Ben Porr

Ben Porr

Ben Porr is the Global Vice President of People Science for Harver. With two decades of experience in industrial and organizational psychology, Ben leads a globally dispersed team to help solve organization’s most complex hiring challenges by implementing science-backed predictive talent decisioning solutions to meet their goals. Working with this team of researchers, consultants, and analysts, Ben is at the forefront of helping organizations optimize their talent decisions and support better talent decisions across the employee lifecycle. Prior to joining Harver, Ben was a managing consultant at FMP working across all aspects of the talent lifecycle from strategic planning, talent acquisition, talent management, talent development and performance management. Ben received his Ph.D. and M.A. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology at George Mason University. He received his B.A. in Psychology from the Hofstra University where he also teaches Selection. He volunteers on multiple committees including local industry advisory boards and DisruptHR. 

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