CEOs Want 'Enterprise CHROs' Who Can Talk Strategy and Skills, Report Finds
HR Dive, Thursday, October 15th, 2026
Heidrick & Struggles finds top CHROs now partner as closely with technology leaders as with CFOs as AI reshapes work.
Heidrick & Struggles reports that high-performing companies are moving from a CEO-CFO-CHRO triad to a quartet that includes the senior technology leader.
Enterprise CHROs are building partnerships with tech leaders focused on workforce capability and how AI and automation reshape work.
They are still measured on HR cost efficiency but are increasingly accountable for leadership pipelines and workforce transformation.
They also bring topics like strategic workforce planning into board discussions.