Kate Bravery
Senior Partner and Global Head of Talent Advisory at Mercer
Bio Info
Kate Bravery is the Global Leader of Talent Advisory at Mercer, where she helps organizations around the world build future-ready workforces and unlock the full potential of their people. With over two decades of experience in talent strategy, workplace transformation, and organizational psychology, Kate brings both a commercial mindset and a human-centered approach to solving today’s most urgent people challenges.
Kate works directly with C-suite leaders and HR executives to translate corporate strategy into investable talent agendas—ranging from skills-based workforce planning to inclusive leadership and sustainable change. Her expertise spans psychometrics, systems thinking, and the use of AI and data to improve decision-making in the workplace.
As Mercer’s lead partner with the World Economic Forum, Kate has helped shape global initiatives on reskilling, gender equity, and sustainable business transformation. She’s passionate about helping organizations navigate the evolving value of employment and drive progress on equity, adaptability, and purpose.
A Chartered Occupational Psychologist with an MBA, Kate has lived and worked on five continents, giving her a deep appreciation for cross-cultural leadership and the diverse challenges companies face in different regions.
Kate is a sought-after speaker and advisor on the future of work, workforce transformation, and the ethics of emerging workplace technologies. She’s on a mission to help organizations not just keep up—but lead—with empathy, innovation, and intention.
Previous Interviews
NOW of Work
2025 Predictions From Executives and HR with Kate Bravery, Mercer
Future of HR
“How to Win in the People Age” with Kate Bravery, Mercer’s Global Talent Trends Author & Advisor and Ilya Bonic, President of Mercer's Career Business and Head of Strategy
NOW of Work
Global Trends Moving Into 2024, With Kate Bravery
Human x Machine podcast
5. Unlocking Human Potential + Productivity with AI: Kate Bravery, Senior Partner, Mercer
Leveraging Thought Leadership
Leading the Conversation with Thought Leadership | Kate Bravery | 555
Digital HR Leaders with David Green
Navigating the Future of Work: AI, Skills, and Trust in the Modern Workforce (an Interview with Kate Bravery and Ilya Bonic)
Keen On America
Ten Ways of Winning Differently in the AI Age: Kate Bravery's truths about work, skills and education in the smart machine epoch
FUTUREPROOF.
The Future of Sustainable People Management (ft. author Kate Bravery)
The new shape of work
Pay fairness and transparency: Rewards for the modern workforce
Your Working Life
Work Differently with Kate Bravery
WealthAbility® for CPAs
Amplified Intelligence in Taxes
Life Sciences in Focus
People in focus: Unlocking human potential in a rapidly evolving, machine-augmented world
Topic Suggestions
The Future of Work Is Already Here—Are Your People Ready?
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Human-Centered, Data-Driven: Finding the Right Balance in Workforce Transformation
Work, Worth, and Wellbeing: Rethinking the Employment Deal for a New Era
Leading Through Change: How HR Can Drive Transformation from the Inside Out
Cross-Cultural Leadership in a Flattened World
AI in the Workplace: Promise, Pitfalls, and the Psychology of People Analytics
Empathy and Economics: Building Businesses That Are Both Human and High-Performing
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