Dr. Andrew Stephenson
Former Chief People Officer,
Building on his inaugural HR30 recognition, Andrew led Equiniti through a complex devolution into five standalone business units in 2025. He facilitated the recruitment of new executive teams and established independent support functions using AI to remain cost-neutral. Under his leadership, Equiniti was rated the second-best organisation to work for in Financial Services by Statista. Andrew also oversaw multi-million-pound property redevelopments in New York and the UK, the latter achieving record post-Covid office attendance without mandates. His global influence includes contributing to the CIPD’s AI Group and reaching 10,000 weekly readers through his LinkedIn newsletter.