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Larry Emond is a Senior Partner at Modern. Most of his focus is on advisory work with CHROs. He has been bringing large company CHROs together at in-person gatherings of various kinds for a decade – nearly 400 meetings. Last year those relationships formalized into the M1 CHRO Community, a fee-based club. The M1 CHRO Community is already over 350 members from 25 companies and averaging 75,000 employes, the largest big company CHRO club in the world. He is also in the process of launching the M1 Talent Community, which will start this Fall as the world’s largest big company Talent leader club in the world. He is a frequent speaker and workshop leader on a variety of topics and is an advisor and coach to many senior leaders, primarily CHROs.
Previously, Larry was Managing Director, Global Leadership Advisory, at Gallup, where he spent over 25 years. He served as Gallup's Managing Partner of a region that included the Western U.S., Asia, and the Middle East. He also served for more than a decade as Gallup’s Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Publisher. As Executive Publisher, he directed Gallup’s publishing efforts, including books and the Gallup Business Journal. Under his leadership, Gallup authored many groundbreaking books, including First, Break All the Rules; Now, Discover Your Strengths; StrengthsFinder 2.0; Strengths Based Leadership; and The Coming Jobs War. During his time as Executive Publisher, Gallup published five of the 25 bestselling management books of all time. Before joining Gallup, he worked for several years at the Japan Management Association Research Institute, a regional economic and management think tank.
He received his bachelor’s degree in international commerce, Asian Studies, and Japanese language from San Diego State University.