Zachary Nelson

Zachary Nelson, Ph.D., has extensive experience in human resources and organizational development. Zachary is currently serving as the Chief Human Resources Officer at CAI Software, LLC since September 2022.

Prior to that, Zachary worked at IDEXX, starting in June 2011. During their tenure at IDEXX, they held various roles, including Vice President of Human Resources, Senior Director of Human Resources, Director of Human Resources, and Head of Organizational Development and Learning. In these roles, they provided strategic guidance and support to senior executives and management teams, aligned HR practices with business strategies, and deployed talent resources to achieve business objectives.

Before joining IDEXX, Zachary worked at Unum as the Vice President of Talent Development from January 2008 to June 2011. In this role, they oversaw enterprise-wide leadership development and training initiatives, executive coaching, and development for senior leaders. Zachary also managed the online learning team and learning management system and was responsible for HR performance management and talent development processes.

Prior to Unum, Zachary held leadership positions at Bank of America from October 2005 to January 2008. Zachary served as the Vice President of Leadership Development for Bank of America's Global Wealth businesses and was responsible for executive coaching, organizational design, talent planning, and performance management. Zachary also facilitated the deployment of learning solutions and maintained top-talent pools within the organization.

Zachary's career began at Advocate Health Care, where they served as the Director of Organizational Development. Zachary was responsible for the creation and deployment of leadership development and organizational development processes for a fully integrated health care delivery system with eight hospitals and over 25,000 employees.

Overall, Zachary Nelson, Ph.D. has a strong background in human resources, leadership development, and organizational development across multiple industries and organizations.

Zachary Nelson, Ph.D. completed their undergraduate studies at Boston College from 1993 to 1997, where they obtained a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Psychology. Following that, they pursued further education at DePaul University from 1997 to 2000, earning a Ph.D. in Industrial-Organizational Psychology.