In this episode of Reimagining Company Culture, we’re chatting with Monique Jefferson, Chief Human Resources Officer at New York Public Radio. Monique Jefferson is a results-oriented, proven human resources executive with over 20 years of diverse, global experience in the financial services, legal, Insurance, professional services and news media industries.

​​Monique Jefferson is a results-oriented, proven human resources executive with over 20 years of diverse, global experience in the financial services, legal, Insurance, professional services and news media industries. She has led regional and global teams to deliver value-add human capital solutions to c-suite executives. Her primary areas of expertise include talent and performance management, compensation, leadership development, succession management, employee engagement, talent acquisition, diversity & inclusion, employee relations and training. She currently works for New York Public Radio, where she is the Chief Human Resources Officer. Prior to this role, Monique was Head of HR for Business Services across the Americas region and head of the global HR business partner function for Hogan Lovells, an AmLaw 25 international law firm. She was also Vice President of Human Resources and senior HR business partner at New York Life Insurance Company. As a Senior HR Business Partner, she led a team that provided HR client support to all corporate functions and was the strategic HR advisor to 5 executive management committee members including the enterprise CFO, General Counsel, Chief Risk officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Chief Actuary. Prior to joining New York Life Insurance in 2009, Ms. Jefferson spent over seven years with Merrill Lynch in the Global Markets & Investment Banking division. Ms. Jefferson initially joined Merrill Lynch in 2002 as an HR Associate in the U.S. Private Client and Global Research divisions. She was promoted to Director of human resources in 2008 where she was the senior HR relationship manager for Investment Banking covering the domestic offices, Latin America, Canada and the Financial Institutions group globally.