Bronson has helped the field take root on campus and beyond. "Talent managers have become true thought partners," Bronson says. "We're strategic consultants, we solve problems, we identify and impact culture." And culture is what most excites Bronson about her work. "If we can create a strong culture and get the right people in the right seats at the right time, that helps retention, grows the operation, and adds to the bottom line."