AX100 2025

Innovator, groundbreakers, trailblazers all have something in common: They have had the courage to traverse a path not often taken. But who stands ahead of these superlatives? In the age of customer experience (CX) and employee experience (EX), those pathfinders are called the AX100. This conclave of CX/EX leadership has seen beyond the comfort of the status quo to deliver growth through strategies that span both employee and customer’s experiences.

Those inducted into this 2025 class of CX/EX leadership share these common traits:

  • Bravery in breaking barriers and championing authentic experiences for all
  • A willingness to explore and experiment, especially with new engagement forms and formats
  • Mindset that thinking outside the box is still too limiting
  • Activating and advancing engagements that start with data and advance durable, profitable relationships
  • Recognizing and respecting that the customer calls the shots
  • Celebrating that internal teams are internal customers that also demand care and feeding
  • Driving bottom line impacts by empowering employees to deliver the experiences that matter to the customer and the business
  • Advancing the CX/EX conversation from isolated functional greatness to organization wide change
     

Russ Aaron

VP of HR
Gold's Gym

Christopher Ager

Chief Commerical Officer
Taskrabbit

Kenny Ahn

CHRO
Wang Global net

Uma Amuluru

EVP & CHRO
Boeing

Lisa Bahr

Chief Customer Experience Officer
Metrolink

Carissa Bailey

Employee Experience Manager
SpaceX

Deborah Borg

CHRO, Comms and D&I Officer
International Flavors and Fragrances

Lori Bradshaw

Managing Director, Guest CARE
Alaska Airlines

Troy Brice

Chief Customer Experience Officer
UCare

Prasanna Chan

Head of Data, Analytics & Tech Enablement
Wayfair

Cherie Cohen

Global Chief Revenue Officer
World Surf League

Robert Craig

Chief Operating Officer
The Accounting Lab

Jeannine D'Addario

CMO
Devry University

Cori Davis

Chief People Officer
Genentech

Jason Delles

Chief Growth Officer
Eide Bailey LLC

Christine Deputy

Chief People Officer
Expedia Group

Sicily Dickenson

CMO
Sun & Ski Sports

Laurie Dornan

CHRO
The Greenbrier Companies

Laura Edwards

Vice President, Human Capital & ESG
Frazier Health Care Partners

Kevin Flynn

COO
Premier Opthamology

Diana Frost

Global Chief Growth Officer
The Kraft Heinz Company

Roman Fry

Chief Growth Officer
AnewHealth

Beth Galetti

SVP People eXperience and Technology
Amazon

Oracio Galindo

Head of Employee Experience
Los Angeles Rams

Brenda Gleeson

SVP, Director of the Customer Care Center
OceanFirst Bank

Courtney Goldstein

CMO
Vail Resorts

Lisa Goren

SVP, Chief People Officers
Legacy Health

Cheryl Guerin

EVP, Global Brand Strategy & Innovation
Mastercard

Sarah Gustat

Chief Growth Officer
Taste Swoon

Jonathan Halvorson

Senior Vice President, Consumer Experience and Digital Commerce
Mondelez

Ashley Haynes

Director of Customer Operations
Aeroflow Healthcare

Daniel Head

Director, Global Performance Marketing and CRM
Yeti

Melissa Hobley

CMO
Tinder

Mike Howard

Director of Employee Listening
HP

Eric Hunn

SVP of People
Bellring Brands

Jean-Paul Jansen

CMO
Mars Pet Care NA

Jenna Johnson

Chief Growth Officer
Northwestern Mutual

Raquel Karls

EVP, Chief People Officer
BECU

Michele Kauffman

Chief Growth Officer
Cushman & Wakefield

Sara Kelly

EVP and Chief Partner Officer
Starbucks

Melissa Kramer

CHRO
Target Corporation

Jeff Krauthammer

CHRO
Madison Air

Anne Lang

CHRO
Grant Thornton

Angela Lentz

Chief People Officer
Daimler Trucks North America

Angela Lentz

Chief People Officer
Daimler Trucks North America

Steve Lombardo

CMO
Koch Industries

Robin Lykins

CPO
Branch

Laura Macdonald

Chief Growth Officer
Hotwire

Angela Mancuso

CHRO
AIT WorldWide Logistics

Christian Manzella

Head of Digital/UX
Ford Pro

Monique Matheson

EVP, CHRO
Nike

Stephanie McCarty

Chief Marketing Officer
Taylor Morrison

Carolyn Mellor

Chief Growth Officer
Alteryx

Mark Moir

VP HR Operations
Mercy

BJ Moore

CIO
Providence Health (ex)

Jon Nelson

VP Digital & Contact Center Technology
Premier America Credit Union

Nick Nunes

Managing Director & Head, Enterprise Social
BMO

Matthew O'Rourke

Head of BioLife Brand and Insights
Takeda

Grant Ostir

Chief Executive Officer
Western Financial Group

Jaylene Owen

HR Director
Hames Corporation

Lisa Price

CHRO
Nordstrom

Whitney Pye

CMO
BGZ Brands

Amondo Redmond

Foot Locker
Head of Marketing - North America

Raja Renganathan

Chief Growth Officer
Randstad Digital

Ben Roberts

President and COO
OfficePartners 360 (OP360)

Thomas Rocharz

Director, Contact Center
Cape Air

Alberto Rodrigues

L'Oreal
Director, Business Intelligence, Platforms and Data

Eduardo Rosini

Chief Growth Officer
Sage

Andy Schneider

SVP People
Alaska Airlines

Randi Schocket

CMO
Angel Kids AI

Brady Schwab

Chief Growth Officer
Right At Home

Becky Smith

Chief Revenue Officer
SECU Credit Union

Janette Smrcka

Vice President, IT Innovation and Revenue
SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park

Brian Snodgrass

VP, Employee Experience
Carbon Health

Dan Spaulding

Chief People Officer
Zillow Group

Jeffrey Stevens

CHRO & EVP
SUNY Upstate Medical University

Alison Stiefel

Chief Growth Officer
Everlane

Brian Stoner

VP of GPGS Americas
Hyatt Hotels

Michael Storey

Chief Experience Officer
RentSpree

Marlon Sullivan

EVP, CHRO
Johnson Controls

Kim Sullivan

Chief People Officer
Proofpoint

Ricardo Tadeu

Chief Growth Officer
ABInbev

Christian Taubman

Chief Growth Officer
Redfin

Marisa Thalbereg

CMO
JCPenney

Tracy Ting

CHRO
Encore Capital

Stephanie Urback

CHRO
CarParts.com

Doug Vandevelde

Chief Growth Officer
WW Kellog Co

Riju Vashisht

Chief Growth Officer
Genpact

Rashmi Vittal

Chief Growth Officer
BOL Agency

Michael Walker

VP of Employee Experience
Evergreen Treatment Services

Megan West

Chief Experience Officer
AAA Washington

Danelle Williams

Vice President, Personalization
Hilton Hotels

Heather Wilson

SVP, Head of Communications & Marketing
AccentCare

Mei Lin Wolff

EVP / Chief People Officer
Webcor

David Wright

Chief Commercial Officer
USSF

Michael Young

Chief Commercial Officer
Vitaquest

Sherrill Zack Kaplan

Chief Revenue Officer
Hand & Stone Massage