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Kalifa Oliver
Executive Advisor & Director of Employee Experience Analytics,
Ford Motor
Kalifa Oliver, Ph.D., is an international experience coach, executive advisor, keynote speaker, author, and expert in building exceptional experiences through people-centered design and analytics. She has worked with tech start-ups, non-profits, and Fortune 500 companies, helping them transform their culture and employer value proposition with a focus on employee experience and people analytics. Dr. Oliver is also a dynamic speaker, coaching leaders on how to elevate their leadership presence by mastering their voice, space, and energy, and embracing their Main Character Season. She is the author of I Think I Love My Job: Secrets to Designing a People-Centered Employer Value Proposition (That You Can Actually Boast About), a must-read for HR professionals and executives. A native of Trinidad & Tobago, Dr. Oliver holds a Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from Clemson University, a People Analytics certification from MIT, and is a proud graduate of Benedict College, an HBCU in South Carolina.