Biography

Richard A. O'Leary, is President of O’Leary and Associates and is a Senior Fellow with Best Practices Institute. Prior to this he was the Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for Hardinge Inc. Prior to Hardinge Inc., Rick worked as Vice President and CHRO for Hopkins Manufacturing ,Milacron Inc. and Iris Inc. He also has extensive experience with Corning Inc., where he served as Global Director of Human Resources for International Regions and Director of Human Resources for Research and Development, Engineering and Legal. Rick holds a BA in Sociology and a M.Ed. in Counseling from the University of Delaware and a Doctorate in Counseling Psychology from Western Michigan. Rick brings extensive experience in organizational design and development, talent management, employee relations and compensation and benefits.