Author Description

About the Author PATRICK M. WRIGHT is Thomas C. Vandiver Bicentennial Chair in the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina. Prior to joining USC, he served on the faculties at Cornell University, Texas A&M University, and the University of Notre Dame. Professor Wright teaches, conducts research, and consults in the area of Strategic Human Resource Management (SHRM), particularly focusing on how firms use people as a source of competitive advantage and the changing nature of the Chief HR Officer role. For the past eight years he has been studying the CHRO role through a series of confidential interviews, public podcasts, small discussion groups, and conducting the HR@Moore Survey of Chief HR Officers. In addition, he is the faculty leader for the Cornell ILR Executive Education/NAHR program, “The Chief HR Officer: Strategies for Success,” aimed at developing potential successors to the CHRO role. He served as the lead editor on the recently released book, The Chief HR Officer: Defining the New Role of Human Resource Leaders, published by John Wiley and Sons. He has published more than 60 research articles in journals as well as more than 20 chapters in books and edited volumes. He is the Incoming Editor at the Journal of Management. He has coedited a special issue of Research in Personnel and Human Resources Management titled “Strategic Human Resource Management in the 21st Century” and guest edited a special issue of Human Resource Management Review titled “Research in Strategic HRM for the 21st Century.” He has conducted programs and consulted for a number of large organizations, including Comcast, Royal Dutch Shell, Kennametal, Astra- Zeneca, BT, and BP. He currently serves as a member on the Board of Directors for the National Academy of Human Resource(NAHR). He is a former board member of HRPS, SHRM Foundation, and World at Work (formerly American Compensation Association). In 2011, 2012, and 2013 he was named by HRM Magazine