Will Kuchta Ed.D. has over 40 years experience in corporate leadership, including a combined role as CHRO, V.P. Legal, and V.P. Government Affairs for a high growth $2.5 Billion S&P 500 company. Starting as an assembly line worker, he rose through roles in the Army (Vietnam 68-69), manufacturing management, then moving into progressively more responsible Human Resource positions, ultimately CHRO for over 20 years in two companies. His corporate environments include aircraft manufacturing, 15 years in pharmaceuticals and 17 years in

Financial Services. [Uniquely Will has served as both a Teamsters Union Business Agent and later on the Management Team for Negotiations with the Teamsters Union.]

 

Will has managed all functions within HR and Organizational Development with particular success in creating unique Benefit programs especially in the Wellness arena, where he was asked by the Senate Finance Committee to work on the first Affordable Care Act under Senator Max Baucus. His efforts also led to recognition by the “Great Place to Work” organization. He was personally responsible to the Board for Executive Compensation and mentoring of all Executives and approximately two dozen High Potentials. He also created the Government Affairs function for his company, as well as starting and managing the Legal Affairs function for eight years.

 

In the non-profit sector, Will has served on the boards of WXXI (NPR/PBS), Urban League of Rochester, NAACP of Connecticut as well as academic Advisory Boards at Michigan State U, Nazareth University, and St. John Fisher College. He was a member of the Connecticut Board of Higher Education Committee on Accreditation, and has had adjunct appointments at Cornell, University of New Haven, Western Connecticut University. After retiring from the corporate world he served for 6 years as Professor of the Practice at the Kenan-Flagler School of Business at the University of North Carolina. Will has an Ed.D [from the University of Bridgeport]; MLIR, [Michigan State University], MS [Education, SUNY Albany], and BA [Economics and History Union College (NY)].