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Robin Boomer

Sr Director, Advisory

Robin Boomer is a Senior Director in Gartner's HR Practice in APAC. Mr. Boomer I provides strategic advice, research-backed guidance, and ongoing decision support to Chief HR Officers and other Leaders across the C-Suite to help them deliver on critical business objectives through the execution of successful workforce and functional strategies.

His areas of focus are HR and workforce strategy, HR function and workforce cost optimization, HR stakeholder management and value delivery, establishing consumer-grade HR service and operating models, strategic workforce planning, the impacts of AI and emerging technologies on HR and the workforce, people analytics, and labor market economics across the Asia-Pacific region.

Previous experience

Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Boomer served as a business and technical analyst in professional development and continuing education where he specialized in SaaS solution design and implementation, business and HR systems integration, workflow automation and workforce performance tracking.

Professional background

Gartner, Executive Advisor, 6 years

Explorance, Client Success Director, APAC, 8 years

Kaplan Financial, Integration and Technical Configuration Analyst, 3 years

Areas of coverage

  • AI's Impact on the Future of Work

  • HR Strategy and Management

  • HR's AI and Technology Strategy

Education

B.A., Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles

B.A., History, University of California, Los Angeles

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Top Issues That I Help Clients Address

01

Formulating, communicating, and executing HR, workforce, and people analytics strategies that align to business goals

02

Planning for the impact of AI, emerging technology, and other innovations on the future of work

03

Delivering a modern, consumer-grade HR Service Experience to drive stakeholder value and improved employee experience

04

Optimizing functional and workforce spend to deliver efficiency and fund the initiatives that create the greatest business value

05

Establishing or refining an HR operating model that drives strategic impact and operational excellence

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