Kelly Palmer

Kelly PalmerSouthern New Hampshire UniversityExecutive Vice President & Chief Strategy OfficerKelly Palmer is a thought leader and advisor on the future of work and education and is the Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) at SNHU. Kelly focuses on business strategy and new product innovation, skills-based hiring and development, and pathways from education to jobs of the future. She is the co-author of the award-winning business book The Expertise Economy, which focuses on the urgent need to upskill the workforce. Kelly has spent her entire career in Silicon Valley and was previously Chief Learning Officer at both LinkedIn and Degreed. She was Vice President of Learning at Yahoo! and held executive positions in learning, M&A, and product development at Sun Microsystems. Kelly speaks regularly at companies and conferences around the world and has been featured in Harvard Business Review, Barron’s, Chief Learning Officer, Fast Company, and Forbes among others. Kelly has a