Jeffrey C. McGuiness
President and Chief Executive Officer

Jeffrey C. McGuiness is President and CEO of HR Policy Association, the nation's premier organization representing the chief human resource officers of more than 290 Fortune 500 companies who collectively employ more than 20 million people worldwide. On the public policy front, the association focuses on shaping the development of the human resource and employment policies, primarily at the federal level. Mr. McGuiness has been with the Association since 1973, becoming President in 1988. During that time, he has been deeply involved in representing the interests of senior human resource executives in the key policy debates in the U.S. Congress and the administration, from the Carter Labor Law Reform bill to the Employee Free Choice Act, all the major employment, discrimination and leave issues, and in proceedings such as the Dunlop Commission during the Clinton Administration. At the same time, he leads Association initiatives that use the collective strength of the membership to achieve market-based improvements in HR practices and offerings. From 1981 to 1984, Mr. McGuiness served as Chairman of the Civil Rights Reviewing Authority of the Department of Health and Human Services. During 1979-80, Mr. McGuiness served as a Special Counsel to Senator Richard Lugar (R-IN) during the drafting of the Chrysler bailout program. In 1995, Mr. McGuiness was elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Human Resources and has served on the Board of Directors of its related foundation. He is a graduate of Principia College and the American University School of Law. A member of the District of Columbia bar, he is the author of several publications and commentary on workplace policy.